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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd be really pissed if I bought my child the higher quality markers and someone else bought the cheap ones that dry out quickly and then the teacher gave my child the cheap ones. I buy everything on the supply list, and specify my child is to keep everything I send them to school with.

I buy a box of tissues for the classroom and DH drops off a box of reams of paper within the first week for the classroom. We don't believe in hand sanitizer. [/quote]

Oh god, not one of these again. It's not even August!  Maybe I'm just over sensitive bc my mom was totally like you and it was embarrassing as hell, especially bc i'm sure it was clear that my family was solidly middle-class and could have easily afforded a bit more generosity. PP, giving your child exclusive access to high-end school supplies and prohibiting sharing is not going to make a drop of difference in their academic education, I can promise you that. But it may teach them other lessons, like how to feel smugly superior to kids whose parents couldn't afford or wouldn't be bothered to buy the expensive stuff.  With my kids we work on humility, generosity, and appreciation for how fortunate they are. I buy good-quality school supplies for them, as well as extras for kids who don't have them.  They are KIDS for gods sake. They can't control what their parents buy, and they should not be made to feel embarassed about it. Experiences like that can be incredibly formative for children. And for absolutely no real benefit to your child anyway. Shame. [/quote]

PP here. Before everyone starts jumping down my throat about how parents weren't required to buy school supplies until recent years, my experience was actually with camp.  But same difference, I promise. [/quote]

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