Ridiculous school supplies thread!

[Anonymous]

What are the most ridiculous things being asked for at your school?

For us: First grade - personal pencil sharpener from Staples, dual dome.
Kindergarten - Play Doh

[Anonymous]

I can't think of anything. I order our school supplies through the PTA. It's amazing!

What is ridiculous about a pencil sharpener and some play doh?

[Anonymous]

They actually use a lot of Play Doh in kindergarten. Next to crayons, scissors and glue, that is the most sensible item on the kindergarten list.

On a side note, my kid was so bummed when his half of the alphabet had dry erase markers instead of Play Doh on the list

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't think of anything. I order our school supplies through the PTA. It's amazing!

What is ridiculous about a pencil sharpener and some play doh?

Why can't the classroom have a pencil sharpener that the whole class uses? That worked for my kindergarten class in 1990; it should work now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't think of anything. I order our school supplies through the PTA. It's amazing!

What is ridiculous about a pencil sharpener and some play doh?

Why can't the classroom have a pencil sharpener that the whole class uses? That worked for my kindergarten class in 1990; it should work now.

You have no idea what actually went on in that class when you were a student.

[Anonymous]

That the sharpener is specified by store and style is ridiculous,

[Anonymous]

Whatever happened to those great crank pencil sharpeners attached to the wall in the classroom? I used to love those. No need for a personal sharpener either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That the sharpener is specified by store and style is ridiculous,

http://www.staples.com/Staples-Dual-Dome-Pencil-Sharpener/product_935650

But they are $0.68 cents each, and they sharpen both pencils and crayons. I think they end up saving the parents money in this case, rather than trying to buy separate ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They actually use a lot of Play Doh in kindergarten. Next to crayons, scissors and glue, that is the most sensible item on the kindergarten list.

On a side note, my kid was so bummed when his half of the alphabet had dry erase markers instead of Play Doh on the list

Thanks goodness the teacher didn't divide the list along boy/girl lines, cause that would have caused all kinds of fuss!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't think of anything. I order our school supplies through the PTA. It's amazing!

What is ridiculous about a pencil sharpener and some play doh?

Why can't the classroom have a pencil sharpener that the whole class uses? That worked for my kindergarten class in 1990; it should work now.

That pencil sharpener is less than $1. Everyone has one and no need to get out of your seat or stop working if your pencil breaks. I can see why a teacher would ask for this.

[Anonymous]

Who sharpens crayons? I though you just peeled the paper and kept on coloring!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who sharpens crayons? I though you just peeled the paper and kept on coloring!

Well then you've learned something today!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That the sharpener is specified by store and style is ridiculous,

You don't have to get it at Staples. If you find a dual-dome sharpener at Target, the teacher will be cook with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't think of anything. I order our school supplies through the PTA. It's amazing!

What is ridiculous about a pencil sharpener and some play doh?

Why can't the classroom have a pencil sharpener that the whole class uses? That worked for my kindergarten class in 1990; it should work now.

You have no idea what actually went on in that class when you were a student.

+1. The pencil sharpener is the proverbial water cooler of elementary classrooms. Plus the electric ones break really quickly after only a bit of misuse. They cost about $35 through the MCPS warehouse. I have $200 of school money to spend on supplies for my classroom for the entire year. I need my pencil sharpener to last for at least 2 years. Individual pencil sharpeners, plus keeping the class sharpener behind my desk, help ensure that can happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't think of anything. I order our school supplies through the PTA. It's amazing!

What is ridiculous about a pencil sharpener and some play doh?

Why can't the classroom have a pencil sharpener that the whole class uses? That worked for my kindergarten class in 1990; it should work now.

You have no idea what actually went on in that class when you were a student.

+1. The pencil sharpener is the proverbial water cooler of elementary classrooms. Plus the electric ones break really quickly after only a bit of misuse. They cost about $35 through the MCPS warehouse. I have $200 of school money to spend on supplies for my classroom for the entire year. I need my pencil sharpener to last for at least 2 years. Individual pencil sharpeners, plus keeping the class sharpener behind my desk, help ensure that can happen.

Who said anything about an electric sharpener? How freaking lazy do you want kids to be that they can't hand crank a pencil sharpener nailed to the wall for DECADES? Those things are workhorses, and last forever.