Ridiculous assignment

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had to do this last year in 4th grade. He used pics (of him & things he liked) that we printed & taped with packing tape. And of course - he brought it home at the end of the year with 3 pages used! Waste of time is right.

So true!! We have stacks of virtually unused composition books from years past. A few pages used, then nothing. Why do the teachers ask for them?

Why aren't you re-using them the next year??? I cut out the pages that have been used (which is often 20 pages) and then send them back in the next year. We aren't poor. We can afford to buy brand new each year -- but why would I do that if at least half of the comp book is unused? REDUCE, RE-USE, and only then, recycle.

Ugh, sanctimonious much?

[Anonymous]

I don't think the assignment is ridiculous. I think complaining about it is ridiculous. This won't take more than a few minutes, and it's fun. Plus it might make the kids take a little more pride in their notebook. Some people like to suck the joy out of everything.