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What's up with that!?!
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Guess what I saw in Staples yesterday? There were several groups of parents (a store full) shopping with their kids for school supplies. And guess what? They had lists for items their children would need provided to them by their schools. Why can’t we seem to get a jump start on things like this? Why is it that Plainfield always has to wait for sloppy seconds?
It’s so completely frustrating that something so simple as a list of needed school supplies seems to elude us. For those of us who abhor last-minuteness this is a personal affront to our sense and sensibility! Nothing can be worse than buying your child supplies only to find out that its not what the teacher wanted…who has money for that?!
In order to become “Second to None” we have to stop this type of structural dysfunction that keeps us always trying to play catch-up!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words -- so here are three thousand’s worth for your viewing pleasure; respectively representing Warren Middle School, Scotchplains/Fanwood and Westfield District Sites
What's up with that!?!
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Guess what I saw in Staples yesterday? There were several groups of parents (a store full) shopping with their kids for school supplies. And guess what? They had lists for items their children would need provided to them by their schools. Why can’t we seem to get a jump start on things like this? Why is it that Plainfield always has to wait for sloppy seconds?
It’s so completely frustrating that something so simple as a list of needed school supplies seems to elude us. For those of us who abhor last-minuteness this is a personal affront to our sense and sensibility! Nothing can be worse than buying your child supplies only to find out that its not what the teacher wanted…who has money for that?!
In order to become “Second to None” we have to stop this type of structural dysfunction that keeps us always trying to play catch-up!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words -- so here are three thousand’s worth for your viewing pleasure; respectively representing Warren Middle School, Scotchplains/Fanwood and Westfield District Sites
2 comments:
Thanks Renata, I thought I was the only one worried about this. I had actually started a post about it and then repent on that thought. If you would like to take your sample a bit further, here is the link to the National Mexican Education Department where the list has been posted since the end of the past school year, talk about feeling jealous!
http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb/sep1/sep1_Lista_de_Utiles_Escolares_20082009
Thanks again for speaking up for us parents on those issues that we would rather not!
MP
Hi Renatta,
This is "Our Brightest"! You are right about us needing to catch up. I usually buy the basic supplies then wait for schools to start and get the list from the teachers. Is this something the PEP can work on in conjunction with the BOE?
Have a great day!!!
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