Take off a week in school year to go to disney

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Anonymous wrote:how far behind does an elementary school student become if they take a few days off school? I can't imagine it impacts them in the long term, and would be easy to make up either by getting the work before-hand and doing some work while you're on vacation, or making it up when you get back.

You’ve clearly missed most of this thread. Catch up, please.

What this rude PP meant to say was, “you’re right, no loss of learning, some teachers just have their underwear in a bunch bc they can’t travel when they want”.

No. You missed the part where teachers have said repeatedly that they resent having to accommodate your kid due to unexcused absences.

Many teachers posted in this thread that they think it’s fine.

So when you impose your selfish self on your kid’s teacher, expecting them to accommodate your kid, just tell them “well, other teachers think it’s fine, so STFU.”

OR the kid has/had one of the teachers who doesn't have an issue with it, and the parents haven't asked for accommodations .

If the teachers don’t have an issue with it, then they are also ignoring policy. That’s a slippery slope.

At the high school level, missing a week can result in serious drops in grades. That’s quite an issue if you plan to apply to selective colleges. That’s why I often end up with parents who ask me to go to great lengths to help their students raise grades after vacations tank averages. I’ve been asked to reteach, to exempt assignments, to create individualized tests since the student missed the official one, etc. All of this for unexcused absences. Policy says NO.

I know there are posters here saying it’s okay in elementary, but this can set a precedent that can’t be continued in high school.

Op is talking about elementary school. Posters who have said they would take their kid out in ES have indicated that they wouldn't do it in MS or HS.

And yet I deal with these requests from parents on a pretty regular basis. I’m left wondering how many of them also said “but we’ll only do it during elementary school.”

It’s about setting priorities and habits. Once you’ve established school comes 2nd, how do you just flip that switch later?

Same question for the teachers: once you’ve established that school comes 2nd because some kid might go home and infect grandma (and teachers held tight to this position for a year), how do you just flip that switch and say missing a week of school for Disney isn’t ok?

I forgot the part where kids didn’t receive any instruction during COVID.

if the education received during COVID was so stellar, why are we seeing the reverberating effects a few years later?

Because COVID was a huge, disruptive event for everyone?

It's silly, anyway, PP. Zoom school wasn't great, but it was school.

I honestly don't care one way or the other if people take their kids out of school to go to Disney, as long as they don't expect teachers to do extra work to help their children make up for it.

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Anonymous wrote:As a teacher I only make accommodation --i.e., extra work for me -- for family emergencies. If I get an email from a parent regarding family vacation, I ignore the email. And don't bother trying to lie (yes, this happens): no your kid is not going to keep quiet about his vacation to Disney when the parent said that Grandma died.

The other PP teacher complaining about doing tons of extra work for kids going on vacation should take a cue from you! This is how it should be- families can pull kids out, but not expect accommodation. Frankly there is very little work to make up in ES anyway, so if you’re going to do it, that’s the time.

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Anonymous wrote:how far behind does an elementary school student become if they take a few days off school? I can't imagine it impacts them in the long term, and would be easy to make up either by getting the work before-hand and doing some work while you're on vacation, or making it up when you get back.

You’ve clearly missed most of this thread. Catch up, please.

What this rude PP meant to say was, “you’re right, no loss of learning, some teachers just have their underwear in a bunch bc they can’t travel when they want”.

No. You missed the part where teachers have said repeatedly that they resent having to accommodate your kid due to unexcused absences.

Many teachers posted in this thread that they think it’s fine.

So when you impose your selfish self on your kid’s teacher, expecting them to accommodate your kid, just tell them “well, other teachers think it’s fine, so STFU.”

OR the kid has/had one of the teachers who doesn't have an issue with it, and the parents haven't asked for accommodations .

If the teachers don’t have an issue with it, then they are also ignoring policy. That’s a slippery slope.

At the high school level, missing a week can result in serious drops in grades. That’s quite an issue if you plan to apply to selective colleges. That’s why I often end up with parents who ask me to go to great lengths to help their students raise grades after vacations tank averages. I’ve been asked to reteach, to exempt assignments, to create individualized tests since the student missed the official one, etc. All of this for unexcused absences. Policy says NO.

I know there are posters here saying it’s okay in elementary, but this can set a precedent that can’t be continued in high school.

Op is talking about elementary school. Posters who have said they would take their kid out in ES have indicated that they wouldn't do it in MS or HS.

And yet I deal with these requests from parents on a pretty regular basis. I’m left wondering how many of them also said “but we’ll only do it during elementary school.”

It’s about setting priorities and habits. Once you’ve established school comes 2nd, how do you just flip that switch later?

Same question for the teachers: once you’ve established that school comes 2nd because some kid might go home and infect grandma (and teachers held tight to this position for a year), how do you just flip that switch and say missing a week of school for Disney isn’t ok?

School NEVER came second for me. I met in small groups online with my AP students and got through my entire curriculum in spite of the circumstances, even when I was sick. My students completed the same tasks just in a modified format.

Also, I am not going to equate Disney with public health. One is important. The other is not. My point remains.

Your point doesn’t remain. It wasn’t necessary for public health to keep kids out of the school building for over a year. Calling a year of virtual school necessary “for public health” is in a whole different league than a kid missing a week of school for Disney.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s extremely obnoxious to take kids out of school for stuff like Disney. If you do that you have lost all rights to complain about the quality of your kids’ education, their teachers, the school system, etc ever again. You’re making very clear (both to the school and your kids) that education isn’t a top priority.

Actually I pull them out because missing a week of school is no longer an issue. Did the same in middle school too. Way too easy to get A's so why not take some vacations during less expensive times.

So rather than switching them to a better school, you’re taking advantage to go on cheaper vacations.

But isn’t the curriculum and grading scale essentially the same across MCPS schools? Most of us cannot afford private, even if we took no vacations ever.

But some of you can, and you talk about how you would never switch. There’s a whole thread about it right now.

Can't switch to private! We gotta save money for a week at Disney.

Does a week at Disney cost $40,000? Asking for a friend.

First of all, there are quality private schools that are cheaper than that.

Second, a week at Disney could cost $10K. It’s not unreasonable to figure that if you cut down on expensive vacations, eating out, and other discretionary spending, you could find the money for a decent private school.

But it’s all about priorities.

Eh, I prioritize saving for college rather than blowing it all on catholic school (the only real private option we could swing for two kids even if we did that). I get that there are a lot of bored rich people hanging out in this forum all day, but your experience is not universal. We should be able to depend on public schools to provide a decent education.

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Anonymous wrote:how far behind does an elementary school student become if they take a few days off school? I can't imagine it impacts them in the long term, and would be easy to make up either by getting the work before-hand and doing some work while you're on vacation, or making it up when you get back.

You’ve clearly missed most of this thread. Catch up, please.

What this rude PP meant to say was, “you’re right, no loss of learning, some teachers just have their underwear in a bunch bc they can’t travel when they want”.

No. You missed the part where teachers have said repeatedly that they resent having to accommodate your kid due to unexcused absences.

Many teachers posted in this thread that they think it’s fine.

So when you impose your selfish self on your kid’s teacher, expecting them to accommodate your kid, just tell them “well, other teachers think it’s fine, so STFU.”

OR the kid has/had one of the teachers who doesn't have an issue with it, and the parents haven't asked for accommodations .

If the teachers don’t have an issue with it, then they are also ignoring policy. That’s a slippery slope.

At the high school level, missing a week can result in serious drops in grades. That’s quite an issue if you plan to apply to selective colleges. That’s why I often end up with parents who ask me to go to great lengths to help their students raise grades after vacations tank averages. I’ve been asked to reteach, to exempt assignments, to create individualized tests since the student missed the official one, etc. All of this for unexcused absences. Policy says NO.

I know there are posters here saying it’s okay in elementary, but this can set a precedent that can’t be continued in high school.

Op is talking about elementary school. Posters who have said they would take their kid out in ES have indicated that they wouldn't do it in MS or HS.

And yet I deal with these requests from parents on a pretty regular basis. I’m left wondering how many of them also said “but we’ll only do it during elementary school.”

It’s about setting priorities and habits. Once you’ve established school comes 2nd, how do you just flip that switch later?

Same question for the teachers: once you’ve established that school comes 2nd because some kid might go home and infect grandma (and teachers held tight to this position for a year), how do you just flip that switch and say missing a week of school for Disney isn’t ok?

I forgot the part where kids didn’t receive any instruction during COVID.

Believe that all you want. The fact is, this conversation misses the point. Kids with parents who even give missing school for a one-time family vacation a second thought will be fine. But the continuing high chronic absentee rate in this region was undeniably exacerbated by covid school closures. The school closures sent the message that “school is optional” to the kids who can least afford it. So yeah, I find it a BIT hypocritical that people are now arguing that I’m committing a sin against “the rules” by taking my kid out of school for 2-3 days for Disney.

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Anonymous wrote:how far behind does an elementary school student become if they take a few days off school? I can't imagine it impacts them in the long term, and would be easy to make up either by getting the work before-hand and doing some work while you're on vacation, or making it up when you get back.

You’ve clearly missed most of this thread. Catch up, please.

What this rude PP meant to say was, “you’re right, no loss of learning, some teachers just have their underwear in a bunch bc they can’t travel when they want”.

No. You missed the part where teachers have said repeatedly that they resent having to accommodate your kid due to unexcused absences.

Many teachers posted in this thread that they think it’s fine.

So when you impose your selfish self on your kid’s teacher, expecting them to accommodate your kid, just tell them “well, other teachers think it’s fine, so STFU.”

OR the kid has/had one of the teachers who doesn't have an issue with it, and the parents haven't asked for accommodations .

If the teachers don’t have an issue with it, then they are also ignoring policy. That’s a slippery slope.

At the high school level, missing a week can result in serious drops in grades. That’s quite an issue if you plan to apply to selective colleges. That’s why I often end up with parents who ask me to go to great lengths to help their students raise grades after vacations tank averages. I’ve been asked to reteach, to exempt assignments, to create individualized tests since the student missed the official one, etc. All of this for unexcused absences. Policy says NO.

I know there are posters here saying it’s okay in elementary, but this can set a precedent that can’t be continued in high school.

Op is talking about elementary school. Posters who have said they would take their kid out in ES have indicated that they wouldn't do it in MS or HS.

And yet I deal with these requests from parents on a pretty regular basis. I’m left wondering how many of them also said “but we’ll only do it during elementary school.”

It’s about setting priorities and habits. Once you’ve established school comes 2nd, how do you just flip that switch later?

Same question for the teachers: once you’ve established that school comes 2nd because some kid might go home and infect grandma (and teachers held tight to this position for a year), how do you just flip that switch and say missing a week of school for Disney isn’t ok?

School NEVER came second for me. I met in small groups online with my AP students and got through my entire curriculum in spite of the circumstances, even when I was sick. My students completed the same tasks just in a modified format.

Also, I am not going to equate Disney with public health. One is important. The other is not. My point remains.

Your point doesn’t remain. It wasn’t necessary for public health to keep kids out of the school building for over a year. Calling a year of virtual school necessary “for public health” is in a whole different league than a kid missing a week of school for Disney.

DP. Whether or not you agree with the decision, the fact is that it was a decision made on the basis of public health.

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Anonymous wrote:how far behind does an elementary school student become if they take a few days off school? I can't imagine it impacts them in the long term, and would be easy to make up either by getting the work before-hand and doing some work while you're on vacation, or making it up when you get back.

You’ve clearly missed most of this thread. Catch up, please.

What this rude PP meant to say was, “you’re right, no loss of learning, some teachers just have their underwear in a bunch bc they can’t travel when they want”.

No. You missed the part where teachers have said repeatedly that they resent having to accommodate your kid due to unexcused absences.

Many teachers posted in this thread that they think it’s fine.

So when you impose your selfish self on your kid’s teacher, expecting them to accommodate your kid, just tell them “well, other teachers think it’s fine, so STFU.”

OR the kid has/had one of the teachers who doesn't have an issue with it, and the parents haven't asked for accommodations .

If the teachers don’t have an issue with it, then they are also ignoring policy. That’s a slippery slope.

At the high school level, missing a week can result in serious drops in grades. That’s quite an issue if you plan to apply to selective colleges. That’s why I often end up with parents who ask me to go to great lengths to help their students raise grades after vacations tank averages. I’ve been asked to reteach, to exempt assignments, to create individualized tests since the student missed the official one, etc. All of this for unexcused absences. Policy says NO.

I know there are posters here saying it’s okay in elementary, but this can set a precedent that can’t be continued in high school.

Op is talking about elementary school. Posters who have said they would take their kid out in ES have indicated that they wouldn't do it in MS or HS.

And yet I deal with these requests from parents on a pretty regular basis. I’m left wondering how many of them also said “but we’ll only do it during elementary school.”

It’s about setting priorities and habits. Once you’ve established school comes 2nd, how do you just flip that switch later?

Same question for the teachers: once you’ve established that school comes 2nd because some kid might go home and infect grandma (and teachers held tight to this position for a year), how do you just flip that switch and say missing a week of school for Disney isn’t ok?

I forgot the part where kids didn’t receive any instruction during COVID.

Believe that all you want. The fact is, this conversation misses the point. Kids with parents who even give missing school for a one-time family vacation a second thought will be fine. But the continuing high chronic absentee rate in this region was undeniably exacerbated by covid school closures. The school closures sent the message that “school is optional” to the kids who can least afford it. So yeah, I find it a BIT hypocritical that people are now arguing that I’m committing a sin against “the rules” by taking my kid out of school for 2-3 days for Disney.

Schools weren't closed. School buildings were closed.

If you want to take your kid out of school for 2-3 days for Disney, then do it. Why do you need approval from a bunch of anonymous randos on the Internet?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s extremely obnoxious to take kids out of school for stuff like Disney. If you do that you have lost all rights to complain about the quality of your kids’ education, their teachers, the school system, etc ever again. You’re making very clear (both to the school and your kids) that education isn’t a top priority.

Actually I pull them out because missing a week of school is no longer an issue. Did the same in middle school too. Way too easy to get A's so why not take some vacations during less expensive times.

So rather than switching them to a better school, you’re taking advantage to go on cheaper vacations.

But isn’t the curriculum and grading scale essentially the same across MCPS schools? Most of us cannot afford private, even if we took no vacations ever.

But some of you can, and you talk about how you would never switch. There’s a whole thread about it right now.

Can't switch to private! We gotta save money for a week at Disney.

Does a week at Disney cost $40,000? Asking for a friend.

First of all, there are quality private schools that are cheaper than that.

Second, a week at Disney could cost $10K. It’s not unreasonable to figure that if you cut down on expensive vacations, eating out, and other discretionary spending, you could find the money for a decent private school.

But it’s all about priorities.

Eh, I prioritize saving for college rather than blowing it all on catholic school (the only real private option we could swing for two kids even if we did that). I get that there are a lot of bored rich people hanging out in this forum all day, but your experience is not universal. We should be able to depend on public schools to provide a decent education.

Except MCPS is so awful that you all don’t think twice about pulling your kids out for a vacation. Doesn’t seem exactly decent.

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Anonymous wrote:how far behind does an elementary school student become if they take a few days off school? I can't imagine it impacts them in the long term, and would be easy to make up either by getting the work before-hand and doing some work while you're on vacation, or making it up when you get back.

You’ve clearly missed most of this thread. Catch up, please.

What this rude PP meant to say was, “you’re right, no loss of learning, some teachers just have their underwear in a bunch bc they can’t travel when they want”.

No. You missed the part where teachers have said repeatedly that they resent having to accommodate your kid due to unexcused absences.

Many teachers posted in this thread that they think it’s fine.

So when you impose your selfish self on your kid’s teacher, expecting them to accommodate your kid, just tell them “well, other teachers think it’s fine, so STFU.”

OR the kid has/had one of the teachers who doesn't have an issue with it, and the parents haven't asked for accommodations .

If the teachers don’t have an issue with it, then they are also ignoring policy. That’s a slippery slope.

At the high school level, missing a week can result in serious drops in grades. That’s quite an issue if you plan to apply to selective colleges. That’s why I often end up with parents who ask me to go to great lengths to help their students raise grades after vacations tank averages. I’ve been asked to reteach, to exempt assignments, to create individualized tests since the student missed the official one, etc. All of this for unexcused absences. Policy says NO.

I know there are posters here saying it’s okay in elementary, but this can set a precedent that can’t be continued in high school.

Op is talking about elementary school. Posters who have said they would take their kid out in ES have indicated that they wouldn't do it in MS or HS.

And yet I deal with these requests from parents on a pretty regular basis. I’m left wondering how many of them also said “but we’ll only do it during elementary school.”

It’s about setting priorities and habits. Once you’ve established school comes 2nd, how do you just flip that switch later?

Same question for the teachers: once you’ve established that school comes 2nd because some kid might go home and infect grandma (and teachers held tight to this position for a year), how do you just flip that switch and say missing a week of school for Disney isn’t ok?

I forgot the part where kids didn’t receive any instruction during COVID.

Believe that all you want. The fact is, this conversation misses the point. Kids with parents who even give missing school for a one-time family vacation a second thought will be fine. But the continuing high chronic absentee rate in this region was undeniably exacerbated by covid school closures. The school closures sent the message that “school is optional” to the kids who can least afford it. So yeah, I find it a BIT hypocritical that people are now arguing that I’m committing a sin against “the rules” by taking my kid out of school for 2-3 days for Disney.

Schools weren't closed. School buildings were closed.

If you want to take your kid out of school for 2-3 days for Disney, then do it. Why do you need approval from a bunch of anonymous randos on the Internet?

amazing you think you can still spew that line.

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Anonymous wrote:how far behind does an elementary school student become if they take a few days off school? I can't imagine it impacts them in the long term, and would be easy to make up either by getting the work before-hand and doing some work while you're on vacation, or making it up when you get back.

You’ve clearly missed most of this thread. Catch up, please.

What this rude PP meant to say was, “you’re right, no loss of learning, some teachers just have their underwear in a bunch bc they can’t travel when they want”.

No. You missed the part where teachers have said repeatedly that they resent having to accommodate your kid due to unexcused absences.

Many teachers posted in this thread that they think it’s fine.

So when you impose your selfish self on your kid’s teacher, expecting them to accommodate your kid, just tell them “well, other teachers think it’s fine, so STFU.”

OR the kid has/had one of the teachers who doesn't have an issue with it, and the parents haven't asked for accommodations .

If the teachers don’t have an issue with it, then they are also ignoring policy. That’s a slippery slope.

At the high school level, missing a week can result in serious drops in grades. That’s quite an issue if you plan to apply to selective colleges. That’s why I often end up with parents who ask me to go to great lengths to help their students raise grades after vacations tank averages. I’ve been asked to reteach, to exempt assignments, to create individualized tests since the student missed the official one, etc. All of this for unexcused absences. Policy says NO.

I know there are posters here saying it’s okay in elementary, but this can set a precedent that can’t be continued in high school.

Op is talking about elementary school. Posters who have said they would take their kid out in ES have indicated that they wouldn't do it in MS or HS.

And yet I deal with these requests from parents on a pretty regular basis. I’m left wondering how many of them also said “but we’ll only do it during elementary school.”

It’s about setting priorities and habits. Once you’ve established school comes 2nd, how do you just flip that switch later?

Same question for the teachers: once you’ve established that school comes 2nd because some kid might go home and infect grandma (and teachers held tight to this position for a year), how do you just flip that switch and say missing a week of school for Disney isn’t ok?

I forgot the part where kids didn’t receive any instruction during COVID.

if the education received during COVID was so stellar, why are we seeing the reverberating effects a few years later?

Because COVID was a huge, disruptive event for everyone?

It's silly, anyway, PP. Zoom school wasn't great, but it was school.

I honestly don't care one way or the other if people take their kids out of school to go to Disney, as long as they don't expect teachers to do extra work to help their children make up for it.

It was not school, you dummy. And I love how you don't want to have to do extra work to catch a child up to speed but parents had to do a TON of extra work on top of their own jobs to keep our kids up to speed while you stayed home virtually and "taught" "school." Give me a break.

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers: You ABSOLUTELY cannot go on a one week trip to Disney. It will disrupt your education and will take too much time for me to catch your kid up to speed.

Also Teachers: We aren't coming to school for two years because we are scared of COVID and when we come back, we want Fridays off. Your kids will NOT get behind and will be fine.

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Dumbest argument I’ve ever seen on DCUM. That’s a feat, congratulations. It’s also 2023. Move on like the rest of the world has.

Okay, teacher. Let me break it down. You did NOT care when my kid was sitting at home staring into a camera for two years while you flew to the beach and went on a bunch of other personal trips taking full advantage of the virtual schooling environment YOU advocate for - not because it was what was best for kids but what was most convenient for YOU. MCPS kids are behind in math and MAP scores tanked because YOU did not want to come to school. So now, I don't give a rat's you know what about how you feel about me taking my kid out of school for a week. This isn't Harvard, they will catch up on all of the "work" (*cough, cough*) worksheets.

AP teacher who posted above.

I resent this. I went nowhere during Covid. I was too busy working, hosting extra tutoring sessions online to make sure my students were keeping up. I worked HARDER than my usual hard job requires.

You will not sit here and spew this nonsense without pushback. And you’re welcome, by the way, for all the extra time and energy I put into my job, which is far more than I get paid for.

This is why we’re quitting in droves. Nonsense like this.

Plenty of your colleagues flouted the rules. can’t you understand why parents are upset at the double standard?

I work more then 40 hours which is what I’m paid for. So you’ll get no sympathy from me for working extra hours. We all do it. Teachers are not special.

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers: You ABSOLUTELY cannot go on a one week trip to Disney. It will disrupt your education and will take too much time for me to catch your kid up to speed.

Also Teachers: We aren't coming to school for two years because we are scared of COVID and when we come back, we want Fridays off. Your kids will NOT get behind and will be fine.

🙄🙄

Dumbest argument I’ve ever seen on DCUM. That’s a feat, congratulations. It’s also 2023. Move on like the rest of the world has.

Okay, teacher. Let me break it down. You did NOT care when my kid was sitting at home staring into a camera for two years while you flew to the beach and went on a bunch of other personal trips taking full advantage of the virtual schooling environment YOU advocate for - not because it was what was best for kids but what was most convenient for YOU. MCPS kids are behind in math and MAP scores tanked because YOU did not want to come to school. So now, I don't give a rat's you know what about how you feel about me taking my kid out of school for a week. This isn't Harvard, they will catch up on all of the "work" (*cough, cough*) worksheets.

AP teacher who posted above.

I resent this. I went nowhere during Covid. I was too busy working, hosting extra tutoring sessions online to make sure my students were keeping up. I worked HARDER than my usual hard job requires.

You will not sit here and spew this nonsense without pushback. And you’re welcome, by the way, for all the extra time and energy I put into my job, which is far more than I get paid for.

This is why we’re quitting in droves. Nonsense like this.

Plenty of your colleagues flouted the rules. can’t you understand why parents are upset at the double standard?

I work more then 40 hours which is what I’m paid for. So you’ll get no sympathy from me for working extra hours. We all do it. Teachers are not special.

Never said we were. We sure do take a ton of heat and criticism from people who just love to complain, however. Does that happen regularly at your work?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s extremely obnoxious to take kids out of school for stuff like Disney. If you do that you have lost all rights to complain about the quality of your kids’ education, their teachers, the school system, etc ever again. You’re making very clear (both to the school and your kids) that education isn’t a top priority.

Actually I pull them out because missing a week of school is no longer an issue. Did the same in middle school too. Way too easy to get A's so why not take some vacations during less expensive times.

So rather than switching them to a better school, you’re taking advantage to go on cheaper vacations.

But isn’t the curriculum and grading scale essentially the same across MCPS schools? Most of us cannot afford private, even if we took no vacations ever.

But some of you can, and you talk about how you would never switch. There’s a whole thread about it right now.

Can't switch to private! We gotta save money for a week at Disney.

Does a week at Disney cost $40,000? Asking for a friend.

First of all, there are quality private schools that are cheaper than that.

Second, a week at Disney could cost $10K. It’s not unreasonable to figure that if you cut down on expensive vacations, eating out, and other discretionary spending, you could find the money for a decent private school.

But it’s all about priorities.

Eh, I prioritize saving for college rather than blowing it all on catholic school (the only real private option we could swing for two kids even if we did that). I get that there are a lot of bored rich people hanging out in this forum all day, but your experience is not universal. We should be able to depend on public schools to provide a decent education.

Except MCPS is so awful that you all don’t think twice about pulling your kids out for a vacation. Doesn’t seem exactly decent.

Why would a private-school parent spend so much time in an MCPS thread? Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers: You ABSOLUTELY cannot go on a one week trip to Disney. It will disrupt your education and will take too much time for me to catch your kid up to speed.

Also Teachers: We aren't coming to school for two years because we are scared of COVID and when we come back, we want Fridays off. Your kids will NOT get behind and will be fine.

🙄🙄

Dumbest argument I’ve ever seen on DCUM. That’s a feat, congratulations. It’s also 2023. Move on like the rest of the world has.

Okay, teacher. Let me break it down. You did NOT care when my kid was sitting at home staring into a camera for two years while you flew to the beach and went on a bunch of other personal trips taking full advantage of the virtual schooling environment YOU advocate for - not because it was what was best for kids but what was most convenient for YOU. MCPS kids are behind in math and MAP scores tanked because YOU did not want to come to school. So now, I don't give a rat's you know what about how you feel about me taking my kid out of school for a week. This isn't Harvard, they will catch up on all of the "work" (*cough, cough*) worksheets.

AP teacher who posted above.

I resent this. I went nowhere during Covid. I was too busy working, hosting extra tutoring sessions online to make sure my students were keeping up. I worked HARDER than my usual hard job requires.

You will not sit here and spew this nonsense without pushback. And you’re welcome, by the way, for all the extra time and energy I put into my job, which is far more than I get paid for.

This is why we’re quitting in droves. Nonsense like this.

Plenty of your colleagues flouted the rules. can’t you understand why parents are upset at the double standard?

I work more then 40 hours which is what I’m paid for. So you’ll get no sympathy from me for working extra hours. We all do it. Teachers are not special.

Never said we were. We sure do take a ton of heat and criticism from people who just love to complain, however. Does that happen regularly at your work?

You need to get off DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: You ABSOLUTELY cannot go on a one week trip to Disney. It will disrupt your education and will take too much time for me to catch your kid up to speed.

Also Teachers: We aren't coming to school for two years because we are scared of COVID and when we come back, we want Fridays off. Your kids will NOT get behind and will be fine.

🙄🙄

Dumbest argument I’ve ever seen on DCUM. That’s a feat, congratulations. It’s also 2023. Move on like the rest of the world has.

Okay, teacher. Let me break it down. You did NOT care when my kid was sitting at home staring into a camera for two years while you flew to the beach and went on a bunch of other personal trips taking full advantage of the virtual schooling environment YOU advocate for - not because it was what was best for kids but what was most convenient for YOU. MCPS kids are behind in math and MAP scores tanked because YOU did not want to come to school. So now, I don't give a rat's you know what about how you feel about me taking my kid out of school for a week. This isn't Harvard, they will catch up on all of the "work" (*cough, cough*) worksheets.

AP teacher who posted above.

I resent this. I went nowhere during Covid. I was too busy working, hosting extra tutoring sessions online to make sure my students were keeping up. I worked HARDER than my usual hard job requires.

You will not sit here and spew this nonsense without pushback. And you’re welcome, by the way, for all the extra time and energy I put into my job, which is far more than I get paid for.

This is why we’re quitting in droves. Nonsense like this.

Plenty of your colleagues flouted the rules. can’t you understand why parents are upset at the double standard?

I work more then 40 hours which is what I’m paid for. So you’ll get no sympathy from me for working extra hours. We all do it. Teachers are not special.

Never said we were. We sure do take a ton of heat and criticism from people who just love to complain, however. Does that happen regularly at your work?

You need to get off DCUM.

Perhaps we all do.