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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

There was no “struggle” but there was a LOT of work. My child is in all honors and AP classes and maintains straight As.

So you’re not the parent who said their child was working “every waking moment just to stay afloat”?

No one said that. Go back and read it.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

There was no “struggle” but there was a LOT of work. My child is in all honors and AP classes and maintains straight As.

So you’re not the parent who said their child was working “every waking moment just to stay afloat”?

No one said that. Go back and read it.

I said it made weekends better. Because normally my kid had a lot to do on weekends. Having the day off in the middle of the week made it so weekends weren’t as bad with homework.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

Sorry, that doesn’t make sense. Try “a concerned parent.”

I don’t have concerns. My child is a straight A student in high level classes. My child thinks they also made 5s on all their AP exams - the extra days off provided lots of study time! We loved it.

Stop posting. You're in the minority. Again, most high school parents did not like the calendar. It was disruptive for everyone. Attendance has been a problem.

No, I won’t stop posting, especially when me and my child are insulted for liking the calendar. Not everyone hates it. Not everyone thought it was disruptive. I’m sorry you can’t handle a different perspective.

+1- stop posting? Nice try at censorship there PP

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

Sorry, that doesn’t make sense. Try “a concerned parent.”

I don’t have concerns. My child is a straight A student in high level classes. My child thinks they also made 5s on all their AP exams - the extra days off provided lots of study time! We loved it.

Stop posting. You're in the minority. Again, most high school parents did not like the calendar. It was disruptive for everyone. Attendance has been a problem.

No, I won’t stop posting, especially when me and my child are insulted for liking the calendar. Not everyone hates it. Not everyone thought it was disruptive. I’m sorry you can’t handle a different perspective.

+1- stop posting? Nice try at censorship there PP

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

There was no “struggle” but there was a LOT of work. My child is in all honors and AP classes and maintains straight As.

So you’re not the parent who said their child was working “every waking moment just to stay afloat”?

No one said that. Go back and read it.

I quoted it in just a few posts back. Working every weekend moment just to stay afloat? That’s a struggling kid whose parents were too lazy or disorganized to get them help and instead benefited from a terrible calendar.

Or it was hyperbole. In which case just owned that your child wasn’t “working every weekend moment just to stay afloat” but rather that it was nicer for you to have weekends free of schoolwork.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

There was no “struggle” but there was a LOT of work. My child is in all honors and AP classes and maintains straight As.

So you’re not the parent who said their child was working “every waking moment just to stay afloat”?

No one said that. Go back and read it.

I quoted it in just a few posts back. Working every weekend moment just to stay afloat? That’s a struggling kid whose parents were too lazy or disorganized to get them help and instead benefited from a terrible calendar.

Or it was hyperbole. In which case just owned that your child wasn’t “working every weekend moment just to stay afloat” but rather that it was nicer for you to have weekends free of schoolwork.

Simply put, you misquoted me and said I said my child was “working every waking moment” and they just be struggling. That is not what I said or meant. I was specifically talking about weekends and yes, it was hyperbole. Even with the day off we still never had homework free weekends as my child was in all honors and AP classes and had a lot of work. Especially as one of their AP teachers didn’t teach and my child was self teaching. The days off were a blessing. And even if my kid took all weekend to do work that doesn’t mean they are struggling. Maybe my kid is a perfectionist? You should see their grades. My kid aces every test and never has to do retakes.

We liked the calendar and had no issues with it. I explained why and you can’t accept it - you have to find some reason to tear down me and my child because you can’t fathom someone doesn’t share your opinion. Speaks volumes as to the kind of person you are.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

Here is what I said. I didn’t say every waking moment. I specifically said they didn’t have to spend weekends working to stay afloat.

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED the calendar this year.

I have HS students. One is AP and other is very VERY high needs special eduation. It was great for both of them.

Having "random" days off was perfect. Was able to schedule appts for my speical needs child easily and my AP child got plenty of breaks.

I filled it out in support of keeping all the holidays.

+1

Lots of HS families liked the calendar this year. I know its not everyone's preference, but many did like it and their voices can be heard from this survey.

Many of the ES families who are up in arms about the calendar this year will be happy in three years when THEY have the extra days off when their kids are in HS.

Or maybe they will have more empathy and remember what it is. Elementary age kids cant be home alone. Great that some high schoolers can sleep longer while parents are at work, but it's not what it looks like from a kindergartener family's perspective.

I didn’t. like it for my high schooler. It had some pros, but the summer is too short. I want to time to do family
things before schools starts again. Also,
He wants to work and summer is too short to do anything meaningful.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

There was no “struggle” but there was a LOT of work. My child is in all honors and AP classes and maintains straight As.

So you’re not the parent who said their child was working “every waking moment just to stay afloat”?

No one said that. Go back and read it.

I quoted it in just a few posts back. Working every weekend moment just to stay afloat? That’s a struggling kid whose parents were too lazy or disorganized to get them help and instead benefited from a terrible calendar.

Or it was hyperbole. In which case just owned that your child wasn’t “working every weekend moment just to stay afloat” but rather that it was nicer for you to have weekends free of schoolwork.

Simply put, you misquoted me and said I said my child was “working every waking moment” and they just be struggling. That is not what I said or meant. I was specifically talking about weekends and

yes, it was hyperbole.

Even with the day off we still never had homework free weekends as my child was in all honors and AP classes and had a lot of work. Especially as one of their AP teachers didn’t teach and my child was self teaching. The days off were a blessing. And even if my kid took all weekend to do work that doesn’t mean they are struggling. Maybe my kid is a perfectionist? You should see their grades. My kid aces every test and never has to do retakes.

We liked the calendar and had no issues with it. I explained why and you can’t accept it - you have to find some reason to tear down me and my child because you can’t fathom someone doesn’t share your opinion. Speaks volumes as to the kind of person you are.

Ok. The rest is unnecessary.

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED the calendar this year.

I have HS students. One is AP and other is very VERY high needs special eduation. It was great for both of them.

Having "random" days off was perfect. Was able to schedule appts for my speical needs child easily and my AP child got plenty of breaks.

I filled it out in support of keeping all the holidays.

+1

Lots of HS families liked the calendar this year. I know its not everyone's preference, but many did like it and their voices can be heard from this survey.

Many of the ES families who are up in arms about the calendar this year will be happy in three years when THEY have the extra days off when their kids are in HS.

No, I expect to have high school students with busy, enriching summers. I don’t want them wasting their time in classrooms until the end of June so some student whose parents have neglected their needs can get a day to catch up on their work.

I’m confused. I thought you wanted more school?

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Aren't the SOL and AP dates set by people other than FCPS?

If so, wouldn't it follow that students could have a shorter year if there's fewer holidays set by FCPS that otherwise lengthen the school year?

This is why we should have year round school that starts at the beginning of August and lets out at the beginning of June. It would align very well with the SOL and AP exams.

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED the calendar this year.

I have HS students. One is AP and other is very VERY high needs special eduation. It was great for both of them.

Having "random" days off was perfect. Was able to schedule appts for my speical needs child easily and my AP child got plenty of breaks.

I filled it out in support of keeping all the holidays.

+1

Lots of HS families liked the calendar this year. I know its not everyone's preference, but many did like it and their voices can be heard from this survey.

Many of the ES families who are up in arms about the calendar this year will be happy in three years when THEY have the extra days off when their kids are in HS.

No, I expect to have high school students with busy, enriching summers. I don’t want them wasting their time in classrooms until the end of June so some student whose parents have neglected their needs can get a day to catch up on their work.

I’m confused. I thought you wanted more school?

DP

Aren't the SOL and AP dates set by people other than FCPS?

If so, wouldn't it follow that students could have a shorter year if there's fewer holidays set by FCPS that otherwise lengthen the school year?

This is why we should have year round school that starts at the beginning of August and lets out at the beginning of June. It would align very well with the SOL and AP exams.

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This is the way.

Heck no.

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED the calendar this year.

I have HS students. One is AP and other is very VERY high needs special eduation. It was great for both of them.

Having "random" days off was perfect. Was able to schedule appts for my speical needs child easily and my AP child got plenty of breaks.

I filled it out in support of keeping all the holidays.

+1

Lots of HS families liked the calendar this year. I know its not everyone's preference, but many did like it and their voices can be heard from this survey.

Many of the ES families who are up in arms about the calendar this year will be happy in three years when THEY have the extra days off when their kids are in HS.

Or maybe they will have more empathy and remember what it is. Elementary age kids cant be home alone. Great that some high schoolers can sleep longer while parents are at work, but it's not what it looks like from a kindergartener family's perspective.

I didn’t. like it for my high schooler. It had some pros, but the summer is too short. I want to time to do family
things before schools starts again. Also,
He wants to work and summer is too short to do anything meaningful.

2 full months and change isn’t enough to do family things?? I’m confused.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a fed. Teacher work days on federal holidays works best for me since I'm already off. The other random days either require me to burn leave or pay $$$ for some camp. I hate it.

I’m a teacher. I want holidays, too. And no, I don’t get paid time off in the summer.

+1 these parents are nuts. It’s all about what’s best for them and their work schedule and no thought whatsoever as to what teachers need. I hope Reid continues to offer 4 day weeks. It really helps.

I highly doubt you are a teacher. Teachers absolutely need more work days, but I don't know a single one that thought this year's calendar was helpful.

From what I've heard, elementary school teachers didn't like it. At the secondary level though, my colleagues and I largely loved it.

+1 I’m the PP who said I hope we continue 4 day weeks. I’m not a troll. It’s funny how the second someone disagrees with them, they are called a troll. I’m the parent of a high schooler. We loved the days off. My child got extra sleep and was able to keep up and not have to spend every waking weekend working to stay afloat.

So you are more or less advocating for year round school?

Not at all! We like the extra day to sleep in and catch up on stuff. I look forward to weeks with early releases and holidays!

Learn to organize your life better. No one wants to be in school now and sitting at home in January, February.

We are very organized. We also very much enjoyed the extra sleep and catch up days.

Year round school would have kids sitting at home for two weeks after every quarter. No thanks!

If you’re the poster who said in a normal schedule her daughter was working every waking hour just to stay afloat then no, you aren’t “very organized”

My organization has nothing to do with how much work my child gets assigned. What a bizarre post! We liked having the extra days during the week so weekends were more relaxing with less work.

If your child was struggling that much to keep up, an organized parent makes an appointment with a doctor to evaluate. They don’t hope for a bad calendar.

There was no “struggle” but there was a LOT of work. My child is in all honors and AP classes and maintains straight As.

So you’re not the parent who said their child was working “every waking moment just to stay afloat”?

No one said that. Go back and read it.

I quoted it in just a few posts back. Working every weekend moment just to stay afloat? That’s a struggling kid whose parents were too lazy or disorganized to get them help and instead benefited from a terrible calendar.

Or it was hyperbole. In which case just owned that your child wasn’t “working every weekend moment just to stay afloat” but rather that it was nicer for you to have weekends free of schoolwork.

Simply put, you misquoted me and said I said my child was “working every waking moment” and they just be struggling. That is not what I said or meant. I was specifically talking about weekends and

yes, it was hyperbole.

Even with the day off we still never had homework free weekends as my child was in all honors and AP classes and had a lot of work. Especially as one of their AP teachers didn’t teach and my child was self teaching. The days off were a blessing. And even if my kid took all weekend to do work that doesn’t mean they are struggling. Maybe my kid is a perfectionist? You should see their grades. My kid aces every test and never has to do retakes.

We liked the calendar and had no issues with it. I explained why and you can’t accept it - you have to find some reason to tear down me and my child because you can’t fathom someone doesn’t share your opinion. Speaks volumes as to the kind of person you are.

Ok. The rest is unnecessary.

What’s unnecessary is you saying my child is struggling based off the fact that we like having days off.

I guess your kid isn’t in high level classes and doesn’t have a lot of work? Does your child not take school seriously and is that why you hate random days off? Because your kid effs around online all day?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I LOVED the calendar this year.

I have HS students. One is AP and other is very VERY high needs special eduation. It was great for both of them.

Having "random" days off was perfect. Was able to schedule appts for my speical needs child easily and my AP child got plenty of breaks.

I filled it out in support of keeping all the holidays.

+1

Lots of HS families liked the calendar this year. I know its not everyone's preference, but many did like it and their voices can be heard from this survey.

Many of the ES families who are up in arms about the calendar this year will be happy in three years when THEY have the extra days off when their kids are in HS.

Or maybe they will have more empathy and remember what it is. Elementary age kids cant be home alone. Great that some high schoolers can sleep longer while parents are at work, but it's not what it looks like from a kindergartener family's perspective.

I didn’t. like it for my high schooler. It had some pros, but the summer is too short. I want to time to do family
things before schools starts again. Also,
He wants to work and summer is too short to do anything meaningful.

Summer is 9.5 weeks long. What can you not do with family in 9.5 weeks that you could do in 10.5 or 11 weeks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I LOVED the calendar this year.

I have HS students. One is AP and other is very VERY high needs special eduation. It was great for both of them.

Having "random" days off was perfect. Was able to schedule appts for my speical needs child easily and my AP child got plenty of breaks.

I filled it out in support of keeping all the holidays.

+1

Lots of HS families liked the calendar this year. I know its not everyone's preference, but many did like it and their voices can be heard from this survey.

Many of the ES families who are up in arms about the calendar this year will be happy in three years when THEY have the extra days off when their kids are in HS.

Or maybe they will have more empathy and remember what it is. Elementary age kids cant be home alone. Great that some high schoolers can sleep longer while parents are at work, but it's not what it looks like from a kindergartener family's perspective.

I didn’t. like it for my high schooler. It had some pros, but the summer is too short. I want to time to do family
things before schools starts again. Also,
He wants to work and summer is too short to do anything meaningful.

Summer is 9.5 weeks long. What can you not do with family in 9.5 weeks that you could do in 10.5 or 11 weeks?

+1