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[quote=Anonymous]Many classes have what are called community supplies, where all the pencils, crayons, etc. go in for the good of all.  I have seen some teachers picky enough that they only want one brand, such as crayola crayons. Personally I have a problem with that as what happens to the student who has non-brand name items, especially ones that come through free school supplies when only certain brands are available, like Roseart crayons, not Crayola.  Another reason I have heard that specific brands are listed goes back to the PTA supply list orders that some schools do where you order the packet through them and are done with it. One year I was told that if the teachers did not specify a brand, like Pencil type, the company will provide the cheapest available.

Bottom line, buy what you can afford. If you can afford all the brand names, do it.  There are plenty of families out there who can't afford any of it.  The children are part of a community in their classroom so it should not matter the quality of their supplies.  They are there to help and support each other, not to compare crayons.  
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