PSA to school teachers and administrators

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fun fact the lists at the stores aren't always from the schools the stores put more so you buy more lol

They know this but are just looking for something to complain about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmmm, weird. I'm a teacher and I would never send back expo markers.

Same. They are like gold!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think about the last day/week of school and all the unused/barely used school supplies the students brought home.

Just like last year, I’m unpacking the ginormous bag of unused/barely used supplies. Your supply list before school required 5 or 6 composition notebooks; while 1 was actually used, the others were seemingly only used a few times/a few pages.

We have several unopened packs of glue sticks despite the fact that your list required a dozen.

So many white board expo markers that weren’t used…because you had very specific numbers and colors.

One entire pack of loose leaf paper unopened.

The very specific color coded folders and binder were barely used.

I could go on.

My point is this: maybe reevaluate your list based on what kids actually used.

FTR, my kids have straight As and take school seriously. It’s not like they weren’t doing assignments and that’s why the notebooks weren’t touched.

I’m not pressed for money either. It’s just so wasteful that these barely used notebooks will be tossed along with the plastic folders you required. BTW, you literally gave out new folders to all students at the beginning of the year which you or the school purchased, so why did you put 8 on the list?

PSA to parents who lack imagination: You can use these supplies in the future!

[Anonymous]

+ 1 million. Teachers and schools all across the country need to do exactly what OP suggested. I learned early on view several grades levels then buy supplies. Then I’d send to school a reasonable amount of supplies. I’d happily send in anything needed or requested by the teacher after that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Think about the last day/week of school and all the unused/barely used school supplies the students brought home.

Just like last year, I’m unpacking the ginormous bag of unused/barely used supplies. Your supply list before school required 5 or 6 composition notebooks; while 1 was actually used, the others were seemingly only used a few times/a few pages.

We have several unopened packs of glue sticks despite the fact that your list required a dozen.

So many white board expo markers that weren’t used…because you had very specific numbers and colors.

One entire pack of loose leaf paper unopened.

The very specific color coded folders and binder were barely used.

I could go on.

My point is this: maybe reevaluate your list based on what kids actually used.

FTR, my kids have straight As and take school seriously. It’s not like they weren’t doing assignments and that’s why the notebooks weren’t touched.

I’m not pressed for money either. It’s just so wasteful that these barely used notebooks will be tossed along with the plastic folders you required. BTW, you literally gave out new folders to all students at the beginning of the year which you or the school purchased, so why did you put 8 on the list?

Wow. PSA to OP don’t be such a PITA. Plans change for teachers as a a school year goes on. Some times kids burn through glue sticks sometimes they don’t. Maybe that teacher ran out of whiteboards so they couldn’t use the markers as much, or maybe the curriculum called for less whiteboard work than the year before.

You made it to summer, chill and give your teachers some peace jesus

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fun fact the lists at the stores aren't always from the schools the stores put more so you buy more lol

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Our school posts lists by grade level. They are over the top excessive and very specific. Apparently some schools have a policy that reins this in, but our school does not.

School supply is a way for lobby to prop up the economy - List will get longer

[Anonymous]

When I had extra school supplies. I just saved them for the next year. Cancer in late high school, I’ll probably go through all the supplies in my cupboard and donate them to the school school because I know there are less fortunate families who struggle with the list. our school pooled the supplies in the classroom and many became classroom supplies. Except of course the folders and what not that would be personalized

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fun fact the lists at the stores aren't always from the schools the stores put more so you buy more lol

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Our school posts lists by grade level. They are over the top excessive and very specific. Apparently some schools have a policy that reins this in, but our school does not.

School supply is a way for lobby to prop up the economy - List will get longer

Yes, there's a conspiracy to stimulate the economy by adding extra items to school supply lists! Dude, seriously, the tinfoil hat is cutting off the circulation to your brain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fun fact the lists at the stores aren't always from the schools the stores put more so you buy more lol

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Our school posts lists by grade level. They are over the top excessive and very specific. Apparently some schools have a policy that reins this in, but our school does not.

School supply is a way for lobby to prop up the economy - List will get longer

Yes, there's a conspiracy to stimulate the economy by adding extra items to school supply lists! Dude, seriously, the tinfoil hat is cutting off the circulation to your brain.

Sounds like yours is cut off long time ago. enough brain activity to do a google search will show you how big the back to school market is. "Families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average of $848.90 on school items, which is $59 more than last year. Total back-to-school spending is expected to reach a record $37.1 billion"

[Anonymous]

I am surprised the extra stuff got sent home. In my classroom I kept the extras for kids who couldn’t afford school supplies the following year.

Is the teacher retiring or quitting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am surprised the extra stuff got sent home. In my classroom I kept the extras for kids who couldn’t afford school supplies the following year.

Is the teacher retiring or quitting?

Teachers are quitting in record numbers for some reason.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, if they were sent home to you then you actually have control over whether they get tossed or not. Why not put them in a closet and pull them out when you get the supply list for next year? Probably would take less time then writing that post.

Not OP, but you haven't addressed her question. Just sidestepped it

There wasn’t a question, just a laughably arrogant “PSA” that no one asked for.

+1 signed a teacher who barely survived this year with an unprecedented staff and substitute shortage. Your PSA is literally last on our concerns list

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if they were sent home to you then you actually have control over whether they get tossed or not. Why not put them in a closet and pull them out when you get the supply list for next year? Probably would take less time then writing that post.

Not OP, but you haven't addressed her question. Just sidestepped it

There wasn’t a question, just a laughably arrogant “PSA” that no one asked for.

+1 signed a teacher who barely survived this year with an unprecedented staff and substitute shortage. Your PSA is literally last on our concerns list

For a family struggling financially it can be a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes that's annoying but the real annoyance is that they ask for extra items on the supply list because they need to provide for the deadbeats who show up to school with no supplies, so they take from Peter to provide for Paul. Will they confess to this? No.
I don't think the teachers should pay for any supplies, ever. But I do think the district should instead of pressing us for extras

So are we really calling kids "deadbeats"?

[Anonymous]

I posted earlier about MCPS dictating items that can be on the supply lists. Folders were removed from the allowed items to be requested. I can guarantee that many teachers will ask for these on a “wish list.” We can ask for up to 12 (!) glue sticks, but no folders.