Open House on 10/10

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hijack your thread. On a related topic, do high schools also have an open house on 10/10?

Northwood does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hijack your thread. On a related topic, do high schools also have an open house on 10/10?

Some do, some don't.

No, they all do. It is a system wide open house.

However, please don’t be the parent following your high school student around all day, embarrassing them in front of their peers. They really don’t want you there. And you’ll just stand out because only a few parents come.

-HS teacher

Not any more. The guidance this year is to select the best date for the community you serve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess the ones that haven’t made an announcement don’t want the parents there?

if we’re being honest, no one “wants” a bunch of extra people standing around the room taking up space and (likely) judging. We do it because admin says we have to. As an early elementary teacher, it is really disruptive and someone always ends up feeling like they are the only kid without a parent there and ends up in tears. So, if you are an elementary parent and attending this my 2 pieces of advice are:
1. be prepared to work, i always do a big craft to keep parents busy
2. be prepared to look out for a kid other than your own. if you see a kid who doesn’t have a parent there, talk to them. ask them what they are doing. engage them and make them feel special.
This event is pretty exclusive for parents who can’t take off a couple hours on a work day. If you have that luxury, be grateful and use a few minutes of your time to make other kids feel special too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess the ones that haven’t made an announcement don’t want the parents there?

if we’re being honest, no one “wants” a bunch of extra people standing around the room taking up space and (likely) judging. We do it because admin says we have to. As an early elementary teacher, it is really disruptive and someone always ends up feeling like they are the only kid without a parent there and ends up in tears. So, if you are an elementary parent and attending this my 2 pieces of advice are:
1. be prepared to work, i always do a big craft to keep parents busy
2. be prepared to look out for a kid other than your own. if you see a kid who doesn’t have a parent there, talk to them. ask them what they are doing. engage them and make them feel special.
This event is pretty exclusive for parents who can’t take off a couple hours on a work day. If you have that luxury, be grateful and use a few minutes of your time to make other kids feel special too.

OP here. Thanks! If I go, I will do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess the ones that haven’t made an announcement don’t want the parents there?

if we’re being honest, no one “wants” a bunch of extra people standing around the room taking up space and (likely) judging. We do it because admin says we have to. As an early elementary teacher, it is really disruptive and someone always ends up feeling like they are the only kid without a parent there and ends up in tears. So, if you are an elementary parent and attending this my 2 pieces of advice are:
1. be prepared to work, i always do a big craft to keep parents busy
2. be prepared to look out for a kid other than your own. if you see a kid who doesn’t have a parent there, talk to them. ask them what they are doing. engage them and make them feel special.
This event is pretty exclusive for parents who can’t take off a couple hours on a work day. If you have that luxury, be grateful and use a few minutes of your time to make other kids feel special too.

Thanks for your honesty. I can see why some teachers aren’t fans of opening their classroom to parents if some students feel left out.

It’s sad though: my kids are in different clusters and I can see how well-run one is (it’s welcoming - for example, they announce things like this open house, teachers welcome parent engagement and classroom volunteers, teachers and admins proactively communicate with parents)

and how the other one is the opposite (didn’t announce this open house, standoffish and dishonest teachers who claim one thing but do another, they do not want parent classroom volunteers - surprise surprise , standoffish principal). Just so disappointed with the one school and can’t wait for my child to move out of there. There are huge quality differences within MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does this work? We were told it’s from 9:45-11:00am. Do we stay in the class the entire time? I have two kids, one in first grade and one in PEP. Haven’t been to one. Do you just spend as much time as you want? Their classrooms are so small. Where do parents go? Stand at the back?

Our ES would set up chairs. It’s come and go as you like within the time window.

OP here. Good to know that I can split my time between two kids.

[Anonymous]

This is probably me being the worst parent in the world, but there’s nowhere I’d rather be less than a school building on my day off. You all have fun harassing your kids’ teachers, I’ll be at brunch.

[Anonymous]

My kids are currently in college, and I work at an MCPS high school. About half a dozen parents usually show up, and their kids are mortified (although the parents say their kids love seeing them there).

Go in ES, back off by MS, and definitely DO NOT go in HS.

[Anonymous]

This is one event they definitely should have done away with for good. It’s so disruptive. It really just wastes student’s time that could be spent learning, instead of a dog and pony show to impress parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are currently in college, and I work at an MCPS high school. About half a dozen parents usually show up, and their kids are mortified (although the parents say their kids love seeing them there).

Go in ES, back off by MS, and definitely DO NOT go in HS.

Indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is one event they definitely should have done away with for good. It’s so disruptive. It really just wastes student’s time that could be spent learning, instead of a dog and pony show to impress parents.

Less disruptive than having parents who want to visit disrupting a lot of different days.

[Anonymous]

I tell my ES kid that I am not going to open house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hijack your thread. On a related topic, do high schools also have an open house on 10/10?

Some do, some don't.

No, they all do. It is a system wide open house.

However, please don’t be the parent following your high school student around all day, embarrassing them in front of their peers. They really don’t want you there. And you’ll just stand out because only a few parents come.

-HS teacher

Ours was always packed pre covid.

Haven't heard anything from #2's hs (different school) this year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one event they definitely should have done away with for good. It’s so disruptive. It really just wastes student’s time that could be spent learning, instead of a dog and pony show to impress parents.

Less disruptive than having parents who want to visit disrupting a lot of different days.

Not really. Then you just say no. It isn’t forced like Open House is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one event they definitely should have done away with for good. It’s so disruptive. It really just wastes student’s time that could be spent learning, instead of a dog and pony show to impress parents.

Less disruptive than having parents who want to visit disrupting a lot of different days.

Not really. Then you just say no. It isn’t forced like Open House is.

Really hard to say no. Parents have a right to observe.