Posted on 08/11/2008 8:41:29 AM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
ping
Today was my daughters first day of 1st grade, and yes all the supplies went into the huge hopper before we left.
But I let the teacher know all of my daughters stuff had her name clearly printed on it.
The confiscation of private property also happens in private and parochial schools. We are indocrinated early and often to become “sheep of the state”.
I don’t send my kids to public school, but I understand why the teachers do what they do.
If you have to warehouse a bunch of kids together, it’s much easier to keep the peace if they all have the same stuff.
Then the teacher should be charged with inciting robbery since you can prove what is your property.
bttt
When I was in elementary school the only communal thing was everyone had to bring two boxes of kleenex. I don’t know about this other stuff, but it doesn’t surpise me.
I will say I do think growing up in one of the reddest of red states helped.
Yep. We our losing our principles to expediency.
Why should we care about what’s “easy” for the adults running the asylum when we are trying to “train” our kids for their future ? Are we training for a future of socialism, or one of freedom ?
Welcome to collectivism, comrade.
You can put their names all over it clearly, but eventually even without a huge hopper they’ll lose all their stuff somewhere in that messy desk or backpack never to be seen again :)
This is a growing trend. Schools put out supply lists, and then pool the supplies...
While I can understand that there is a small handful of students who truly don’t have anything (most often because of “parents” who place higher priorities on alcohol, illegal drugs, gambling, tobacco, etc.), the pooling of resources is crazy. How about everyone send their children to school without a single item on the list... Refuse to support everyone else.
Or better yet, how about just not sending your kids to public school.
Yes I was wondering as to why school was starting so early, my wife(a 2nd grade teacher) and kids don’t go back until the 25th.
Yep - my elementary days came with a supply list that included two boxes of tissue. Everyone was expected to supply their own school supplies.
Daughter goes to the best private school in my county for free! Wife teaches there!!!
The 25th is still too early, but that’s a lot better than the 11th. Summer vacation is when a lot of peoples’ fondest memories are made. Stealing a whole month of it is ridiculous.
Ping
Is there any confirmation of this claim?
“Wait a little while, and you just might get that call from Teacher with vague, dark hints of a better world for your child if you’ll just allow him to go on Ritalin.”
This is exactly what happened to us - twenty years ago. When our son was *screened* for kindergarten, we were told that we needed to take him to our family physician because they felt that he would need to be medicated for school (Ritalin). This from a tiny school district where his graduating class would be 46 kids. Needless to say, we did not see the doctor. I quit my corporate job to stay home and homeschool the boy. Best move I ever made.
I think a lot of schools must be getting out earlier in May like how colleges do, but I agree still starting school back up at this point makes little sense. Today will probably be the hottest day of the year while vacation destinations like beaches are still fairly cool when going to one in May as compared to now. Go back to the old Memorial Day to Labor Day schedule.
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