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In many countries, parents are required to provide their school children with certain school supplies. At the start of each school year or semester, they will be issued a supply list and expected to bring everything on it to school. In some schools, the parents are also required to provide supplies for the teachers and for the school building, e.g. whiteboard pens for teaching classes and cleaning products for the school building... It can be tempting to start buying school supplies well in advance, but it is safer to wait until you actually get the school supply list. Sometimes, schools have very specific rules about certain items, e.g. the size and style of scissors or which calculators that will be allowed on tests. So, while it might seem like a great idea to be pro-active and avoid the back-to-school rush, our advice is actually that you wait until you have the list in your hand. Seeing the actual list can also help you avoid falling into the trap of getting way too much stuff.....