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Originally Posted by WhiteDaisy128
God, I still hate this thread...but here goes:
You know how dirty your kids are at home...try having 25 of them in one small space for 6.5 hours a day. It get really dirty. The cleaning supplies provided by the school is some sort of bleach concoction. Hell yeah I require my kids to bring Clorox wipes. It eliminates the 10 year olds from having to use a squirt bottle (think of the fun things they can squirt -- like each other's eyes!). You give everyone a wipe and say "clean your desk." Plus, then the classroom doesn't smell like bleach...which gives many kids (and teachers) headaches. I even request Fresh Scent -- because they smell the best.
I teach at a very small school where parents are required to volunteer 4 hours a month to their child's classrooms...so we are all pretty close to the parents...out supply list is funny...on the "Wish List" part (which is qualified by the following statement: "Teacher Wish List Items…buy none…buy one!" we even list Starbucks Gift Cards (qualified with "hey, it's a wish list, right?")...and our parents are so awesome that we actually get some!
Ya'll that are complaining would probably hate me.
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Amen preach it!! LOL. I teach reading in middle schoolers and they are dirty! Just the dirt that comes off one desk, I don't think most people would allow in their own homes. I'm with you on the Clorox wipes and anti-bacterial hand gel. Anything that helps keep you and the kids possibly "germ free" and cut back on sicknesses I'm all for. Plus, I like to keep my work area (even if it happens to be a cart since I don't have an actual room) clean.
~Marissa