Kc Davis
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Maggie :
Hi, my kid had an iep that stipulated she have her own supplies do to her immunocompromised status during treatment for leukemia. I still bought the extra items that would clearly be used communally.
2024-07-31 15:01:06
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Sara :
I used to work in sped law. We absolutely could use an IEP to get a kid to have their own stuff but in my experience more kids w executive functioning challenges benefited from communal supplies!
2024-07-31 14:59:35
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Jackie B Sugar :
My son has a fine motor delay, so in 1st I talked to his teacher about bringing him special shaped pencils. She said cool. I brought in 2 packs in case they would benefit another child… 🤷🏻♀️
2024-08-01 01:21:07
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Charlatte 🐭✨ :
There is a growing number of people on this app who will call teachers talking about the struggles of the job “ableist” at the drop of a hat, even with 0 mention of neurodivergent children. It’s crazy
2024-07-31 15:16:33
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Susan Steider :
Our teachers could ask for a 12 pack of Bud Light and I would buy them 2.
2024-07-31 14:48:29
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Lisa Williams :
I’m convinced that some folks just collect boogeyman words and use them without really understanding what they mean.
2024-07-31 15:49:13
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Anne :
Like…is she assuming that some kids use adaptive school supplies and they’re having them taken away?? I don’t understand.
2024-07-31 14:44:47
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H :
ironically my undiagnosed ADHD childhood probably would have been easier if more of our supplies were communal lol
2024-07-31 15:01:51
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Mlangreads3 :
As a ND mom with a ND son.. we prefer communal supplies. Otherwise he would NEVER have a pencil. His ADHD just couldn't keep track of pencils.
2024-07-31 15:08:59
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Gaygirlgooddog :
Don’t most offices have communal supplies? 🤔 like we all share the same paper, pens, staples, folders, etc. I don’t see why school is so different.
2024-07-31 15:34:55
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SassySam67 :
And *I* don’t want to try to keep track of 8 glue sticks either! Please take them!
2024-07-31 15:00:26
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Leigh Ann :
People are saying “but IEPs are hard to get!” and they’re right, but also…talk to the teacher! If you say “hey, kiddo uses X special pencil” (or whatever) 99% of the time the teacher will be on board!
2024-07-31 16:03:55
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Cfitz :
I brought communal supplies for the class but my left handed kid had special left handed supplies for himself. WE CAN SHARE 🗣️lol
2024-07-31 15:01:08
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Caitlyn :
Anybody who thinks that teachers do ANYTHING out of laziness needs to immediately go and sign up to volunteer in their child’s classroom.
2024-07-31 22:09:23
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ariellegoldman :
My neurodivergent child has lost 7 water bottles this summer. I can’t imagine if he was responsible for pencils
2024-07-31 19:33:53
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Courtenay Austin 🇨🇦 :
BINGO - my son writes easier with a pen due to gross/fine motor difficulties so he has an accommodation on his IEP for them. So that ONE item is his alone and the rest is communal…
2024-07-31 14:45:08
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Oscar :
Nor do teachers want to ask/beg for MORE glue sticks (supplies) halfway through the year AND hear additional complaints!
2024-07-31 14:43:49
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Tiff :
Neurodivergent kiddos also typically like routine and sameness. If everyone is pulling out their blue folder and they have Mario Bros they’re going to feel outside the routine.
2024-07-31 15:00:27
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HB Sims :
Also! It keeps supplies from being distractions throughout the year so those supplies stay available for appropriate activities
2024-07-31 14:47:14
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Kaykray125 :
As someone with AuDHD I’m so confused what point they thought they were making. 😅
2024-07-31 14:43:10
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Rissa :
As an undiagnosed adhd kiddo, communal supplies would’ve helped alot because I lost EVERYTHING 😂
2024-07-31 23:30:01
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caymi :
saying communal school supplies is ableist has to take the chronically online take cake
2024-07-31 15:37:51
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Mum see🇨🇦 :
Thank you from a former teacher… classroom management is a real thing. 30 six year olds takes organization. Lazy? Really!
2024-07-31 15:24:45
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Amber Wardell, PhD :
Imagine using ableist and lazy in the same sentence and not realizing that lazy is a term that’s often weaponized by ableist people.
2024-07-31 16:35:38
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Katie :
The ONLY thing that bums me out about collective supplies is that I just pay the school for the classroom's supplies rather than buying them myself. Which is cheaper! Because the school can get them in bulk! I just miss the dopamine of proper back to school shopping 😂
2024-07-31 15:17:49
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Jessica Zumstein :
It teaches children how to share. I always explain that we do communal because some of my kids classmates may not be able to afford supplies, so we also pick up a few extras to help out as well.
2024-07-31 15:05:14
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TheRentedNest :
You know who I never heard complain about communal supplies? The kids in my son’s kindergarten class who were the ones actually sharing the supplies. They were happy to do it.
2024-07-31 15:37:42
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Jessica | Learn Phonics :
Kids will use all 8 glue sticks in the first week if we let them just have at it. 😅 These supplies need to last months!
2024-07-31 17:50:02
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mandias0808 :
It’s takes an epic sized amount of audacity to call a teacher in America “lazy”
2024-07-31 14:57:10
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meems :
as an autisitc I had a strong attachment to my things as an adhd I couldn't keep track of all my supplies
2024-07-31 17:40:08
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Bethany April :
Sped teacher here! MOST of my students benefit from communal supplies bc they struggle with executive functioning. I also provide things like pencil grips or access to a computer if they need it!
2024-07-31 14:50:28
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Ashley Marrs :
me: yeah teachers don't do communal supplies because we're lazy, we do it because we're poor....oh yeah and classroom management lol
2024-07-31 16:24:22
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sahmkrit3 :
My son needed a special fidget that doesn’t click loudly per teacher’s requested bc school request was taking too long. I sent in 50 for the school…
2024-07-31 15:02:30
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Kierstan Louise :
My daughters are left handed and my youngest is autistic. I send the communal stuff and then just ask the teacher if I can send left handed scissors and things my daughter has sensory issues with.
2024-08-01 02:30:43
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Autumn Marsh :
as 3rd grader teacher with communal supplies, who has had students with special needs fir specific supplies- communal supplies are a must, and I keep track of the the adapted scissors, pencils, or seating required for those students. thank you KC!
2024-07-31 15:09:27
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Cheryl B :
My neurodivergent child can barely handle his own pencil box! Communal school supplies actually HELPS HIM!
2024-08-01 11:39:58
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Good_Omens_Drents :
My kids in school currently are both ADHD/autistic. Having a teacher keep track of supplies instead of them would be AWESOME
2024-07-31 17:43:52
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aarwinter :
I agree with you and also i was the kid who burned thru my glue the first week putting it on my hands lol. They should pass them out when it’s appropriate 😂
2024-07-31 15:50:02
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Melissa :
Gotta love the American Individualism 🙄 This is why people don't know how to be in community with other humans.
2024-07-31 14:45:10
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Cassandra :
My neurodivergent students benefit most from shared supplies. They have a cubby with their personal supplies too. My ND kids tend to misplace supplies frequently even with systems I use to help them.
2024-07-31 15:42:42
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Sami Jean :
Kids can have special items but we need communal supplies. Kids lose things. Am I supposed to just say oh well now you don’t have a pencil 🤷♀️
2024-07-31 14:42:07
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Michael LaBorn :
Also, communal supplies ensure the l children of extremely poor families don’t go without. Why do they hate being kind?😭😭😭
2024-07-31 22:48:00
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Holly💙 :
The only thing I can think of is maybe they're speaking of kids getting upset by having to share communal supplies? That's a stretch, but I'm trying to understand 😅
2024-07-31 14:56:00
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Tondracek :
Picking out my specific school supplies was so incredibly important to me as a kid. The right writing utensils and the right texture of paper was everything.
2024-07-31 16:28:18
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DeLancey Carson :
People learned the term ableism and ran with it 😂
2024-07-31 14:43:06
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Scaf Court :
We are at a private school (not that it matters) but they do communal school supplies for the younger ones and I’m here for it! I spent nothing extra through the year because of lost supplies.
2024-07-31 14:58:57
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Ohara :
I’ve never met a lazy teacher. Adaptive supplies are provided by the districts.
2024-07-31 17:58:59
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Murf :
I in my 3 years of teaching and 4 years as an aide have only had 1 student who needed their own supplies because if someone else touched their supplies they might punch them… but the supplies in their
2024-07-31 15:23:59
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Buster & Bella (and Rocky too) :
I was that neurodivergent child who wanted all my own things and kept very meticulous track/care of them. communal supplies aren't ableist as long as kids who want to can bring their own supplies (1)
2024-07-31 20:58:14
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Caitlin Grace :
We also won’t be doing IEP’s because parents want kids to have their own supplies lol
2024-07-31 15:59:30
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