It's Back to School Time!
preschool: nametag
K-6: backpack; crayons, pens, rulers, markers; new sneakers; new clothes; haircut; bus pass
6-8: backpack; pens, rulers, markers, calculator; new sneakers & shoes; new clothes; haircut (maybe); bus pass; cell phone
high school: backpack; pens, rulers, markers, calculator, lab kit; new sneakers & shoes; new clothes (new wardrobe?); haircut (maybe); bus pass (car?); cell phone; sports physical; spending money
college: backpack; pens, rulers, markers, calculator, lab kit, art/science/nursing supplies, binders; new wardrobe; cell phone; computer; printer; expensive books; lots and lots of money - tuition, charge card, checking account, debit card; college loan; transportation via car, train, bus, or plane; dorm/apartment furnishings too numerous to list in a blog; U-Haul for above
adjunct college professor: briefcase; pens, markers, calculator, art/science/nursing supplies, binders, planner; books - lots and lots of books; business clothes; cell phone; computer; printer; portable office (did I say adjunct?); creation of syllabus, schedule, handouts, tests, power point presentations; central duplicating; meetings; forms and more forms; spread sheets for tracking students assignments/tests; research to keep up-to-date in discipline
Take me back to kindergarten!