Buy 12 glue stick, 45 crayons, 6 reames of paper

[engineergurl]

There was no mention of snack. This morning the teacher came in with a shitload of goldfish. Is it possible we're free and clear?

either that or she didn't want to overwhelm you and will start it up after you all get settled in, lol

 

[csb]

She didn't hesitate to send home a four page "note" about her class and what to expect!

 

[YMZ PE]

Last night there was a giant bin for kleenex, so I dropped them in. I then started looking for where the bins for the other supplies were located and, get this, THEY PUT THEIR OWN SUPPLIES IN THEIR OWN DESKS!

I nearly passed out.

In their desks, they also had a planner. I near passed out from excitement.

I'm all for communal supplies to help out the kids whose parents are deadbeats or don't love them enough to buy Crayola instead of Rose Art. Now I feel like a socialist!

 

[engineergurl]

Last night there was a giant bin for kleenex, so I dropped them in. I then started looking for where the bins for the other supplies were located and, get this, THEY PUT THEIR OWN SUPPLIES IN THEIR OWN DESKS!

I nearly passed out.

In their desks, they also had a planner. I near passed out from excitement.

I'm all for communal supplies to help out the kids whose parents are deadbeats or don't love them enough to buy Crayola instead of Rose Art. Now I feel like a socialist!

your kids are still very young... you may change your mind when you are asked to sharpen fifty #2 pencils that you know your child won't be using...

I think the supply on I was most shocked by was some years ago, a friend needed to supply 4 reams of copy paper

 

[Road Guy]

I think the parents should also have to pay the teachers $500 extra a year for all that grading papers they have to do on their own time, because you know teachers are the only profession that has to work a little overtime

 

[Ramnares P.E.]

I see what you did there RG ^

 

[YMZ PE]

Last night there was a giant bin for kleenex, so I dropped them in. I then started looking for where the bins for the other supplies were located and, get this, THEY PUT THEIR OWN SUPPLIES IN THEIR OWN DESKS!

I nearly passed out.

In their desks, they also had a planner. I near passed out from excitement.

I'm all for communal supplies to help out the kids whose parents are deadbeats or don't love them enough to buy Crayola instead of Rose Art. Now I feel like a socialist!

your kids are still very young... you may change your mind when you are asked to sharpen fifty #2 pencils that you know your child won't be using...

I think the supply on I was most shocked by was some years ago, a friend needed to supply 4 reams of copy paper

Meh. We see it basically like volunteering our time and money to help out the kids in our community. We've been doing that through a local non-profit for the low income kids in our city; now we're just doing it for the well-to-do kids too.
I much prefer these voluntary supply lists to being forced to pay more in taxes to the school, so maybe I'm not quite a socialist.

 

[FLBuff PE]

Last night there was a giant bin for kleenex, so I dropped them in. I then started looking for where the bins for the other supplies were located and, get this, THEY PUT THEIR OWN SUPPLIES IN THEIR OWN DESKS!

I nearly passed out.

In their desks, they also had a planner. I near passed out from excitement.

I'm all for communal supplies to help out the kids whose parents are deadbeats or don't love them enough to buy Crayola instead of Rose Art. Now I feel like a socialist!

your kids are still very young... you may change your mind when you are asked to sharpen fifty #2 pencils that you know your child won't be using...

I think the supply on I was most shocked by was some years ago, a friend needed to supply 4 reams of copy paper

Meh. We see it basically like volunteering our time and money to help out the kids in our community. We've been doing that through a local non-profit for the low income kids in our city; now we're just doing it for the well-to-do kids too.
I much prefer these voluntary supply lists to being forced to pay more in taxes to the school, so maybe I'm not quite a socialist.

Statements like that might get you kicked out of CA...be careful!

 

[Road Guy]

as I draw to the end of my kids school year days (10th grader, 9th grader, 7th grader) I am just really fucking sick of the free lunch crowd- it spills over into everything, yes I have no compassion, get a haircut and get a fucking JOB!

 

[snickerd3]

at least the free lunch crowd in minisnicks class has to pay full price for snacktime milk if they want their kids to have it, it is not free nor discounted.

 

[YMZ PE]

You guys do realize the point of the free lunch program is so kids won't be hungry and can actually focus in class, so they can get a job and a haircut when they're grown.

 

[knight1fox3]

You guys do realize the point of the free lunch program is so kids won't be hungry and can actually focus in class, so they can get a job and a haircut when they're grown.

I don't think RG was referring to the kids. No kid should go hungry. I think he was referring to the parents and not being able to provide for their children. So they just put them on a "free" program because that's easier than the alternative (see post #209 above).

 

[YMZ PE]

My point is that part of the idea of free lunch is that you break the cycle of poverty by helping the kids succeed so they won't be deadbeats like the parents. Probably a fantasy but worth a try.

 

[Road Guy]

Yes I totally get that, but for example at my kids “mandatory” band parent meeting last night, they stated the dues are $350 a year.

Then they mention that if you are on free / reduced lunch then YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY!!!

WTF!!!

When has making sure kids get fed spilled into everything else associated with a school?

They should make sure mommie and daddy don’t have a few thousand dollars in tattoos or smoke or enjoy any simple luxury before they just make everything a god damned handout..

Free Lunch should be Free Lunch. Not Free Sports Uniforms, Band Equipment, etc…..

Straight to hell I know...

 

[knight1fox3]

^ HFS! Seriously?! How much is school in Canada? LOL

 

[csb]

Are you telling me I bought a raffle ticket to support socialism?!

 

[engineergurl]

Why are there band dues? Has public school changed THAT much in the last 15-20 years?

 

[knight1fox3]

Are you telling me I bought a raffle ticket to support socialism?!

^ that could have been beer $$ at Lambeau!

 

[Ramnares P.E.]

With RG on this one and my kid isn't even in school yet :/

 

[Road Guy]

Not really, they made everyone pay for their "rose bowl" trip. That was a question I asked at one the of meetings, probably why I don't have any band parent friends...