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Anonymous wrote:For the schools to buy everything needed to educate the children requires an increase in taxes. People to not like takes, and complain and insist on more efficiencies. The schools come up with ideas, implement them, and people complain about the cuts.

The solution is to properly fund government so it can provide the services we demand.

Have you seen the Fairfax County district office? I am sure they have plenty of places they can cut without raising taxes or sacrifing class size, teaching staff or school supplies.

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Simply don't buy certain things. For ex: the dry-erase markers. Those are clearly for the classroom and not for your child. Same with tissues. Just send your child to school with tissues if they are needed. It does grate me throughout the year to get the notices "We are out of tissues; please send in more with your child."

There is nothing the school can do. They can't force you to send in common supplies. While they are busy cutting costs they are also outfitting teachers with, for example, around-the-neck microphones so they don't have to raise their voices. This has nothing to do with hard-of-hearing children; it is just a "benefit." There is a lot more fat in the budget than can be cut so that the SCHOOL can buy supplies. It is not, as stated upthread, a matter of "supplies or education, pick one."

Am I a bitter parent who is against teachers? Hardly, as I AM a teacher. But I'm not a sheep who goes along with everything the district decides. Enough is enough.

I doubt you are a teacher. Obviously, dry-erase markers are for every child in the classroom and a lack of them (and thus an inability to write on white boards will negatively affect your child's education.

Because we were really underpriviledged when WE went to school and had to learn from -- GASP!! -- white chalk on chalkboards! Ah, first-world problems: No dry-erase markers and no white boards negatively affect education. I see!

I wouldn't exactly hold your education up as a success story, PP. You are an idiot. White boards are not a luxury. They are used because too much chalk dust is harmful to computers and other electronic equipment in the room. But then again you're probably against that too.

Sounds like you'd like a 2nd helping of that Kool-Aid.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Simply don't buy certain things. For ex: the dry-erase markers. Those are clearly for the classroom and not for your child. Same with tissues. Just send your child to school with tissues if they are needed. It does grate me throughout the year to get the notices "We are out of tissues; please send in more with your child."

There is nothing the school can do. They can't force you to send in common supplies. While they are busy cutting costs they are also outfitting teachers with, for example, around-the-neck microphones so they don't have to raise their voices. This has nothing to do with hard-of-hearing children; it is just a "benefit." There is a lot more fat in the budget than can be cut so that the SCHOOL can buy supplies. It is not, as stated upthread, a matter of "supplies or education, pick one."

Am I a bitter parent who is against teachers? Hardly, as I AM a teacher. But I'm not a sheep who goes along with everything the district decides. Enough is enough.

I doubt you are a teacher. Obviously, dry-erase markers are for every child in the classroom and a lack of them (and thus an inability to write on white boards will negatively affect your child's education.

Because we were really underpriviledged when WE went to school and had to learn from -- GASP!! -- white chalk on chalkboards! Ah, first-world problems: No dry-erase markers and no white boards negatively affect education. I see!

I wouldn't exactly hold your education up as a success story, PP. You are an idiot. White boards are not a luxury. They are used because too much chalk dust is harmful to computers and other electronic equipment in the room. But then again you're probably against that too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Simply don't buy certain things. For ex: the dry-erase markers. Those are clearly for the classroom and not for your child. Same with tissues. Just send your child to school with tissues if they are needed. It does grate me throughout the year to get the notices "We are out of tissues; please send in more with your child."

There is nothing the school can do. They can't force you to send in common supplies. While they are busy cutting costs they are also outfitting teachers with, for example, around-the-neck microphones so they don't have to raise their voices. This has nothing to do with hard-of-hearing children; it is just a "benefit." There is a lot more fat in the budget than can be cut so that the SCHOOL can buy supplies. It is not, as stated upthread, a matter of "supplies or education, pick one."

Am I a bitter parent who is against teachers? Hardly, as I AM a teacher. But I'm not a sheep who goes along with everything the district decides. Enough is enough.

I doubt you are a teacher. Obviously, dry-erase markers are for every child in the classroom and a lack of them (and thus an inability to write on white boards will negatively affect your child's education.

Because we were really underpriviledged when WE went to school and had to learn from -- GASP!! -- white chalk on chalkboards! Ah, first-world problems: No dry-erase markers and no white boards negatively affect education. I see!

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer in my children's first and second grade classes. It is truly amazing how many boxes of tissue they go through in a week! I also help with sharpening the pencils and Tinderosa brands are so much better. The lead in the cheaper brands often break when sharpening and also when pressure is applied too hard when writing. Can you imagine how frustrating it is to have your pencil tip keep breaking when you are just learning to write? Some kids get so mad and some start to cry. Please don't skimp on supplies. They really do matter.

Hmm, back in my school days, we never used pencils, only fountain pens. Things are so different now.

Are you German? The fountain pens are a very German thing.

Anonymous wrote:For the schools to buy everything needed to educate the children requires an increase in taxes. People to not like takes, and complain and insist on more efficiencies. The schools come up with ideas, implement them, and people complain about the cuts.

The solution is to properly fund government so it can provide the services we demand.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I volunteer in my children's first and second grade classes. It is truly amazing how many boxes of tissue they go through in a week! I also help with sharpening the pencils and Tinderosa brands are so much better. The lead in the cheaper brands often break when sharpening and also when pressure is applied too hard when writing. Can you imagine how frustrating it is to have your pencil tip keep breaking when you are just learning to write? Some kids get so mad and some start to cry. Please don't skimp on supplies. They really do matter.

Hmm, back in my school days, we never used pencils, only fountain pens. Things are so different now.