Too many things for one backpack

[Anonymous]

The text books only need to be carried on the first and last day of school. They should remain home for studying.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

I agree with this. Last year, my son carried around a massive backpack, along with a lunch and a water bottle. He refused to get a locker because it wasn’t cool. Apparently, there’s some kids out there who make fun of kids who use lockers. or, at least there is a myth of kids who make fun of kids who use lockers. Which means that no kids use lockers!

I guess the school can force everybody to get a locker and not allow backpacks in classrooms.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

I agree with this. Last year, my son carried around a massive backpack, along with a lunch and a water bottle. He refused to get a locker because it wasn’t cool. Apparently, there’s some kids out there who make fun of kids who use lockers. or, at least there is a myth of kids who make fun of kids who use lockers. Which means that no kids use lockers!

I guess the school can force everybody to get a locker and not allow backpacks in classrooms.

Haha he’s using a locker, he must be a loser. Because looking like Quasimodo
lugging a 50 lb hiking backpack everywhere is all the rage.

People can be really strange how they try to distinguish themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The text books only need to be carried on the first and last day of school. They should remain home for studying.

For both AP Gov and APUSH, my kid was instructed to leave the textbook at home, and the teacher provided access to an online edition if they needed to use it in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. The teachers don't get to demand anything if they're not the ones lugging stuff around. High schoolers pick what they want, and the teachers deal with it. My son had a large binder with tabs, and loose paper for every subject. When it got too full, he'd leave stuff at home. No notebooks.

You're a peach. I am sure that the teachers are trying to help many disorganized kids learn to have access to needed notes, etc. The loose paper kids stuff everything into their backpacks, lose sheets, etc. and then leave what they actually need at home. - HS teacher

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Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Most buildings are overcrowded by hundreds so no, the lockers go quickly and some schools upper classman get first dibs and most of the time the freshman class don't have a chance even if they wanted one.

When I was in school, we shared lockers. Is that too rough for kids now?

[Anonymous]

My highschooler carries around 4 two pocket folders, a notebook, and a chromebook. She keeps her sports stuff in a tote bag. I don't think she takes her AP US History Book with her to school. It's crazy that they don't use their lockers - it's by choice and I think it must be because the lockers are inconvenient when the school is so big.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

I agree with this. Last year, my son carried around a massive backpack, along with a lunch and a water bottle. He refused to get a locker because it wasn’t cool. Apparently, there’s some kids out there who make fun of kids who use lockers. or, at least there is a myth of kids who make fun of kids who use lockers. Which means that no kids use lockers!

I guess the school can force everybody to get a locker and not allow backpacks in classrooms.

Haha he’s using a locker, he must be a loser. Because looking like Quasimodo
lugging a 50 lb hiking backpack everywhere is all the rage.

People can be really strange how they try to distinguish themselves.

I don’t get it at all! I don’t know what that would be to make fun of. It’s ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

There are no more in our school

Which school is that?

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Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

I agree with this. Last year, my son carried around a massive backpack, along with a lunch and a water bottle. He refused to get a locker because it wasn’t cool. Apparently, there’s some kids out there who make fun of kids who use lockers. or, at least there is a myth of kids who make fun of kids who use lockers. Which means that no kids use lockers!

I guess the school can force everybody to get a locker and not allow backpacks in classrooms.

Haha he’s using a locker, he must be a loser. Because looking like Quasimodo
lugging a 50 lb hiking backpack everywhere is all the rage.

People can be really strange how they try to distinguish themselves.

I don’t get it at all! I don’t know what that would be to make fun of. It’s ridiculous.

Kids don’t like to use lockers just like they think it's not cool to wear jackets.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

I agree with this. Last year, my son carried around a massive backpack, along with a lunch and a water bottle. He refused to get a locker because it wasn’t cool. Apparently, there’s some kids out there who make fun of kids who use lockers. or, at least there is a myth of kids who make fun of kids who use lockers. Which means that no kids use lockers!

I guess the school can force everybody to get a locker and not allow backpacks in classrooms.

Really? One more rule for teachers to enforce. Or ignore. I mean, pick your battles. If it bothers you, make your kid use his locker. And if you can’t, don’t expect the school to do it for you.

[Anonymous]

A couple years ago textbooks were forbidden. There was so much vulgar graffiti they were more of a distraction. Computers were required but not provided. Definitely there was an equity issue but it was ignored by management.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

I agree with this. Last year, my son carried around a massive backpack, along with a lunch and a water bottle. He refused to get a locker because it wasn’t cool. Apparently, there’s some kids out there who make fun of kids who use lockers. or, at least there is a myth of kids who make fun of kids who use lockers. Which means that no kids use lockers!

I guess the school can force everybody to get a locker and not allow backpacks in classrooms.

Really? One more rule for teachers to enforce. Or ignore. I mean, pick your battles. If it bothers you, make your kid use his locker. And if you can’t, don’t expect the school to do it for you.

Julius West enforced no backpacks in classrooms last year. Not sure why other schools can not. It's also a safety issue

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Anonymous wrote:A couple years ago textbooks were forbidden. There was so much vulgar graffiti they were more of a distraction. Computers were required but not provided. Definitely there was an equity issue but it was ignored by management.

Vulgar graffiti inside a textbook is worse than having the internet at your disposal all day on the Chromebook and your other devices?!?!

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you serious? There are no lockers in HS? Why? I’m a transplant and have never heard of such a thing.

I don’t get this either. What about winter jackets and sports equipment.

They carry it all.

MCPS is crazy cheap

Students don’t even get a locker?!?!

Students are offered lockers. Not taking one is a student problem, not MCPS’.

I agree with this. Last year, my son carried around a massive backpack, along with a lunch and a water bottle. He refused to get a locker because it wasn’t cool. Apparently, there’s some kids out there who make fun of kids who use lockers. or, at least there is a myth of kids who make fun of kids who use lockers. Which means that no kids use lockers!

I guess the school can force everybody to get a locker and not allow backpacks in classrooms.

Really? One more rule for teachers to enforce. Or ignore. I mean, pick your battles. If it bothers you, make your kid use his locker. And if you can’t, don’t expect the school to do it for you.

High schools used to not allow backpacks at all. They had to be in your lockers. I remember that no coats or backpacks were allowed in the classrooms.