These last most of the year for our writing journals. Sometimes the wire binding bends and the pages are difficult for the kids to teat out. Luckily we don't tear out the pages very much.
I bought several of these one subject spiral notebooks for my children even though they did not need them yet as the price was incredible. The one thing I/they like the most about these Staples notebooks is the size- not too big not too small but just right. Having classes spread out over the course of the week they prefer not to have the much larger multi-subject notebooks. This way they only carry the actual notebook they will be needing for that day or morning or afternoon. The cover is not the sturdiest but if that is the trade-off here it is worth it.