How many pencils do you think you buy each year? How many do you personally sharpen?

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I end up buying a lot...more than I care to count as the ones that most of the parents send in are the cheap ones that ruin pencil sharpeners. I have a h.s. helper who helps to sharpen them.

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I have no idea how many I buy, but I sharpen all of them!

This year I used more than ever. I buy at beginning of the year when they are cheaper

About 500 generally.. I don’t sharpen them

I don’t buy them. Students have come in with several packs a piece. Probably go through about 500 of them. I have a student that picks the task up at the end of the day! So I usually don’t sharpen myself!

If students don't bring pencils, I lend golf pencils.

I dont sharpen them, but I started with over 500 this year and I am at 6 as of today.

0 and 0. I don’t buy supplies for students. The district I work in the families are pretty well off. It’s been my classroom policy to come prepared for class. When kids come to me asking to borrow a pencil I look at them and tell them I have enough for me but no to lend and encourage them to solve their own problem. I did teach 7th and 8th graders though

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