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[quote=Anonymous]My DD is one of the have-nots in public school. She knew we were poor before she even began Kinder. I have had a quiet talk with each teacher at the start of the year asking them to be cognizant of the severe income disparity. So for example, in 3 months DD has an overnight field trip and last week the teacher and I emailed about her getting me the list NOW for whatever supplies students must bring, so I can make sure it's in the budget to buy her whatever we don't have. In two of DD's grades, I never had to pay for field trips - somebody else (no clue who) paid for DD so she could go. 4 of her 5 teachers so far at this school have been great about shutting down poor-insults the second they start, and then talking to the whole class about judging people on their character rather than their clothing. DD is sad that "everybody's been to Disney World but me!" and my heart breaks for her, but she knows I'm doing the best I can, and we talk about money management a lot. She wants a specific type of notebook and just yesterday in Office Depot she found what she wanted, but then realized it was $9 and immediately put it back saying, "I think we can do better than that; let's keep looking."

OP, get the teachers to help. [/quote]

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