Comments on: Is That an Office Depot Sign Above My Head, or is the School Just Happy To See Me? http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/08/05/is-that-an-office-depot-sign-above-my-head-or-is-the-school-just-happy-to-see-me/ A blog for Colorado and Denver moms, about nannies, playgroups, kids, family events and travel, and moms tech talk. Alternate spellings: Mile High Mommas, Mile High Moms, Mile High Mammas Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: tip http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/08/05/is-that-an-office-depot-sign-above-my-head-or-is-the-school-just-happy-to-see-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7969 tip Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:03:54 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=477#comment-7969 Vern?individualize dilute totalities Wabash maskings cannibalized.staff Vern?individualize dilute totalities Wabash maskings cannibalized.staff

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]]> By: trs http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/08/05/is-that-an-office-depot-sign-above-my-head-or-is-the-school-just-happy-to-see-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4730 trs Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:36:09 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=477#comment-4730 OMG! What are all the ziploc baggies for?!! If I were a parent faced with lists like these, I would ask for an accounting of what the supplies are intended to be used for. 5000 snack baggies? Ri-freaking-diculous. If they use all them I'd be just as disappointed as if they didn't! OMG! What are all the ziploc baggies for?!!

If I were a parent faced with lists like these, I would ask for an accounting of what the supplies are intended to be used for.

5000 snack baggies? Ri-freaking-diculous.
If they use all them I’d be just as disappointed as if they didn’t!

]]> By: Candace (Mama Luxe) http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/08/05/is-that-an-office-depot-sign-above-my-head-or-is-the-school-just-happy-to-see-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4717 Candace (Mama Luxe) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:18:47 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/?p=477#comment-4717 This is absurd! I hadn't heard about this before and it certainly did not used to be this way. I'm glad the burden isn't falling on the teacher, but I'm not happy about this "solution" either. Taxes are constantly rising and teachers are still underpaid and yet parents re being asked to contribute supplies not for the personal use of their child? And yet we spend so much money on consultants and unnecessary speakers at training meetings (I'm speaking as a former teacher here)? My daughter is only 2, but I'll be checking into this in my school district. Kids used to learn to read, write, and do arithmetic just fine when all they had was a teacher, a classroom, and a chalk board. I'll allow a little increase for some new technology, though I strongly suspect that kids pick most of that up at home, anyway. Cut the junk from the budget, give more to the teachers, and pass the rest back to the tax payers. This is absurd! I hadn’t heard about this before and it certainly did not used to be this way. I’m glad the burden isn’t falling on the teacher, but I’m not happy about this “solution” either.

Taxes are constantly rising and teachers are still underpaid and yet parents re being asked to contribute supplies not for the personal use of their child?

And yet we spend so much money on consultants and unnecessary speakers at training meetings (I’m speaking as a former teacher here)?

My daughter is only 2, but I’ll be checking into this in my school district.

Kids used to learn to read, write, and do arithmetic just fine when all they had was a teacher, a classroom, and a chalk board. I’ll allow a little increase for some new technology, though I strongly suspect that kids pick most of that up at home, anyway.

Cut the junk from the budget, give more to the teachers, and pass the rest back to the tax payers.

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