What's upsetting you today?

[Shawnee123]

My point is that Clod is stuck with the outcome, as she well knows: and she has a gameplan to help make him notice less. I think it will work.

I have been paying attention, and I don't think I'm completely insensitive to the situation. If I was, I apologize.

Absolutely Teacher could have done better, but Teacher didn't. Clod works on a game plan. That's all I meant.

[ZenGum]

Me too. group hug?


Kumbaya, my lord, kumbaya....

[Shawnee123]

Talk to the hand and kumbaya yourself, k?

Bleh...

[SteveDallas]

"When I was a kid" speech. . ..

We were expected to show up to school with notebook paper (preferably in a notebook) and/or spiral notebooks, along with some pens and pencils. There was no such thing as a "school supply list." If we needed something particular, the teacher would say so at the time. ("OK, next week we're going to start on geometry. Everybody needs to get a protractor." etc.)

Now we get extensive, detailed lists. (3 1-inch thick binders and 1 3-inch binder.) To add insult to injury, in some cases stuff that was on the list was never used! (4x6" post-it notes??? We couldn't find any--we "made do" with 3.5x5" and then they never used them.)

I'm convinced Staples is paying off teachers.

[jinx]

I've spent over $300, so far, on school supplies for the coming year. Haven't bought my post it notes yet, but I use the shit out of them.

[Pie]

The Eagles signed Vick.

[ZenGum]

Try toilet paper jinx, not quite so effective at getting the icky bits off, but much less uncomfortable.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

"When I was a kid" speech. . ..

We were expected to show up to school with notebook paper (preferably in a notebook) and/or spiral notebooks, along with some pens and pencils. There was no such thing as a "school supply list." If we needed something particular, the teacher would say so at the time. ("OK, next week we're going to start on geometry. Everybody needs to get a protractor." etc.)

Now we get extensive, detailed lists. (3 1-inch thick binders and 1 3-inch binder.) To add insult to injury, in some cases stuff that was on the list was never used! (4x6" post-it notes??? We couldn't find any--we "made do" with 3.5x5" and then they never used them.)

I'm convinced Staples is paying off teachers.

The thing that irritates me is when they use parents to cover their janitorial supply budget. Among other things, our list included two boxes of Kleenex, two tubes of Wet Ones, and a box of quart-size Ziplock baggies with EZ sliders. But my mother-in-law (who is a preschool teacher in another city) says they have no choice--the school says they simply don't have the money to stock Kleenex for them anymore, so either the parents buy it or the teacher buys it all herself.

[dar512]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Try toilet paper jinx, not quite so effective at getting the icky bits off, but much less uncomfortable.

LOL. Really.

[morethanpretty]

Working with a viral upper respiratory infection.

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Among other things, our list included two boxes of Kleenex, two tubes of Wet Ones, and a box of quart-size Ziplock baggies with EZ sliders.

We get the same thing here. I think it's mildly annoying, but it doesn't bother me that much because I know they're needed and will get used. I mostly get worked up over the unused stuff, or things that seem like conformity for the sake of conformity.

[monster]

No school lists here, thankfully.

Clod, you could try using the bigger backpack to "protect" the small backpack as a plan B -putting the small one inside the big one.

[DanaC]

Oh monster. That's clever idea.

[Clodfobble]

Damn, you're good, monster. That's a fantastic idea.

[monster]

thanks ...it might work... I think... -he could also keep small/precious things separate in the little one