In response to the Spout about teacher wishlists: Have you ever walked into your child's classroom and noticed it was nicely decorated? Were the bulletin boards covered in clean paper with borders? Did the desks have matching name tags? Was there a classroom library in bins? This is teacher funded. If you would like to see a non teacher funded classroom go check them out before school starts. Teachers can also only claim $300 on taxes for classroom items. I'm so tired of the teacher hate.