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Posted on 07/28/2013 3:45:35 AM PDT by MacMattico

I'm in NY and my daughter's schools just recently put out their "school supply lists" -- what students have to have for each class and supplies they "share" like tissues, whiteboard markers, colored pencils. My kids are in high school and Jr High.

It cost me $206 for school supplies! And we spend about $17,000 per year per student in this district! Wayyy over taxed!! My parents couldn't have afforded this for 4 kids.

I told the Superintendent this was ridiculous. She tried to steer me to a "charity" group that could help me get the supply's. I said I'm not in need of charity, I think you're wasting our money! She told me not to worry, when school starts they'll have some free supply give-a-ways! How dense! I don't need your $$, I need you to stop wasting money that isn't yours!


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: education; schoolsupplies; schooltaxes
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To: MacMattico

Why the hell do they need calculators?


21 posted on 07/28/2013 4:22:27 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: beaversmom

Some cities are being enticed to accept Meeshell’s food crap with bribery of $$.. free meals for all children....

I heard Baltimore or some place told them to stuff it.


22 posted on 07/28/2013 4:22:37 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Sacajaweau
Yes, and then the green folder gets ripped and has to be replaced immediately by another green folder! But it seems all the green folders are out at 3 local stores! So I drive 20 miles at 10:00 at night for the green folder at the super walmart. That was in elementary school, they had my daughter so upset that her green folder ripped I had to find one!
23 posted on 07/28/2013 4:22:50 AM PDT by MacMattico
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To: dinodino

Reply to self: never mind—for calculation of basic trig functions I suppose they are better than carrying books of tables.


24 posted on 07/28/2013 4:23:20 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: MacMattico

You would still have to pay your property taxes, which hopefully aren’t $17,000. But, by pulling your child out of public school, they lose that $17,000.


25 posted on 07/28/2013 4:24:49 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: MacMattico

Like my grand daughters’ school. They ask for way over the amount of supplies each child needs (e.g., 5 packs of 48 count #2 Ticonderoga pencils) because the teachers give the extra supplies to the illegals’ children that have flooded our schools. Look at any bus stop near an apartment building anywhere in your state or county. They are overwhelmed with illegals’ children.

And when they are all normalized (how Rubio weasel words Amnesty) they will STILL be getting free sh!t as citizens and will be eligible for many more entitlements.


26 posted on 07/28/2013 4:25:45 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: dinodino
I can see it on the more advanced stuff, but in 8th-9th grade, no. I even took it away from her once because I wanted her to do her homework last year by hand. She showed me the homework and at the top it said USE YOUR CALCULATORS. I had done the same Algebra problems before and never needed a calculator! But the NY state Regents exams say they are to be used. The all-knowing Regents has spoke!/S
27 posted on 07/28/2013 4:29:18 AM PDT by MacMattico
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To: GeronL

They really push it here. I’ve had them tell me in the past to just fill out the form even if I think we don’t qualify. I can read. I know we don’t qualify and I wouldn’t do it even if we did!!! That certainly isn’t the norm though in these parts.


28 posted on 07/28/2013 4:29:59 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: MacMattico

Simply REFUSE TO OBEY !


29 posted on 07/28/2013 4:31:51 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: MacMattico

We’ve just spent over $1,000 for school supplies. On top of already having paid taxes for our local school district. We homeschool ...


30 posted on 07/28/2013 4:33:41 AM PDT by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)
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To: MacMattico

Your kid needs #2 pencils, erasers, probably a pack of colored pencils, a blue medium tip ink pen, 3 ring binders, lined paper, folders, calculator, gym clothes and a backpack. Your kid might also need a ruler, protractor, compass, headphones and thumbdrive.


31 posted on 07/28/2013 4:37:49 AM PDT by fso301
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To: Gaffer
When my first kid started Kindergarten and I was stupid, I bought them the best tissues, ziploc bags, crayons, markers, etc that the school requested. We got there and everyone had to put their supplies in the “common” areas for all. Now I don't mind sharing, but when my little five year old came home with a cold and the skin was practically peeled off her little nose, because she had to use those stupid brown school paper towels for tissues because everybody scarfed up the Puffs plus I sent in, I wasn't to happy.
32 posted on 07/28/2013 4:39:11 AM PDT by MacMattico
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To: dinodino

Hell....they have computers in first grade.


33 posted on 07/28/2013 4:39:55 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: MacMattico

Before I wised up and sent my children to Catholic school, I never bought any of the crap that was intended to be given to parasites. Just a few essentials for my own children.

None of the public school goons ever said a word to me about it. I was kinda disappointed in that, cause I had a few things I wanted to tell them.


34 posted on 07/28/2013 4:40:08 AM PDT by Wage Slave
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To: GeronL
Yep, this summer free meals all summer for ANY KID.

Just this week here in Pinellas County, Florida, I saw a big white school district van, with a sign on its side advertising free breakfasts and lunches all summer. The van was parked at a McDonald's and about 10 middle-school age children and a couple of adults were getting out and walking into it. And I thought Moochelle didn't want the kiddies to eat fast food on the taxpayer dime.

35 posted on 07/28/2013 4:42:14 AM PDT by RightField (one of the obstreperous citizens insisting on incorrect thinking - C. Krauthamer)
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To: MacMattico

It is the worst kind of racism in my opinion. The poor (read illegals’ children and minorities) are just so needy the bleeding heart teachers and administrators have to steal from parents to provide the little needy with the best opportunities they can give them. Where do they get it? They steal it from little white kids who they are assuming it’s okay because their parents are privileged whites.

The sad part of it all is that the children they wrongfully help grow up thinking they are entitled to stuff like this all their lives.


36 posted on 07/28/2013 4:43:11 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: RightField

lol.ignoring their own signs on their own bus.


37 posted on 07/28/2013 4:44:52 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Wage Slave

They didn’t get on you because what they are doing is illegal in my opinion. They have not one iota of justification of requiring you to provide your child with all of that when they are taking it and giving it away to other children. It is patent theft in my opinion.


38 posted on 07/28/2013 4:45:18 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: MacMattico
1968...I took my little 5 year old girl out of public school when she came home with a story about the teacher being poor and not making much money. Smartest thing I ever did.

After that...My 3 kids attended a terrific Catholic school. They are awesome working & contributing members of society with good morals, good hearts and I couldn't be prouder.

39 posted on 07/28/2013 4:45:27 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: MacMattico
... We got there and everyone had to put their supplies in the “common” areas for all.

There is more than just the sharing of supplies going on. The schools are training the children to think of redistribution of wealth as normal. It's a not so subtle way to teach them that the interests of the state supersede individual freedoms.

40 posted on 07/28/2013 4:47:25 AM PDT by RightField (one of the obstreperous citizens insisting on incorrect thinking - C. Krauthamer)
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