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What do Ziploc bags, wet wipes and a library card have in common?

They're all on the list of school supplies for DISD elementary schools in 2009-10. The list looks pretty conventional as school supplies go. Kids need crayons, glue, safety scissors and, of course, No. 2 pencils. But about those Ziploc bags...


Tales of fourth grade Socialism

(with apologies to Judy Blume for the headline.) A local father-blogger is steamed that he sent his 9-year-old to an un-named DISD school outfitted with a raft of school supplies, only to have the teacher hand them out to classmates....


The School Supply Rush

As a teacher I've been surprised by some things kids bring in unsolicited for school supplies. While I can always make use of triple-ply heavy duty shop towels at home and 96 count boxes of skin tone crayons might enhance...

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