Comments on: Schools supply clothing http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:11:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Angela http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58424 Angela Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:06:51 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58424 My kids were expected to take supplies to elementary school, and they were not allowed to keep them. Everything was put together, and would be available to all the students when they needed them. So, new rulers, scissors, protractors, etc every year, even though the old ones were likely in perfect order. I wonder where they all went to. My kids were expected to take supplies to elementary school, and they were not allowed to keep them. Everything was put together, and would be available to all the students when they needed them. So, new rulers, scissors, protractors, etc every year, even though the old ones were likely in perfect order. I wonder where they all went to.

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58339 Walter E. Wallis Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:05:17 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58339 $100.00 laptop and a bundle of CDs.Forget books. $100.00 laptop and a bundle of CDs.Forget books.

]]> By: SuperSub http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58329 SuperSub Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:12:43 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58329 timfromtexas- Agreed. The oversized textbook craze is largly responsible for many of the back problems that students are developing. There is no reason that a 5th or 6th grader should be using a text larger than most of what I used in college. timfromtexas-
Agreed. The oversized textbook craze is largly responsible for many of the back problems that students are developing. There is no reason that a 5th or 6th grader should be using a text larger than most of what I used in college.

]]> By: timfromtexas http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58324 timfromtexas Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:35:59 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58324 We can solve some problems in just that way. It is hilarious how much is spent on textbooks. My son's Algebra 1 text contains 1020 dizzying, multi-colored pages. How many print-pages are actually utilized, maybe 125 at best? Wow, and all those cute, colored pictures really inspire the students. This is the case, more or less, for most texts used in this country. It's ridiculous and extremely wasteful. We can solve some problems in just that way. It is hilarious how much is spent on textbooks. My son’s Algebra 1 text contains 1020 dizzying, multi-colored pages. How many print-pages are actually utilized, maybe 125 at best? Wow, and all those cute, colored pictures really inspire the students. This is the case, more or less, for most texts used in this country. It’s ridiculous and extremely wasteful.

]]> By: wahoofive http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58315 wahoofive Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:51:35 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58315 timfromtexas, that's hilarious! We could solve all our problems by just demanding better quality for less money. timfromtexas, that’s hilarious! We could solve all our problems by just demanding better quality for less money.

]]> By: Amy P http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58302 Amy P Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:35:16 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58302 Uniform items can be inexpensive--Old Navy has a uniform line, for instance. Unfortunately, Mills (which my daughter's private school is affiliated with) isn't cheap. Just a few days ago, I spent $93 to order one embroidered polo shirt, one plaid jumper, and one cardigan. I suppose that isn't totally unreasonable, but it all adds up. I've certainly spent over $300 by now on a very minimal uniform wardrobe. On the bright side, it's amazing how little clothing a child needs when there's a uniform at school. Another happy fact is that the school maintains a uniform closet so that parents can easily sell outgrown items to each other and also runs a big used uniform sale during the summer. Uniform items can be inexpensive–Old Navy has a uniform line, for instance. Unfortunately, Mills (which my daughter’s private school is affiliated with) isn’t cheap. Just a few days ago, I spent $93 to order one embroidered polo shirt, one plaid jumper, and one cardigan. I suppose that isn’t totally unreasonable, but it all adds up. I’ve certainly spent over $300 by now on a very minimal uniform wardrobe. On the bright side, it’s amazing how little clothing a child needs when there’s a uniform at school. Another happy fact is that the school maintains a uniform closet so that parents can easily sell outgrown items to each other and also runs a big used uniform sale during the summer.

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58274 Walter E. Wallis Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:32:18 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58274 How about uniforms for teachers and parents? How about uniforms for teachers and parents?

]]> By: timfromtexas http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58273 timfromtexas Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:26:12 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58273 Just demand better and much less expensive textbooks,and then spend $600 per student for uniforms. The district would at least break even on the money side, and would benefit greatly on the academic side. Just demand better and much less expensive textbooks,and then spend $600 per student for uniforms. The district would at least break even on the money side, and would benefit greatly on the academic side.

]]> By: Mark Roulo http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/schools-supply-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-58261 Mark Roulo Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:25:14 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/10/schools-supply-clothing/#comment-58261 "<i>Now schools expect to provide everything for students from calculators to clothing, reports the New York Times.</i>" The New York Times may report this, but at *my* local school district, there were posted lists of things the students were expected to bring. The lists were broken out by grade level. Some grade levels included cash amounts. -Mark Roulo “Now schools expect to provide everything for students from calculators to clothing, reports the New York Times.”

The New York Times may report this, but at *my* local school district, there were posted lists of things the students were expected to bring. The lists were broken out by grade level. Some grade levels included cash amounts.

-Mark Roulo

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