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This was recommended. Those things always suck. Also the paper tears with use in the binders. Not into it. Also the handouts come stapled automatically by the copier. In a hanging file I could leave them stapled.

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3-ring binders, in general, were terrible. It was very common to pick up a binder and have the papers fall out because the ring mechanism was broken and didn't close correctly. I don't think any of mine ever lasted a single school year.

ugh, the WORST! The name says what they're for: publishing a single copy of a book. They aren't meant to get crushed in a backpack and opened hundreds of times, but we have yet to admit that we are failing the youth with this garbage technology. This randoseru at least seems like it would do a better job of not putting pressure on the outsides of the rings and making them stop meshing.

When my son gets to school age I'm going to work this problem with him. file folders, plastic accordions, whatever he wants to work with really. The true secret of success is typing your notes up later, but we'll deal with that when we deal with that.

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