How Do You Teach Kids the Value of Money? (2006)

Re:How Do You Teach Kids the Value of Money? (2006) by jaxn on Thursday January 16, 2014 @09:44PM (#7073968)

Do you think an expensive pencil performs better than a cheap pencil? What about folders, glue, notebooks, graph paper, etc?

When we get into electronics, the school list specifies which graphing calculator to buy. Will my kids find a used one on ebay? Probably. Will a used one perform worse?

It is an interesting concern, but we haven't had a situation where their frugality has gotten in the way of their education. One of my kids likes fancy mechanical pencils, another one uses wooden pencils until they are nubs. It's their choice :)

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Re:How Do You Teach Kids the Value of Money? (2006) by icebraining on Friday January 17, 2014 @04:30AM (#7074974)

Pencils, folders, and such, not that much (though the cheapest paper is usually to thin to withstand the treatment), but I've seen math compasses literally fall apart after a month or two of use, dented rulers, pens which would spill to clothes, etc.

It's not that you need to buy expensive stuff, but the cheapest of the cheapest is usually only good for occasional use, not daily school work.

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Re:How Do You Teach Kids the Value of Money? (2006) by jaxn on Friday January 17, 2014 @08:00AM (#7075488)

Fair enough.

We haven't run into those issues. They tend to order their supplies off Amazon, but I don't know much about what they choose or why.

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