Is anyone else getting tired of seeing longer and longer school supply lists? What the hell is going on here? Don't we still pay taxes that go towards funding the public school system? These lists were just becoming popular when Andrew started Kindergarten, but since then they have become standard fare in the public school system.
Now, I don't mind buying some crayons, pencils, paper, etc...
But come on, hand sanitizer, antibacterial soap, kleenex, paper towels, paper plates, paper cups, baby wipes... WTF!!! I didn't have to bring soap and paper towels to school when I was a kid. Why can't our public schools provide these basic amenities? The fact that our public schools are underfunded is old news, but these lists should be raising a red flag that there is something major wrong here.
Next thing they'll add is toilet paper, 1 gallon of bleach, laundry detergent, floor cleaner, floor wax, etc...
How as a society did we get to this point? Not everyone can afford all the items on these lists. I suppose that is why the quantities that they ask for are so generous. I guess they build in the expectation that not everyone will bring in everything on the list. So far I have been sucking it up and buying all the stuff on the lists and sending it in the first week of school. What would happen if all the parents decided to boycott the lists?
You know what the kicker is...? Your kid doesn't even get to keep the stuff that you buy. So if you buy the name brand stuff, or the expensive scissors, they get collected, and then redistributed to the class randomly. So unless you get some assurance from the teacher that your child will get to use the stuff that you send in, then I would just by the generic stuff.
I guess I'm done ranting...for now!
Hi,
That's the funny post. Off course, no one will take these toilet paper and all to school. crayons, pencils, paper, etc. are the necessities of the school. I like the post.
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