That seems ridiculous I don’t understand what the issue is?

Wow, what an interesting dilemma. I think it’s fantastic that you contribute to the class (even though I don’t believe you should have to), but your daughter deserves her own stationery and equipment to use in class. Schools don’t get to dictate what your child uses. My son has ASD and sensory issues so he was very particular about what he uses and why and that was my concern, not the rest of the class.

I believe that your child’s supplies should be exclusively for her use. The generic extras can be shared to those who don’t have the funds to supply their own but ownership of their own supplies is important. The teacher has no right to attack you because you want your child to h a very the supplies you bought her. It’s not your responsibility to supply the e noire class

Of course you’re not the a**hole for buying your child personalised stationery so it cannot be taken away from her !

What?! This is not okay! Is this a private school? My daughter’s school supplies stationary and I just need to pay a levy! If ever we want to buy extra stuff that’s fine, and there has been the occasional instance where things go missing, so I would absolutely do personalised if I thought it necessary. What this school/ teacher is doing is totally wrong!

How strange I would of thought labelling your child’s item would of been compulsory!

I think every parent has the right to name their kids school items as there are so many kids who love to steal other kids stuff. I engrave my daughters things as well as name label and wrap heaps of sticky tape around the pencils etc. we found out there was one kid who was the thief so if anything goes missing I tell my daughter to go look for it. Teachers don’t care anymore

I remember having to buy tissues for my kids primary classes. I use to buy the 2 or 3 ply tissues so that my kids would have good quality strong tissues to use when needed. I use to help out in class and I never ever saw the boxes that I bought, I only ever saw the 1 ply tissue boxes and that really annoyed me. From then on when we received our stationery supply list I use to buy my kids personalised pencils, crayons, paints, pens or whatever was needed for them and then what was to be used as a share item I got whatever was needed from Big W or Kmart. My kids stuff (even though it was personalised) seemed to still get stolen, but until it went missing, because it was personalised my kids always knew what items belonged to them and they were proud that they had all the items that were needed.

If the school is planning to just mix it all together then it should be put on the stationery list. When I went to school you got your list, labelled your things and took responsibility in looking after them. You could then use the same stationery the following year, and add things as needed. I see that it can be a good idea to mix stuff together so everyone can use things, and no one’s left out but if you’ve bought your own personalised things and purchased items for others to share, then what’s the problem?

I remember having to buy tissues for the class to share and I was okay with that, but I think children should be able to keep the supplies that their parents have bought for them. The school should have extra supplies for children who don’t have everything they need.

This practice really annoys me. I don’t mind buying a couple of extra packs of things like crayons for class sharing, but it annoys me when teachers try to share everything. Especially if my kid then doesn’t have what they need. I’m on your side.

That’s a bizarre arrangement in the classroom and the first I’ve ever heard of mixing up stationery for kids to pick from. Not likely to be happening now in light of covid.

At my kids Primary school the Stationary is shared for Kindy and Pre- Primary and then from Grade one onwards everyone has their own..Yes the stationary is expensive but I feel terrible for the kids who don’t have their own and I’ve always encouraged my kids to share what they have with others.

Why can’t we all be equal? why can’t kids share? when you go to work you use work pens unless you choose yourself to buy yourself stationery however it’s already provided why would you do this?

Yes that’s nice for our kids to have their own things however is it fair for others to miss out on an equal value of learning just because the stationery is not to your standard doesn’t mean it’s not satisfactory for everyone to use…..

While I don’t agree with it in principal I can see that they are trying things in a new way and having all children share from the same pool, all are equal and learning to share. I think I would rather my child was the same as all the others and not standing out as special. Maybe keep her labelled things for home.

So annoying ! When my youngest repeated prep I was asked to provide extra sets stationary for whole class purposes and I did. My youngest has additional needs and I bought for her special stationary items from the therapy store. They all got lost on the big pile and my daughter got to use the ordinary stuff

Why is it a problem for her to buy her child something of their own if she is also contributing to the supplies for the wider class?!
Seriously, teachers are becoming way too precious these days. First it’s lunches and now it’s stationery?! I think they’re all on some sort of power trip.

That cool you got personalised stuff for your daughter beside you did get extras. How times have changed.

Oh heck no! Growing up, i was just grateful my parents could buy the branded stationary, and if i was able to get tye nice stationery, there was no chance i would willingly share that with the other kids in the class. My parents worked hard to get me those supplies to meet my needs. I would share my stuff with those less well off, but there are other kids who’s parents are just plain stingy, and they should be called out, not those parents who got the nicer stationery for their ow child

Yeah this is tough I feel the teacher should have been more open to communicate