Jennay Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Do you keep completed workbooks? If so, for how long? I'm wondering if I can just keep track of completed workbooks in a Word document for record keeping purposes and recycle the actual workbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I don't need to keep formal records, so I toss them. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchel210 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I bought a rubermaid box and threw them all up in the attic. I think here in FL we have to keep records of some examples of work for 3 yrs or so. I figured they wont be in the way up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 UGH! My husband just cleaned in the basement yesterday. In an ideal world I would only keep one year, but I think there are up to 3 years down there. I guess I have to weed out. Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I keep complete workbooks, but only because I'm terrible at deciding what to keep and what not to keep. I throw them in a tub, along with a lot of their school work. I figure when they're grown up, I'll give them the tubs and let them decide what work of theirs they want to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I toss them with glee! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 We do, though, celebrate the finishing of a workbook. We do the finished-workbook dance and we make cake or cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I keep ours. At the end of the year I decide what to keep from there. I have one large rubbermaid that is almost full from prek - 4th. I hope to have 2-3 tubs full by the end of high school. I was surprised when he asked to look through an old workbook earlier this year. I had already tossed most of it and he was slightly offended that I would do so. We don't have to show records, but I make a small portfolio every years so he'll have some record of his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Toss almost everything immediately. We'll never go through it again, and don't have space to stash five extra of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Thanks for the responses. I think I'm leaning towards throwing them out and just keeping a log of what has been completed each year. (First I'll check my state regulations and see what kind of records, if any I need to keep.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I bought a rubermaid box and threw them all up in the attic. I think here in FL we have to keep records of some examples of work for 3 yrs or so. I figured they wont be in the way up there. It's two years :-) And you could just tear out a few pages from each one and toss the rest. No one needs that much clutter, girlfriend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I don't keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Thanks for the responses. I think I'm leaning towards throwing them out and just keeping a log of what has been completed each year. (First I'll check my state regulations and see what kind of records, if any I need to keep.) At most, you could choose 2-4 representative pages from any given workbook, write the title of the book and the date of completion, hole punch them and keep them in a binder. Then you have *samples* of work from each book without keeping the whole crazy thing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I keep a portfolio for each year for each kid in a 1" 3-ring binder. At the end of the year, I rip out some sample pages from the beginning, middle, and end of the workbook to put in the portfolio and toss or recycle the rest of the workbook (it usually ends up in the fireplace). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Tough question. What is required by your state. I would just keep 1 binder with a couple pages from each semester/quarter of the school year to show work completed and/or progress?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 but honestly, I know I should get rid of them. I've been thinking a big "I'm going to college" bonfire where we burn them might be fun. Of course, I'm moving the daggum things all over the planet, so they may bite the dust before the kids get to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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