Anonymous wrote:By all means, buy your child the luxury pens he has to have and send a note that these are the only kind he wants to use and no other child can borrow them. I appreciate knowing from the first day, exactly what type of person you are.

PP: I’m the Staedtler/Stabilo poster, are you responding to me? Is yes and if you bothered to actually read my post and the one to which I was responding, you would know that the pens are for me because I do not want to use my company’s cheap stash of BIC pens. My son prefers ball point pens and usually leans towards Pentel, but if he preferred Bic that’s what I would buy him. I also contribute significantly to any supplies requested by his teachers, so don’t see the big deal about keeing some items for personal use.

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Socialism is alive and well. Next step, distribute my kid’s lunch among 30 kids.

Oh, yeah, that makes sense. Let's be outraged about something that doesn't happen.

Although, to be honest (and this is a real shocker, I know), I would not have a problem if the kids participated in pot lucks for lunch. I think it would actually make my picky eater more inclined to try new things.

Oh man... if it weren't for allergies, that's such an awesome idea! Once a month or once a week or something have a class pot luck and ask kids to bring in their family favorites. What a great way to incorporate everyone's culture and expose kids to new foods.

No way. Have you been in some of the homes. And not everyone can afford it.

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Anonymous wrote:Because when Larla loses her blue marker, she has trouble completing certain assignments the rest of the year. Hard to draw a blue triangle, or whatever without the blue. As a teacher, I cannot remember which Larlas have lost what supplies when I’m grading. Communal supplies are easier when the kids are younger and less responsible.

I label everything down to markers and crayons. I donate extra to cover list supplies. Give out the extra donated supplies or email the parent.

As an ES teacher, rest assured that those items are the FIRST ones I redistribute! I’ll either remove or cross-out the labels, or tell the kids to disregard any names they see.

Socialism is alive and well. Next step, distribute my kid’s lunch among 30 kids.

Guess what? I’m a Republican. But I also can’t stand your entitled mindset that says you don’t have to follow the directions that everyone else has to.

She could just send nothing like some parents do, would you prefer that? Thankfully we never had communal supplies past K. Our school has real desks starting in 1st.

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Anonymous wrote:Because when Larla loses her blue marker, she has trouble completing certain assignments the rest of the year. Hard to draw a blue triangle, or whatever without the blue. As a teacher, I cannot remember which Larlas have lost what supplies when I’m grading. Communal supplies are easier when the kids are younger and less responsible.

I label everything down to markers and crayons. I donate extra to cover list supplies. Give out the extra donated supplies or email the parent.

As an ES teacher, rest assured that those items are the FIRST ones I redistribute! I’ll either remove or cross-out the labels, or tell the kids to disregard any names they see.

Somehow I doubt you have the time to actually do this.

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Anonymous wrote:Because when Larla loses her blue marker, she has trouble completing certain assignments the rest of the year. Hard to draw a blue triangle, or whatever without the blue. As a teacher, I cannot remember which Larlas have lost what supplies when I’m grading. Communal supplies are easier when the kids are younger and less responsible.

I label everything down to markers and crayons. I donate extra to cover list supplies. Give out the extra donated supplies or email the parent.

As an ES teacher, rest assured that those items are the FIRST ones I redistribute! I’ll either remove or cross-out the labels, or tell the kids to disregard any names they see.

Socialism is alive and well. Next step, distribute my kid’s lunch among 30 kids.

Someone who finds communal school supplies intolerably socialist probably shouldn't send their child to a public school funded by public taxes.