"Whatever you do, don't bring used supplies to school"

[Anonymous]

Was posted by a teacher in my local moms group. Why? The fact that our children bring home tons of slightly used pencils/erasers/scissors/folders/etc is testament to the fact that they don't get fully used up during the school year and you don't NEED brand new supplies. What harm is it to you if we send those same items in for the coming school year?

[Anonymous]

I've been sending the same unused Crayola 8 color watercolor palette to school for years. They never use it, why is it always on the list?

[Anonymous]

In my experience (mom, SIL are teachers), teachers count on the supply list to cover everything for the year, and have to make up any gaps out of their own pockets. So if everyone brings in half packs of construction paper and partially used erasers, that might be economically sound on the parents' parts but it pushes the cost onto the teacher at the end of the semester when there's not enough supplies left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was posted by a teacher in my local moms group. Why? The fact that our children bring home tons of slightly used pencils/erasers/scissors/folders/etc is testament to the fact that they don't get fully used up during the school year and you don't NEED brand new supplies. What harm is it to you if we send those same items in for the coming school year?

Exactly and I agree

and I would have posted "whatever you do, don't request ridiculous amounts of supplies that are really not needed and won't even get used"

Teacher lists need to be way, way trimmed down and they need to only add what a kid really needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was posted by a teacher in my local moms group. Why? The fact that our children bring home tons of slightly used pencils/erasers/scissors/folders/etc is testament to the fact that they don't get fully used up during the school year and you don't NEED brand new supplies. What harm is it to you if we send those same items in for the coming school year?

Exactly and I agree

and I would have posted "whatever you do, don't request ridiculous amounts of supplies that are really not needed and won't even get used"

Teacher lists need to be way, way trimmed down and they need to only add what a kid really needs.

I'm talking to YOU 4 glue stick, 24 pack of pencils, 6 binders Teacher. You will see my used pencils, erasures, scissors etc again. It's called being good stewards of the environment ! Recycling.

[Anonymous]

Or what will happen? You 'll throw them away? WTF?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was posted by a teacher in my local moms group. Why? The fact that our children bring home tons of slightly used pencils/erasers/scissors/folders/etc is testament to the fact that they don't get fully used up during the school year and you don't NEED brand new supplies. What harm is it to you if we send those same items in for the coming school year?

Exactly and I agree

and I would have posted "whatever you do, don't request ridiculous amounts of supplies that are really not needed and won't even get used"

Teacher lists need to be way, way trimmed down and they need to only add what a kid really needs.

I have multiple composition books that I now use for notes. Yes, I still write things down. My comp books have stickers on them, have been colored on, have my kids name on them. They also have nothing written in them.

[Anonymous]

If the teacher runs out of supplies because they are lightly used, the teacher could always ask for additional supplies later in the school year. This is so wasteful!!

[Anonymous]

Used doesn't mean "not enough" or "empty." If the teacher says a box of 24 crayons and they don't want kids showing up with a box of 8 used ones instead, just say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the teacher runs out of supplies because they are lightly used, the teacher could always ask for additional supplies later in the school year. This is so wasteful!!

Creating more work for the teacher, another chance for people like those in this thread to complain about the teacher, and an unexpected financial burden on the families of class members that can't afford surprises. But sure, the fact that all Larlo's colored pencils weren't used to a nub last year is the real travesty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was posted by a teacher in my local moms group. Why? The fact that our children bring home tons of slightly used pencils/erasers/scissors/folders/etc is testament to the fact that they don't get fully used up during the school year and you don't NEED brand new supplies. What harm is it to you if we send those same items in for the coming school year?

Exactly and I agree

and I would have posted "whatever you do, don't request ridiculous amounts of supplies that are really not needed and won't even get used"

Teacher lists need to be way, way trimmed down and they need to only add what a kid really needs.

I'm talking to YOU 4 glue stick, 24 pack of pencils, 6 binders Teacher. You will see my used pencils, erasures, scissors etc again. It's called being good stewards of the environment ! Recycling.

4 glue sticks? lol my dd's list wants TEN!

I am really annoyed by the requests for supplies that are hard AF to find. Like 8 packs of markers (they come in 10 packs! 10 packs are on sale and the only 8 packs are on amazon for $9), 8 packs of multicultural crayons when they come in 24 packs (at least at Walmart and Target).

I will say that I can't send used supplies back to school. I should have taken a picture of my dd's supplies on the last day of school- 1 inch crayons that were broken and all missing the wrappers, pencils that were broken, not one pencil had an eraser, the supply box was busted and missing the latch, pencil shavings galore, marker caps with no markers. It was like a big box of trash. The only thing reusable was the scissors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the teacher runs out of supplies because they are lightly used, the teacher could always ask for additional supplies later in the school year. This is so wasteful!!

Creating more work for the teacher, another chance for people like those in this thread to complain about the teacher, and an unexpected financial burden on the families of class members that can't afford surprises. But sure, the fact that all Larlo's colored pencils weren't used to a nub last year is the real travesty.

No, it's wasteful. I have three kids in high school or college and am still trying to use up all of the leftover supplies from elementary school years. As a PP said, I use partially used composition books to keep notes. Anything that was sent back new I donated, but there are always things that had been barely used or which had been labeled that weren't acceptable for donations calling for new items.

[Anonymous]

I saw that too. It really rubbed me the wrong way. Can’t believe she put her name to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience (mom, SIL are teachers), teachers count on the supply list to cover everything for the year, and have to make up any gaps out of their own pockets. So if everyone brings in half packs of construction paper and partially used erasers, that might be economically sound on the parents' parts but it pushes the cost onto the teacher at the end of the semester when there's not enough supplies left.

Not in arlington. They have a budget for that.

[Anonymous]

Lol no.