This was how it was for me when I went to a public school in rural America in the 80s and 90s.

I’m so perplexed. Each student is responsible for bringing her own crayons, her own tissues, her own ten glue sticks, her own band-aids? Does the classroom not supply, and the kids not share, anything? Is this usual, or does this indicate that my school is a relatively underfunded one?
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Nicole Dieker
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Sep 7, 2016
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This was how it was for me when I went to a public school in rural America in the 80s and 90s. We had to bring our own everything, including tissues.
Some of the supplies went straight into a classroom pot when we arrived at school, others (like crayons) we were allowed to keep. Of course it was a HUGE DEAL about who had the 24-pack and who had the 120-pack with the built-in crayon sharpener.
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