The way I see it #234

When you go to school as a youngster, there is always a supply list handed to you at the beginning of the year. On it you will find such things as pencils, markers, crayons, scissors, etc. One of my most favorite memories of all times is school shopping with my sister. We chose the best of everything. We wouldn't dare choose Rose Art, oh no, it had to be Crayola. And wooden pencils were not good enough, we had to have mechanical pencils with extra lead. A clickable eraser was a must too and when we were younger we absolutely had to have the box of Crayolas with 64 crayons and a built-in sharpener:
To have these was to have status. I also took great care of my supplies and made sure they lasted as long as possible. Most of my friends did the same, but some of my classmates.... well they lost their Rose Art crayons with the first art project.

So, what does some genius come up with..... collecting all supplies to go into a class set. So, there go all my beautifully named colors floating in a plastic bin with some cheap imitations. And if that weren't enough... they outlawed mechanical pencils. Teachers thought this was just brilliant thinking. They collected everything and redistributed, so the supplies would last longer. Well, you know what happened..... the supplies did last longer for those that don't take care of their stuff. Turns out, just a little longer though because Johnny still doesn't put the cap back on the markers tightly and he still breaks the crayon when he attempts to color his picture. So now instead instead of a handful of students with dilapidated supplies, you have six class sets that are dilapidated.

So, you are probably wondering why we are talking about school supplies in the middle of November. Well, the whole class set vs. individual supplies reminds me of our political parties. The Republicans let you keep your own supplies and entrust that you will take care of your possessions and make them last. They stay out of your stuff for the most part. The Democrats collect everyones sets and redisdribute making it fair for everyone. They figure some people can't afford supplies so everyone else has to share.

I am personally for the let's keep our own supplies because I know how to take care of my stuff and I don't want anyone's Rose Art Markers mingling with my Crayolas! But, that is just the way I see it!