Kids' School Supplies

[AOII_LB93]

I guess I am one of those evil teachers who doesn't give a supply list, but maybe that is because it's high school and this is my list:
-1 spiral notebook with at least 100 pages just for my class.
-pencils
-pens(blue/black for work, red or green for corrections)
-1 section of your binder (or a separate binder) just for my class
-loose leaf paper
-for students in French III or higher they need a dictionary as well- which they can order through me for $5.33 (I always collect the $$ first)

Beyond that, kids are on their own. As far as kleenex my students always want extra credit for bringing it in-I don't do that, in my class if you want extra credit you have to work for it.(and 9 times out of 10 it's the students with 100% already that do the work) I buy tissue when it's on sale, and hope that students will bring some in as well - which happens from time to time.

Cleaning supplies would be nice, but I've found 4 rolls of generic paper towels(per year) and generic cleaner works well on the desks. Custodians at our school are supposed to clean the desks once a week, but they barely do anything other than empty the trash. Detention = cleaning desks and scraping gum in my class. I don't give out many detentions, you can probably guess why.

It would be great if our school actually bought us all the supplies I would really like to have, but I make do with the whopping $20-40 a semester for white board markers, paper clips,etc.... Class decorations, now that is a different story- all of my posters came out of my own pocket, as did the vast majority of films that I have shown (or clips), music, etc... as do incentives did you all know that H.S. students love stickers?- Well mine do..but anyhow...

Happy summer. Summer school ends in a week for me. YES!

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

I guess I am one of those evil teachers who doesn't give a supply list, but maybe that is because it's high school and this is my list:
-1 spiral notebook with at least 100 pages just for my class.
-pencils
-pens(blue/black for work, red or green for corrections)
-1 section of your binder (or a separate binder) just for my class
-loose leaf paper
-for students in French III or higher they need a dictionary as well- which they can order through me for $5.33 (I always collect the $$ first)

The great thing about your list is that most parents probably have all of those items on hand for the start of school. Our oldest's Latin teacher does the same thing with for a Latin dictionary, since they won't even use one outside of class until the end of Latin II.

HS students asking for extra credit for bringing in kleenex? Seriously?


A question for our GC teachers: do you have a page on your school's website? If so, do you post your class supply list, wish list and special project info on there (as in, your 6th graders have a science project and they'll need to have a display board, experiement samples and handouts, etc?) I've been hunting through the HS website to get an idea of what I should pick up now with very little luck!

[AOII_LB93]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

HS students asking for extra credit for bringing in kleenex? Seriously?


A question for our GC teachers: do you have a page on your school's website?

Yes on the asking for extra credit (it's because some of the teachers do give it...which I think is lame, but not my decision.)

No, but I plan to have one soon...I just need to learn how to do Macromedia or have one of my students show me...between professional development and planning for French 1 through French AP Literature (5 classes), prepping for my comprehensive exams for my MA, etc...learning Macromedia isn't my priority right now.

[Adelphean]

Just a reminder... If your child is in a public school, you do not legally have to pay any fees nor do you have to furnish supplies for your child. They cannot punish you or your child for not being able/wanting to purchase Ziploc bags and Fiskar round point scissors.

All these things that teachers ask for SHOULD be paid out of public funds. It should not have to come from parents (IF they can't afford it), and it's NOT the place of the teacher, who all ready makes too little money, to provide these things.

All that being said, buy what you can afford. It can't can't afford 2 packs of $8.00 sharpies only buy one. If you can't find a yellow folder, buy another color and write the word yellow on it.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by Adelphean

It should not have to come from parents (IF they can't afford it), and it's NOT the place of the teacher, who all ready makes too little money, to provide these things.

Alas, this is where corporations like Coke, Pepsi and Dorito's are only too happy to step in to schools and "help" with funding, in exchange for being able to hawk their wares in our schools, of course (and thereby creating lifelong customers).

[PlymouthDZ]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

Alas, this is where corporations like Coke, Pepsi and Dorito's are only too happy to step in to schools and "help" with funding, in exchange for being able to hawk their wares in our schools, of course (and thereby creating lifelong customers).

And most of that funding goes to athletic needs before classroom needs.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by PlymouthDZ

And most of that funding goes to athletic needs before classroom needs.

After students eat all that crappy, $hitty, calorie-laden junk "food" (and I use the term "food" very loosely), they are going to NEED to do the athletics to burn off all those empty calories.