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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why all the complaints?

My daughter's entering 5th; my son starts K.  The only K supply was a backpack (no wheels).  The rest were donations - glue sticks, wipes, etc.

My daughter's list was extensive.  By the time we paid, it was close to $60.  But [b]I let her pick out her supplies, which meant she chose some fancy designs. [/b]

I don't care.  I want them to like school, and shopping for supplies should be fun.  She's not in high-farms school.  So donations are not an issue.

In other schools, however, less fortunate kids receive donations, as there's usually a bank of supplies.

So if you can afford it, why be so negative?  Who cares how picky the teacher is?  We're all different - with our own styles.  Be grateful your child has supplies and is ready to learn.

jeez

Signed,
a teacher[/quote]

Did you miss the part where teachers collect it all and redistribute? So some other kid ends up with her fancy designs and she gets a cheapo thing that won't hold up.[/quote]

That doesn't happen in my kid's school. He packs his own supplies in his school box for his own use, but some of the extras, like glue sticks and crayons, are collected by the teacher so that the communal stock can be replenished throughout the year. But if my kid chooses special scissors or a special set of markers then they stay in his school box for his use. [/quote]

I am "fancy design."

exactly - My daughter's fancy binder is hers.  There are personal supplies and communal supplies.  If a teacher is running low on tissues, I'll gladly donate a box or two.  We pay $5 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks.  I'm not going to donate tissues to my kids' classroom?

I'm donating 18 glue sticks to my son's K class.  done!  They work in groups to create posters and other visuals.  So the sticks are useful supplies.

I'm sure some things are wasted.  That's just a fact of life.  But I'm not going to cry over it.  I work in a school that's probably about 70% FARMs.  We've had to donate clothes to kids living in poverty.  Trust me when I say there are worse things to fret over.[/quote]

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