In most public schools today, that ritual is long gone. Today, students must share textbooks and leave the books in the classroom for the next class.
Teachers often purchase school supplies with money out of their own pocket.
The picture is bleak. Our schools need our help. Our kids are our future. Parents are asked to do what most of them are doing already - shopping online. And each time a parent makes a purchase online, a percentage of that sale goes back to their child's school.