I have stopped packing my boxes as I have reached a heaping haul of 140 or so boxes and have to focus on school. However, that isn't stopping me from letting you all know some other great things that we can use to advance our boxes and to get a stronger desire for the things we pack in them. With that being said, I want to talk about the importance of school supplies in our shoe boxes.
I was watching a youtube video and something struck me as the person was packing their box. They had included all these great toys and goodies but they only included some pretty gel pens and nothing to write on. That struck me a bit as odd but realized that a lot of other packers didn't include even pens in their boxes, they would include a strip of stickers and that's it or they would include a notebook but nothing to write with. I found that to be a bit concerning as you wouldn't send your student to school with a notebook and hope for the best, right? So, that made me want to spread the word of just how important school supplies are.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE SUPPLIES: DON'T COME.
In many countries, like certain parts of Ecuador and Africa, if you don't have any school supplies, and I mean the basics of paper and pencil, then you can't go to school to write down what you learned or to do your homework. Believe it or not but children actually want to go to school and educate themselves. I know that in the United States our children are at an 80/20 of children that hate school to those that like it, but even without school supplies, our children can go to school and a teacher or a friend can provide a piece of paper and pen.
There are certain areas of the Philippines where children will go through the garbage to find school supplies along with stuff to sell with their parents: it's really sad. Children deserve the rights to a basic education and unfortunately, with poverty-struck children, getting school supplies just so they can go to school is difficult. That's why it is up to us, the packers, to make sure that the children that receive these boxes will also get a good notebook, pencils, pens (optional), erasers, calculator (optional), and pencil sharpener. August is the best time to stock up on these items since the back to school shopping season is upon us.
GIRLS DON'T GO TO SCHOOL
In certain countries, girls are forbidden from going to school because of religious reasons or fear of boys/rapists. A woman's blog I follow on Facebook posted about two girls she had met that happened to be of the Muslim religion. They were not allowed to go to school and just hearing that broke my heart. It sucks knowing that there is a school right down the road full of knowledge and being told you can't go. Because of that, I believe in giving school supplies out the wazoo for these boxes. We don't always know if the boxes will be sent to girls in those situations but just imagine if we could get a girl so many pencils and pens, notebooks and crayons that they are able to teach themselves how to do things?
Women have been self-taught for years now and girls are no different. They can learn on their own and teach their siblings if they need to. School Supplies are a huge impact on these children because we don't know if they go to school, can't go to school or can't afford to go to school but I know personally that a notebook can change your life and inspire you to do things that you wouldn't imagine possible. Girls deserve that chance even if they aren't allowed to get educated.
LIST OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Like I had said earlier, a lot of people will include items and then not include the rest. I understand that we can't afford to put everything in this list in the box, but if you are including pens, include a notebook. The two go together like Sandy and Danny.
- Notebook
- Journal
- Memo Pad
- Ballpoint Pens
- Gel Pens
- High Lighters
- Erasers
- Pencil top Erasers
- Pencil Sharpener
- Solar Calculator
- Beginner Reader Books
- Ruler (Metric)
- Pencil Pouch
- Backpack
- Tote bag
- Folders
- Crayons
- Markers
- Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Sticky Notes
- Pencils
- Mechanical Pencils
- Led for Mechanical Pencils
Well Packers, I hope that this opened up a nice highlight into the importance of school supplies in our boxes and that it inspires you to include more school supply items. Happy Packing!
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