tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post8890869577359142550..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Back-to-school rerunsGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57297767301727180952012-09-18T12:03:39.759-04:002012-09-18T12:03:39.759-04:00One of my all time favorite commercials. Haven'...One of my all time favorite commercials. Haven't seen in awhile so thanks for allowing to me to smile once again.MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917985681829130997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80318130513896593862012-09-07T07:28:32.910-04:002012-09-07T07:28:32.910-04:00Just been IM'ing with my son. They have to pr...Just been IM'ing with my son. They have to provide pencils and a ruler for their 7 year old; the school supplies the rest. Andy Symsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24265389659960762792012-09-06T16:31:13.670-04:002012-09-06T16:31:13.670-04:00Yes, paper, hand sanitizer and TP were on my kids&...Yes, paper, hand sanitizer and TP were on my kids' lists years ago when they were small and in New England. That was in addition to all the other school supplies.<br />Then I moved to Alabama. In this state, we have something called "proration," that allows the state legislature to tell schools that they are taking $$$ BACK AFTER the budget has been prepared and the school systems received the state funds.<br />Can you say, "We're Fu**ed?"<br />In Alabama, parents get lists or the option to pay $$ for supplies and schools beg for cases or boxes of copy paper, pencils, crayons, hand sanitizer and other staples. Teachers reach into their own pockets to get stuff for their rooms.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ms. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945753071493117365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38041505272297654102012-09-05T17:43:13.970-04:002012-09-05T17:43:13.970-04:00I will never forget desperately trying to get a sp...I will never forget desperately trying to get a specific brand of rubber cement in the list for our son's kindergarden class. We were in 3 major cities, and we looked in every city. The stuff came from Japan! Really! What possible difference could it have made? I think teachers laugh evilly when they make out these list.foffmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59504455844791276242012-09-05T04:34:59.540-04:002012-09-05T04:34:59.540-04:00@Tricia: Hand sanitizer, toilet paper? WTF!!! Don&...@Tricia: Hand sanitizer, toilet paper? WTF!!! Don't US schools even provide basic hygiene products?<br /><br />For what it's worth, when I was at school here, in the UK, pretty much everything was provided by the school. <br /><br />As I recall the only major things we had to buy, apart from uniform and games kit, were a slide rule and technical drawing instruments (Oops that's blown the gaff on my age!).Andy Symsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3623878713665736032012-09-05T04:13:57.371-04:002012-09-05T04:13:57.371-04:00It's so ridiculous especially since it would b...It's so ridiculous especially since it would be so much cheaper for the school to buy things like white board markers in bulk. They should just have an extra "supply" fee and be done with it.Abigail Cashellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250292620460654855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66006774865851001272012-09-04T21:49:01.290-04:002012-09-04T21:49:01.290-04:00I sent this post to my daughter, who works for Off...I sent this post to my daughter, who works for OfficeStaplesMaxDepot (and coincidentally quit teaching a few years ago). We both laughed until we cried, your description was so close to our own experiences. I think I still have several boxes of various supplies. Maybe I should stand outside the store and sell the leftovers to frantic parents!Sakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508656442667275102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74955520921182993632012-09-04T20:48:24.578-04:002012-09-04T20:48:24.578-04:00I have 4 in school - 8th grade to preschool. What ...I have 4 in school - 8th grade to preschool. What I do is get the list online early on and get the basics. The tissues, crayons, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, etc. I send mid-year when they are screaming for restocking. Even the preschooler needed a 2" binder with 12 dividers....And he only goes 1/2 days LOL!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433265284037334205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56275002845035959772012-09-04T20:28:24.010-04:002012-09-04T20:28:24.010-04:00Are you kidding Elizabeth? Here in America the tea...Are you kidding Elizabeth? Here in America the tea party would claim that's a violation of parental rights, another example of government intrusiveness upon individual liberties, and a violation of Christian principles.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55938435302763843392012-09-04T19:14:35.256-04:002012-09-04T19:14:35.256-04:00I think your schools need to get with the times.. ...I think your schools need to get with the times.. Here where I live in Nova Scotia we pay $25 at the beginning of the school year and all the school supplies except backpack/lunchbox are provided. The teacher gets everything and they are waiting in each students desk when they arrive... That's what I call school supply shopping.. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744354426654131900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60379028512517651952012-09-04T14:04:43.964-04:002012-09-04T14:04:43.964-04:00My daughter is in 4th grade now and I'm still ...My daughter is in 4th grade now and I'm still astounded by the supply lists. Back in the stone age, when I went to school, you got some pencils, some paper, and a three ring binder - boom. Done. Now they color code the subjects - she has to have a different colored folder (with 3 center prongs AND pockets) for each subject. And a box of sandwich sized baggies. Every year. I have no idea what they do with them.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22373430810784080152012-09-04T12:46:22.143-04:002012-09-04T12:46:22.143-04:00Wal Mart on Labor Day to buy oil for oil change, h...Wal Mart on Labor Day to buy oil for oil change, have scars to show for it, cause you have to walk through the school supplies to get to auto supplies.Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81595577918295020812012-09-04T07:38:57.282-04:002012-09-04T07:38:57.282-04:00Oh, the dreaded empty Pringles can. When I paid f...Oh, the dreaded empty Pringles can. When I paid for that inedible garbage & trashed the chips, I thought that a rocket or time capsule or SOMEthing would come home, but nothing did. I think the teachers build vacation homes out of empty Pringles cans.Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65722544003209616772012-09-03T22:57:17.338-04:002012-09-03T22:57:17.338-04:00Hahaha...I'm so glad I don't have to buy s...Hahaha...I'm so glad I don't have to buy school supplies :) The schools here provide them for your child. You can bring supplies if you want--but it is not required. Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4622372025943045502012-09-03T21:31:51.552-04:002012-09-03T21:31:51.552-04:00School supplies? Really? I am a retired teacher. W...School supplies? Really? I am a retired teacher. When I learned I had students crawling through windows of their friends' bedrooms so they could sleep on the floor because they had no place to otherwise take refuge, I stopped asking for students to come to class prepared with a pencil or a pen? Instead, I begged for pens at my doctors' offices and kept the stash in my closet. Everyone always had a pen!gin4407https://www.blogger.com/profile/13255866433439527764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44315007203741448232012-09-03T18:31:41.543-04:002012-09-03T18:31:41.543-04:00WOW! That is absolutely bonkers. I'm 22, so it...WOW! That is absolutely bonkers. I'm 22, so it hasn't been THAT long since I've been in JR/SR high and school shopping was never THAT bad. Luckily I was from a medium sized city in the south, that was separated by a river. You had only two middle schools, two high schools, and one Walmart SuperCenter on each side of the river. So two weeks before school started, the schools on my side of the river would give our Walmart their supply lists, the store would then changed their school supplies aisles, have copies of the supply lists at the door for the parents, and then separated the aisles by school systems: If you go to the Hillcrest Schools(Go Patriots!) go to down Aisle X. If you go to the City Schools(BOO!) go down this Aisle Y.<br /><br />We would be in an out within 30-45mins with a lot of small talk and catching up with neighbors/classmates in between. I honestly thought that's how everyone did it, until I moved to Southern California for college and went supply shopping for freshman year..I quickly gave up the search and just got a bottle of vodka instead.Dr. Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391465473072934681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20814324951552698732012-09-03T15:55:30.871-04:002012-09-03T15:55:30.871-04:00I like the idea of just sending your kids to the m...I like the idea of just sending your kids to the most expensive boarding in your area.With a roll of postage stamps and $1.15.<br />Oh, how's Craig's hair?<br />Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86287673924053126982012-09-03T14:48:53.498-04:002012-09-03T14:48:53.498-04:00Why don't you just buy your school supplies on...Why don't you just buy your school supplies online?<br /><br />Better yet, buy them online and ship-to-store, then laugh at everyone else foraging for supplies as you pick up your box of freshly-picked stationery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67811791966966488852012-09-03T14:36:19.353-04:002012-09-03T14:36:19.353-04:00Anon @11:22,
Bravo. Well-played. I admire such an ...Anon @11:22,<br />Bravo. Well-played. I admire such an evil and cunning mind.ER's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39290375984019523312012-09-03T13:56:48.839-04:002012-09-03T13:56:48.839-04:00I know you can miss the sales, but with a little p...<br /><br /><br />I know you can miss the sales, but with a little planning you can do the bulk of this shopping ahead of time right after the school year ends in May or June. Then when school starts you just have to pick up the teacher-specific crap.<br /><br />Naw, I'm just kidding. I have to race around like an idiot too.Crazy RxManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077488214299929481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59382479046145855852012-09-03T13:18:03.211-04:002012-09-03T13:18:03.211-04:00We did our back to school shopping in early August...We did our back to school shopping in early August - as soon as we had the list. And some things we know will get lost/broken/used up we buy extra and have a box of school supplies at home. I have 40+ yo hubby in his last year of college and a 7 yo starting second grade. I am jealous of all their new stuff each year. I want a lunch box!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51858813690377073322012-09-03T12:04:28.171-04:002012-09-03T12:04:28.171-04:00My favorite item was large elastic book sleeves, 4...My favorite item was large elastic book sleeves, 4. At $4 per. Multipled by however many children you have.<br /><br />Covering your books with brown paper bags is now the equivalent of flood pants. You're poor, dorky, loser.<br /><br />Do the teachers get kickbacks? Gifts from visiting school supply representatives?Ellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16557782703396383832012-09-03T11:39:57.435-04:002012-09-03T11:39:57.435-04:00Fingers crossed that by the time I have children, ...Fingers crossed that by the time I have children, the school supply list will be:<br /><br />1. MacBook Air 15" Infinite RAM<br />2. Tissues (or you may supply your child with his or her own bubble -- Medtronic only)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894539076131157191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81921902354914977252012-09-03T11:22:29.341-04:002012-09-03T11:22:29.341-04:00I'm a teacher and I enjoyed reading this. Scho...I'm a teacher and I enjoyed reading this. School supply lists for my son, who would be starting kindergarten this year and thus making this our first trek, we're made available in June. My simply adorable but clueless husband made fun of me for making the school supply shopping trip in early July. I tucked this little nugget away for the weekend before the local schools started so I could exact my revenge on Mr. Know-it-all. When the time came, I sent him to Staples to fetch me a box of Pilot Precise pens, blue medium tip. He figured it would buy him 30 minutes out of the house and way fom the daily insanity of the bickering 3 and 5 year old children. I kissed him sweetly on the cheek, thanked him, and then settled into my easy chair to await his return...90 minutes later, rife with much cursing.<br /><br />I'm evil. And someone learned a hard lesson that day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7713728836012276492012-09-03T11:18:22.130-04:002012-09-03T11:18:22.130-04:00Yes, but at the end of this process, the kids actu...Yes, but at the end of this process, the kids actually go to school and peace reigns yet again. ;)<br />Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486091328948046021noreply@blogger.com