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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The volume of supplies is outrageous.  I am the mother of a rising second grader in Richmond, Virginia.  My child attends Virginia's first elementary charter school which purports to emphasize environmental stewardship.  Yet they mandate throwing away thousands of slide lock plastic bags every year (for instance).  I'm supposed to believe my child will use up 24 pencils and nearly 100 crayons, six 'pink pearl' erasers plus 15 pencil topper erasers, and oh so much more in one school year.

I've just completed this year's shopping which began with assembling items to be reused from last year (including pink pearl erasers since he barely used even one, folders, composition books with a few pages used, etc.)  The second step is what I call "the quiet rebellion of noncompliance".  I do not send in the amounts listed.  I send in what he reasonably needs (and then some).  [b]This includes previously used, washed, and labeled slidelock plastic bags with my child's name on them. [/b][b]I send the requested classroom supplies (i.e., paper towels, tissues, etc.) but select products that are recycled and nontoxic.[/b]

I did this last year as well and added a note that I would resupply anything necessary and that I was happy to assist with needs for any child whose parents were unable to provide for him or her.

If more parents simply refused to comply with these absurd lists, change would follow.  I also, via end of year survey, asked for explanation and justification for items and quantities and whether or not inventories  are used.  No response to that in this year's packet. [/quote]

That is just disgusting... I am so thankful not to be a teacher whose to deal with nutjob parent like you...[/quote]
bolded wrong sentence previously [/quote]

What is disgusting? Re-using items each year? I always do this. Why buy a new ruler, pencils that are still long and with full erasers, markers, etc. if the ones from last year still have life to them? We are fortunate that our supply lists are very reasonable, but I will still re-use items that are still useable.

I was pissed to find out that the headphones that were on last years list were also used by kids who didn't have their own. When my son told me he was sharing his headphones, I had him bring them home and I disinfected them. I also told him to keep them in his backpack or cubby and not to leave them where he used to leave them. Seriously, headphones are under $10. I would have bought an extra pair if I had know there was a child in need.[/quote]

NP. I think the "disgusting" was referring to sending in washed baggies that are recycled form one child as if the teacher isn't going to need those baggies for anything else except Special Student.[/quote]

Do you throw out all your tupperware after you use it or do you wash it? What's the difference?[/quote]

The teacher could use NEW baggies for any number of things in the classroom and for distributing things to students to take home. If pp is sending in prewashed baggies that read "Gulliver" on them in Sharpie, the teacher is limited in what she can do with those. My guess is the teacher will set those aside and forget about them, which defeats the pp's intention.[/quote]

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