Fcps 2026 calendar, January
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Anonymous
Just because they go by different names doesn’t make them Christian holidays. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Because those school systems prefer longer summers (and/or have less than 180 days of school). FCPS prefers shorter summers. |
Anonymous
Are you being serious? Trolling? I'll assume you are seriously asking. They have the same number of days (180), and fewer days off. The result is a shorter range from beginning to end of the SY. |
Anonymous
I went to school in a system like that. Almost no student free teacher workdays. Maybe that did this prior to school opening. Three day Spring Break in March--not tied to Easter. Two days at Thanksgiving. Two weeks in December. We did get some federal holidays. |
Anonymous
Sure. I did too. Nobody is questioning the existence of a Labor Day to late May/early June calendar. |
Anonymous
Right? Standardized testing is over and things are winding down. I wish every Memorial Day was a 5-day weekend! |
Anonymous
absolutely ridiculous. the Muslim population of Fairfax county is about 5% no reason to tack on 2 days out of school at the end of the year. We go back Aug 18 and get out later than schools that go back AFTER labor day. |
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Did you guys see Spring Break next school year? They have a whole week off and then also the Monday and Friday of the very mect week?! Whose dumb idea was that? I see a lot of international students taking a 2 week trip now and missing those 3 days.
So stupid!! |
Anonymous
Why? I would rather they get out 2 days earlier. Also because it is after all testing it is really not a big deal with kids miss a few days for religious preferences |
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Every calendar or schedule-related post I've ever seen on this site is more or less summarized by the following:
- Some see a shorter summer (say 7-9 weeks) as also helping to at least somewhat mitigate the degree of academic summer slide. - Some want a longer summer (say 10-12 weeks) because that's what they are used to or they find it easier for planning vacations. - Some are opposed to ending late (mid-June) because the last few weeks of school post-testing "not much gets done". - Some like ending late (mid-June) because it gives more time for teachers to work with students on projects/learning that isn't so "teach to the test" oriented. - Some would prefer ensuring FCPS is as aligned as possible with the calendars of surrounding jurisdictions and/or other parts of the country. Having slightly different vacation windows can be disadvantageous for attending certain events and coordinating with distributed friends/family. - Some would prefer ensuring FCPS does what makes most sense for our county, students, parents, etc. without worrying about what other areas are doing. Having slightly different vacation windows can be advantageous for keeping holiday costs lower. - Similar points and counterpoints apply to how soon the school year starts, how many mid-year days off students and teachers have, the value/priority of having "full weeks", aligning breaks with quarter ends, extracurricular planning/coordination, how large of a percentage of the population needs to participate in a religious or cultural observance in order for the system to plan around it, and on and on and on. The key thing is that most on DCUM seem to enjoy stating their preferred stances on any/all of the above positions as if they are clear, obvious, objective truths with no legitimate counterpoints, rather than simply a matter of personal preference and rolling with whatever the broader community and school system (most of whom don't express their preferences on DCUM, so even if a thread had consensus, which they don't, it would be basically meaningless consensus). The school system for their part gives out surveys to check the "community engagement" box but doesn't structure the surveys with sufficient options or nuance of feedback to really be meaningful in terms of gauging community sentiment. We're usually given a list of options none of which really accurately capture anyone's actual POV. The quality of reporting out on these surveys and transparency as to how this did or did not influence decisions is also sorely lacking. So why do I keep reading these threads? Not sure, I guess it's kind of like a guilty pleasure watching people fret about with such certainty in their opinions. I suppose everyone needs a good opportunity to shake their head and chuckle from time to time. |
Anonymous
| Oh, and I almost forgot the part where everyone dismisses viewpoints that disagree with their own as invalid, ill-considered, minority perspective, irrational, etc. |
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