Back to School School Supply Rant

Aug 30, 2011 18:56

Originally on Facebook but I'm expanding on it here ( Read more... )

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mtgordon August 31 2011, 01:44:38 UTC
Thinking back to some of the more esoteric items from when I was in school: a smock (for painting, loose-fitting and only required for kindergarten IIRC), a mat (again, only for kindergarten), gym clothes (only a requirement for "tennis shoes" when I was in elementary; in junior high, this moved to a full outfit, including supporter). There were requirements in various grades for some cheap supplies that were simply reused from year to year: compass, protractor, scissors, etc. In high school, we were required for some classes to have fairly simple scientific calculators, i.e. supporting a reasonable suite of trig & log functions ( ... )

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