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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It drives me crazy that every year the school/teacher asks for like 5 composition books, but every year these books come back home in June with only 10 pages used.

Why bother asking for them if they're barely used?

I've stopped buying them and rip out the used pages, but its just extra clutter and wasteful

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Lol same.

I got nowhere suggesting that my kids' elementary school be more rational about supply lists.

I actually learned from observation that rare weird things on the list that are hard to buy usually don't get used.

Composition notebooks are a waste.  In my K-12 experience with oldest kid, only one teacher used the books past the introductory part of the school year.

My kids didn't really need supplies after elementary school beyond paper and pencil and backpacks.

I would say the kindest thing is to assume supplies may be commonized, don't drive yourself crazy to get everything (but don't buy garbage brands like cheap pencils that will get trashed because they don't sharpen), and plan to assist mid-year when the teacher sends requests.  That's when the stuff is most sincerely needed.[/quote]

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