Very functional slates, made and priced to be used by students or given as gifts. The same workmanship and quality as our 'professional slates', but we only offer these in chalkboard, the sticks are 3/4" thick with stripes on the front only and no magnets. Hi-impact plastic brackets (rather than the metal on the pro slates). BUT, they will last really well under normal set conditions, and they're way above those hinky pieces of ca-ca that the souvenier shops shell.