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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what I've learned from this thread is that people will complain if they get back unused supplies (wasteful!) and complain if they don't get back the unused supplies (those are mine!). I don't believe there's anything the teachers could do that wouldn't lead to complaining, so I don't see the point in wondering why they don't do things differently. [/quote] This is kind of disingenuous. I’m not even sure it’s the teachers who make these lists. But if the kids are going to use 3 pages of a composition book, they don’t need one. They can use notebook paper. Or one composition book for all the subjects. The point is, just don’t ask for supplies that aren’t actually needed. But yes, if stuff is leftover, send it Back to the people who paid for it in the first place. Why is that hard?[/quote] It's not disingenuous at all, because I'm not trying to accurately describe your personal complaints. Everything I listed has been complained about in the thread by different people. You're just complaining from yet another angle - these lists are stupid, who makes them?! And I personally would prefer that they keep any leftovers rather than send it back to me, but I've never in life complained about it either way. I don't envy teachers. I get the list, I buy the crap, I send it in. It's not particularly expensive, but I know that some families can't afford it so I buy extra or make a donation for that purpose. At this point I haven't even met the teacher yet but look at all these parents pissed off at her from the jump because of . . . everything and nothing! It's not like these teachers invented the concept of bringing in school supplies. [/quote] You're whining that other people think the process could be better? Ok. Your complaints are valid, others are not. :roll: [/quote] "Think the process could be better" by ::checks notes:: definitely sending back unused supplies, but also never sending back unused supplies. Yep. Great, valid input in this thread. Pointing out that you're all at cross purposes isn't whining, it's summarizing. But just to be clear, I am saying you guys are whiners and I pity teachers. You're literally arguing that teachers are wrong and bad for not doing things the way you want them, even though the things you want are completely contradictory and mutually exclusive. But teachers are the problem, sure.[/quote] People have no idea. If my kid actually has a permanent teacher in his classroom come fall, I’ll buy all the glue sticks they want. [/quote] Both problems are solved by limiting the number of unused supplies to begin with. In real life, I buy the stuff from the list, send it in, & of course don’t complain to the teacher. But yes, it would be nice for the lists to accurately reflect what is needed. [/quote]
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