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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d love to hear from teachers. Are they annoyed at the whole school supplies issue? Surely it’s a problem to have to fill all your cabinets with tons and tons of supplies (maybe getting them 2x a year would be better?). Are teachers annoyed that other teachers want the composition books and they don’t?[/quote]

We always get a plea mid year for more Kleenex and wipes. I wish teachers and schools would be honest and admit they aren’t ever going to have our kids using 12 pencils a year or more than 5 pages in a notebook because we are “rich and lucky enough” to have iPads for each kid starting in kindergarten. 4 boxes of Kleenex, 2 tubs of wipes, a box of ziplocks, a box of markers or colored pencils and a 5 pack of pencils is all each kid needs, sadly. [/quote]

We get this plea for Kleenex and antibacterial wipes too. I don’t understand. How does a class go through 80 boxes of Kleenex and 60 antibacterial wipe tubs (3x20)? And all before Christmas? The math ain’t mathin. And I see everyone bringing the correct supplies on back to school night.

30 glue sticks a person is kinda wild too. I’m super into art projects and my kids go through maybe one glue stick a month for all 3 of them. [/quote]

I’m a high school teacher, so my answer might be tangential. We don’t have tissues on our supply list; I get 4-5 boxes from the school and then I have to supply the rest myself.

I have 120-130 students each year. During cold/flu season, I can go through two boxes a day.

I spend a small fortune of my own money on tissues. I buy in bulk multiple times a year.

Regarding sanitizer: I’m supplied with 2 Lysol containers at the beginning of the year. I supply my own paper towels and stray bottles to clean desks at the end of the day (or between classes if my students are noticeably bringing germs into the classroom with their noses, fevers, and coughs.)[/quote]

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