LPMS -kids aren’t showing up for classes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's terrible. Really they should start school two weeks earlier and end school two weeks earlier. With the current schedule, it is about a month of doing nothing. Such a waste.

No, they should have done virtual for snow days.

[Anonymous]

Basically, most teachers were middling students both in high school and college. They are not the people who had a passion for learning. Obviously they care more about getting ready for vacation than modeling learning for kids. And no, this isn't everyone, but I am on a number of teacher forums and it is a lot of teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basically, most teachers were middling students both in high school and college. They are not the people who had a passion for learning. Obviously they care more about getting ready for vacation than modeling learning for kids. And no, this isn't everyone, but I am on a number of teacher forums and it is a lot of teachers.

But you all are too good to be teachers so thank God for teachers or you'd be homeschooling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's terrible. Really they should start school two weeks earlier and end school two weeks earlier. With the current schedule, it is about a month of doing nothing. Such a waste.

Regardless of the date, kids would check out a week or 10 days before the scheduled end of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's terrible. Really they should start school two weeks earlier and end school two weeks earlier. With the current schedule, it is about a month of doing nothing. Such a waste.

If school ended two weeks ago the last week of school would still be a waste of time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's terrible. Really they should start school two weeks earlier and end school two weeks earlier. With the current schedule, it is about a month of doing nothing. Such a waste.

...That would solve absolutely nothing at all. Students are always checked out the last week of school,no matter when it is held.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basically, most teachers were middling students both in high school and college. They are not the people who had a passion for learning. Obviously they care more about getting ready for vacation than modeling learning for kids. And no, this isn't everyone, but I am on a number of teacher forums and it is a lot of teachers.

Sure, Jan. *Yawn* Teacher bashing is so tired and boring. Get a hobby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basically, most teachers were middling students both in high school and college. They are not the people who had a passion for learning. Obviously they care more about getting ready for vacation than modeling learning for kids. And no, this isn't everyone, but I am on a number of teacher forums and it is a lot of teachers.

How, exactly, is this additive to the thread? It's been an extraordinarily long year for students, teachers, admin, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 8th graders I know at various middle schools have all been told not to come in after their promotion ceremonies (held on different days this week). But the 6th and 7th gradres are still coming in.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's terrible. Really they should start school two weeks earlier and end school two weeks earlier. With the current schedule, it is about a month of doing nothing. Such a waste.

Why would that change anything? Students who goof at the end now would simply goof off 2 weeks earlier.

Anyway, at TPMS my kid had tests yesterday and today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's terrible. Really they should start school two weeks earlier and end school two weeks earlier. With the current schedule, it is about a month of doing nothing. Such a waste.

...That would solve absolutely nothing at all. Students are always checked out the last week of school,no matter when it is held.

For HS students, the calendar could better align with AP exams. They would have more time to teach instead of racing through a curriculum that other states start mid August and then telling kids not to bother showing up in June. For ES and MS, I agree the last week is never going to be full of learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS has no kids in his English class. No one else showed up. They combined his class with others into the aux gym. When did not showing up for the last days of school become the norm for kids, other than seniors? He had a teacher tell him yesterday don’t bother coming to school. Who does this? When did schools stop caring enough to actually plan real classes/activities for the last week of school? Why have make up days if nothing actually gets made up? What a waste. I am better off keeping DS home. At least he would likely learn something.

All they're doing is warehousing kids this week. Parents who actually love and care about their children wouldn't subject them to that, so a lot of kids are being called out. As my student put it, I don't want to sit and watch another Disney movie. I agree. Called out.

Ha! Ha! Ha! Haha! *if you love your kids, you will horde them up alone at home instead of sending them to school to sign Yearbooks, chat with teachers and friends and have some structure in their day"!!!!
I'm starting to believe there is a true mental health crisis in this area, and it begins with upper middle class parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basically, most teachers were middling students both in high school and college. They are not the people who had a passion for learning. Obviously they care more about getting ready for vacation than modeling learning for kids. And no, this isn't everyone, but I am on a number of teacher forums and it is a lot of teachers.

But you all are too good to be teachers so thank God for teachers or you'd be homeschooling.

I did homeschool, but also am a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basically, most teachers were middling students both in high school and college. They are not the people who had a passion for learning. Obviously they care more about getting ready for vacation than modeling learning for kids. And no, this isn't everyone, but I am on a number of teacher forums and it is a lot of teachers.

How, exactly, is this additive to the thread? It's been an extraordinarily long year for students, teachers, admin, etc.

This is additive because it is the choice of the adults to make the end of the year boring instead of enriching. And many teachers have your attitude, "I'm done," so don't want to put any work into the end of the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's terrible. Really they should start school two weeks earlier and end school two weeks earlier. With the current schedule, it is about a month of doing nothing. Such a waste.

Why would that change anything? Students who goof at the end now would simply goof off 2 weeks earlier.

Anyway, at TPMS my kid had tests yesterday and today.

Our MS has no end of year tests... but we know TPMS is special.