Mr. Third Grader was very excited to get his school-supply list in the mail this year. He eagerly told me that he needed both colored pencils and markers--as well as the old standby, crayons. 
He neglected, however, to notice that all three of those items were marked with an asterisk. I guess he's too young to realize what those mean: it's disclaimer time!
In this case, the asterisk pointed to a note from the teacher that the colored pencils, markers, and crayons were going to go into a general "art supply" area rather than being kept by the individual student.
Suddenly, his enthusiasm over that box of 64 crayons (with the built-in sharpener) and those nice new pointy-tip markers dimmed. It's not that he minds sharing his stuff, but he wanted to be able to keep his stuff in his desk to use when he wanted to use it.
He didn't cheer up again until I promised to get him a second set of supplies that he could keep in his desk at home and use for his homework projects. Yes, we have "community property supplies" at home, in a dining-room drawer. But somehow, there's nothing like your own box of crayons.
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One Response to “Community Property”
It's natural for the kids to be eager in trying their school stuff, especially if its new. That's why parent's should understand their needs. Great that you have find some alternatives in order to cheer him up, I salute you for that. If you can't find some alternatives then it would be better to let them understand.