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>Of course, my schools didn't necessarily buy the highest quality pencils for the children if your schools are buying pencils for the students, you're one up o
by notatoad 8y ago
>Of course, my schools didn't necessarily buy the highest quality pencils for the children
if your schools are buying pencils for the students, you're one up over my childhood in canada.
- Symbiote 8y agoA quick search suggests pencils, pens etc are still provided for the youngest children. Paper, exercise books and textbooks are provided for all of school. I think the average 7 year old has their own pencils and pens. My mum was a teacher in a secondary school in a poor area; she always had spare pencils and pens for any child without one — which if it was frequent, was probably a small hint that home life might not be great for that child. The wider area was of average wealth, and the school bought the pencils my mum gave out. I think, in some areas with particularly underfunded schools, teachers are known to spend their own money on things the poorest children need. (I grew up in England.)