Mom28kds Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Is it ok to pitch these? Or how long do I need to keep them? I have CLE light units as well as some work books for 3 kids. I have already turned in my notice to the school system and received my ok to HS for this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I keep tests and special projects, but ditch everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisamarie Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I'm in a no report state so maybe my answer isn't helpful. I keep papers, a few art projects, things that I will want as mementos. I toss everything else. Though I do keep some of the used workbooks so I have them as examples to look through for when the next kid hits that level. I can look through the used SM workbook to see if it's at the level the next kid is at and if I should order it. Or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I made up a clear book for each child with examples of work and a narrative school report. I liked having that in case there was any question about what we were doing. It's fun to look back too. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 When we used workbooks I would only keep tests and creative writing work. Any art work was also kept. Everything else was thrown away and tests were only kept for a year after. We notebook now so I keep pretty much everything and at the end of the year I make a book or two (proclick or print center binds it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I'm the wrong person to ask--I keep everything. I have every paper done for 25 years... :D Oh, just get rid of it already.....seriously, it is like losing 100lbs. And yes, I have done both:D Keep the special stuff....trash everything else...even the tests. No one will ever ask for them...and the kids are really not interested. I narrowed everything from the past 20 years into one file crate....and a few notebooks which were just too beautiful to toss. My artist dd's books are so amazing I gave them back to her to possibly publish:D I finally culled all my books too.....I can finally breathe! Record wise, I kept our quarterlies, year end reports and yearly testing results. 20 years boiled down to one hanging file.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staysee34 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I keep just the portfolio I submit to the district. Aside from that, I've stashed away a few art projects and kept all the photos. The rest we threw away and had lots of fun doing it, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Pick a few things and pitch the rest. That's the one highlight of having to keep a portfolio, lol. Seriously, just do it now or you may wind up like me. I just went through kindergarten work a few weeks ago... from my 14yo. :001_huh: Never again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Everything but big art projects goes in DS's portfolio (pictures of those), so I'm no help. DS loves to look back on what he's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 My state requires a portfolio, so I keep that and pitch everything else. If we ever move to a state that requires no reporting, I'll keep stuff that seems portfolio worthy. Look at it from the perspective of your kids down the road. My mother kept every. single. paper. It was all in a trunk full of memorabilia. I went through it after she died. What a burden! At first it was fun to see some of our work but after a while of sifting through piles and piles of mundane math pages I was done. I quickly separated out my sibling's stuff and mailed it to them to sort through. Turns out they weren't interested. I threw all mine away. Maybe there were a few gems in there, but there was too much dross (to mix my metaphors) to find them. Now when I think about keeping something (anything, not just schoolwork), I think of my kids going through my stuff when I am gone. Is it likely to be a burden or a delight to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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