School Supplies - longing for the good old days!

In honor of Throw Back Thursday (#TBT) we have been contemplating the many things that are different about being an elementary school student now versus the late 60's/early 70's.

Who remembers this?

The school supply box was filled with pencils, crayons, an eraser, scissors, and ruler that the individual student would use. That was just about it!  Parents and students were responsible for keeping up with their supplies and this box was kept in the desk.

Today we have to buy the aforementioned supplies, plus hand sanitizer, white board markers, Deskjet ink, batteries, Kleenex, copy paper, colored pens, glue sticks, and the list goes on and on. Not to mention the specific binder sizes, specific folder colors (with and without prongs), college rule vs. wide rule notebook paper, etc.

We just yearn for a little more simplicity!  Yay for #TBT and fun memories.  And hold on - one day these will be the good old days!