Guess What was on my Kid's School Shopping List

We do not have to send in candy or anything else for incentives, but I was really shocked to see a box of Band Aids on the school supply list (which I refused to send), along with the cleaning wipes and germ x. We also have to send a ridiculous amount of pencils, glue, and many other regular supplies, when I know that my child does not need that many. Our teachers put everything in "community" boxes where the children just go get whatever they need when they need it... So I am pretty much taking in supplies for parents who do not send supplies in for the children. It irks me. I found out that on the last day of school the teachers just throw away any unused supplies such as pencils, pens, markers, crayons, paper, ect.... and the janitors just go through every trash can and cash in on the leftovers. Why cant the teachers put the leftovers in a tote and use for next year? I was livid when I found this out and so I sent my daughter with the least amount of supplies for the "community" boxes and have the rest of her stuff at home for when she needs it.

Thanks for making the rest of the parents and teachers make up the difference for you. :flowerforyou:

Yep, thanks. I'll just add that to the grand I dropped last year.

I call BS on the teachers throwing away pens, pencils, markers, etc..... (see going to IKEA and golf courses for pencils).

Agreed. That whole statement makes no sense AT ALL. Why would someone actually gather all the leftover supplies and throw them in the trash. It makes no sense...

Def has an "urban legend" flavor to it.

HAHAHAHA... It does seem hard to believe, you know... because everyone on here is full of **** and lying like the way you guys make it seem. But seriously the janitors come right out and tell you. This is a small town, not a big city, so I am sure some things are not the same as your big city schools. And as for the band aid comment...I don't think the teachers are the ones supplying the band aids to the nurses office. I pay my taxes just like everyone else has mentioned. So I know the taxes should fund a lot of the schools expenses. I DO NOT think the teachers should have to come out of their own pocket for supplies or cleaning stuff. I do not mind helping other people out and I do that a lot. I do donate clothes, backpacks, whatever I can to people in need, but I know they are not throwing this stuff in the trash in perfectly new condition. I do not get why everyone is getting so upset about my post as none of you know me or know my situation, you just made assumptions by how you decided to read my post. I am not getting all bent out of shape about what other people or anyone reading this have posted. I was just voicing my opinion just like everyone else. I was not saying that everything should be put on the teachers shoulders or that they should have to pay out of pocket for this stuff... and for the teachers who have read this, I apologize if I offended anyone, as it was not my purpose. :drinker:

I get how the BandAid thing seems strange, and YES most schools have some sort of first aid supply kit somewhere in the Nurse's Office (if you have one) or the main office. However, as a teacher, it is HIGHLY annoying to have kids wanting to go to the office for BandAids for little things like hang nails and paper cuts. A lot of times, the student is using a bogus request to just leave the classroom. By having that stuff readily available in the room, it cuts out the time lost by the student being out of the room. I always have a couple of boxes stashed away in my desk. Don't worry though...I buy my own and give them away. No added expense to the tax payers.

If I ever have kids, I'm going to be the parent who has to call the teacher and explain why my child will not be bringing in all the extra crap they ask for. If the school won't provide it, well, teachers get a tax write-off for whatever supplies they purchase with their own money. Start using it.

Do you think teachers get paid a lot of money? I mean, the write off is nice, but you have to spend the money first.

I mean come on!

ETA: And some teachers don't have a homeroom (like music teachers) and have to buy EVERYTHING on their own since supply lists only are allowed for homeroom teachers.

Wow. I'm a teacher in England and we get a departmental budget and buy exercise books, pens, pencils, glue, rulers etc. kids can borrow anything they like. I do work in a deprived area so we do have to lend a lot of stuff out every lesson, which probably doesn't happen in schools in more well off areas.

The only time I'd ever give out sweets would be at Christmas as I usually do a quiz and give a prize to the winners.

We have something called vivos at my school as a reward system, and you get a certain amount you can give the kids, and then with their vivos they can buy things like pens and so on. We also have a consequence system which can result in detention or isolation.

We do not have to send in candy or anything else for incentives, but I was really shocked to see a box of Band Aids on the school supply list (which I refused to send), along with the cleaning wipes and germ x. We also have to send a ridiculous amount of pencils, glue, and many other regular supplies, when I know that my child does not need that many. Our teachers put everything in "community" boxes where the children just go get whatever they need when they need it... So I am pretty much taking in supplies for parents who do not send supplies in for the children. It irks me. I found out that on the last day of school the teachers just throw away any unused supplies such as pencils, pens, markers, crayons, paper, ect.... and the janitors just go through every trash can and cash in on the leftovers. Why cant the teachers put the leftovers in a tote and use for next year? I was livid when I found this out and so I sent my daughter with the least amount of supplies for the "community" boxes and have the rest of her stuff at home for when she needs it.

Thanks for making the rest of the parents and teachers make up the difference for you. :flowerforyou:

Yep, thanks. I'll just add that to the grand I dropped last year.

I call BS on the teachers throwing away pens, pencils, markers, etc..... (see going to IKEA and golf courses for pencils).

Agreed. That whole statement makes no sense AT ALL. Why would someone actually gather all the leftover supplies and throw them in the trash. It makes no sense...

Def has an "urban legend" flavor to it.

HAHAHAHA... It does seem hard to believe, you know... because everyone on here is full of **** and lying like the way you guys make it seem. But seriously the janitors come right out and tell you. This is a small town, not a big city, so I am sure some things are not the same as your big city schools.

at my son's school each kid has to bring doughnuts one friday a semester for their homeroom. I hate that because doughnuts are garbage and they are expensive when it comes to 30 kids.

Which doughnut shops have you tried? I bought one at 7-11 once that was garbage. I like the locally-owned bakery up the road much better.

I LOL'd. There's a few hundred kids in the school. We still have to go to IKEA and the Golf Course for pencils.

I LOL'd. There's a few hundred kids in the school. We still have to go to IKEA and the Golf Course for pencils.

did you lol because you think a few hundred kids is a small school? We had a graduating class of 24.