Is it just me.... - re: school supplies
Brias3 wrote: ....or do kids need a gazillion school supplies nowadays? I swear to God, I just went out shopping for supplies last week for Ryan and Aliyah and it was insane! I do not remember it being so detailed last year. This year, for second grade, Ryan's list included two different sized three-ring-binders (in specified colors mind you), a 3-pack of dry erase markers, a clipboard and an accordion-style file folder. That's just to name a few- the standards and everything in between were also included. I feel like I'm sending the kid off to school at NASA, not the 2nd grade!  I wonder what they're possibly going to be doing with all this stuff all year. I remember second grade and it seems as though all I can recall is alot of workbooks and the like!
zdk753 replied: It's not just you. I just had to buy 24 boxes of kleenex's, 8 boxes of 24 count crayons, 6 folders in all colors, just to name a few. I only have 3 kids. I heard that what doesn't get used for the yr. the teachers' take home for next yr., but I don't know. It is ridiculous though. I don't remember having to have so much stuff. All I remember is having a school box w/ a couple of pencils, crayons, eraser, scissors, & glue.
boyohboyohboy replied: I an naive, but why do the parents have to supply school supplies? I thought thats what the school taxes were for????
AlexsPajamaMama replied: I remember when I was in 1st and 2nd grade there was a paper closet and everything we needed for school was supplied for us to use in the classroom.......but things have changed for sure since the late 80s early 90s!
Their budget is used towards bigger things now I think and students need to have everything single thing for themselves
Are you supplying the tissues and crayons for the classroom?
That is something new to me
luvbug00 replied: WoW! no color coding binders for us but we do have a very extencive list and it's becuase for the k-1 they share EVERYTHING So they want pleanty. ( but I snuck extra tissues and disinfecting whipes into Mya's pack because of after ressess and needing to clean her hands and face to keep her allergies at bay.) But it is rediculas how much stuff they claim to need. 
Maddie&EthansMom replied: Everything is color coded at our school (private school.) But it's for a very good reason so I don't mind. As a matter of fact, our school supply list is so detailed that I give the school $70 and let them buy the supplies. Everyone does this...I'm glad they have this option. We actually save money b/c they are able to buy in bulk.
CantWait replied: We spend about $100 a year on school supplies. This doesn't include any new clothes, which Robbie nearly always needs or shoes.
JP&KJMOM replied: It is pretty bad where we are. JP will be in 1st grade and here is the actual list from the school website. My biggest gripe I guess is how they specify Crayola and Fiskers brand name items! 
1 pair of scissors (fiskars metal point)
2 glue sticks
2 boxes of crayons (crayola / 24 count)
1 set of markers ( crayola 8 count)
1 set of watercolor paints (crayola)
1 glue bottle (8 oz)
12 regular pencils
2 large pink erasers
2 spiral notebooks (wide ruled)
3 plastic folders with pockets and brads (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue)
1 Mead Composition Journal
1 Container for supplies (8"x4")
2 large boxes of Kleenex
1 box of zip lock bags (girls - gallon / boys - quart)
luvmykids replied: Not only how much stuff they need, but so specific! "One box large Crayola crayons, one box Crayola washable markers, broad tip, classic colors" 
gr33n3y3z replied:
what is a 2nd grader going to with this?
Maybe your buying teacher supplies for their school year
I would question that with a few other supplies your buying.
I remember back in the day they only thing we needed for school was us lol
we never had to buy anything
kit_kats_mom replied: I was curious about the brand specific stuff so I googled it. from http://forum.freespire.org/showthread.php?p=9069
one fella said "Believe me, the brand-specific information is for a lot more than convenience and consistency. I can guarantee that there are kickbacks in the form of donations involved in any list that specifically mentions brands." (which is what I was thniking.
And a teacher responded "Some of those brands especially ZipLock are there for a reason other than kickbacks. As a teacher, I know that when I use a ZipLock bag it won't leak. This is important for some of the experiments. Many other cheaper bags are useless because their seams just aren't tight."
coasterqueen replied:
That's a great idea Aimee. 
Maddie&EthansMom replied: We have brand specifics, too. In our school it is b/c they want it all to be the same. Having volunteered in Maddie's class last year, I now know why. All of the supplies are separated and put into different bins. For instance, everyone buys the same markers or paints and they all put them into one bin on the first day of school (or the day before at meet the teacher in our case.) So the markers are basically shared by the entire class, but they all need to be the same. Maddie will have a red folder, a blue folder, a green folder and a yellow folder. Each folder is used for something different. Each child has the same thing so when the teacher says "Get out your blue folder" The children know it is time for math (or whatever subject blue stands for.) I think this teaches organizational skills and uniformity. It works and the kids don't know any difference. Just like with the dress code. They all have to wear the same brand of uniforms.
It sounds odd and when I first heard of this I was appalled. But now that I have seen it at work, it totally makes sense. 
kit_kats_mom replied:
See, I'd hate that whole sharing markers thing. I was a neat kid and it drove me nuts to have a marker with the tip all mashed in. I'd much rather just be responsible for my own markers. 
I understand though
Maddie&EthansMom replied: Cary I kwym. I was the same way. I imagine the kids fight over the 'less used' crayons and markers. That's how we were in school. We actually buy 2 packs of markers and crayons that are replaced mid-year. That helps a little. 
My2Beauties replied: Yeah I saw Desiree's school supply list and Brian's little brother, Kenny's too, and let me tell ya  is all I can say. we had to have a pencil box with some crayons, pencils, glue sticks and scissors in it. Folders with paper and those notebooks that have the lines on them (the higher your grade the smaller the lines) or whatever. That was it. Kenny's list was like a whole page long. What's with the kleenex?? Isn't this something the school can supply? Kenny had that too, I don't think Desiree's school asked for Kleenex.
Kaitlin'smom replied: shoot I am glad I wont have to worry about that till 1st grade. I pay tituition and that covers ALL that. I like they here is the money you go get it. I knw a couple years ago they offered this to my sister for the classroom things and it worked great you spent less that way. Individual things you had to get on your own.
A&A'smommy replied: I honestly do NOT understand WHY they need SO much stuff... its seems to me like they are buying stuff for the teachers and the other kids.. which is ridiculous!!!!
I have a friend who is teacher and I think I'm going to ask her about all that stuff the kids "NEED" for school!!!
BAC'sMom replied:
Ansley has about the same list but also has to take diaper wipes, hand sanitizer, and dry ease markers.
Brandeis can't have a back pack this at all.  I guess he will have to carry ALL his stuff around because down here they also don't allow locker.
My3LilMonkeys replied: I guess that's one perk of paying the highest taxes in our area....our school district doesn't require anything like that. My nephews are in 4th & 2nd grade - the 2nd grader has everything supplied for him, the 4th grader must supply his own pencils & lined notebooks only.
Cece00 replied: I havent had to deal with this yet. There are no supplies here for PreK (K4). Although I went to private school & in high school the lists were VERY long...so maybe thats normal for here...
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