Is there a lot of absents on Tuesday ?

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Anonymous wrote:Two of DCs teachers already took off!

Ok.
I’m sure they have personal leave they can use.

This is why parents need to stop internalizing the school attendance “rules” and make decisions which work for their families. A teacher can go see her aging mother for Thanksgiving but a student shouldn’t see their grandmother?

Call your kids in excused. Stop giving this any space in your head.

OP isn’t going to Grandma’s. She just thinks it’s useless to go.

Then her son can have an excused absence while OP prioritizes his mental health and wellness. Getting hung up on attendance policies particularly in the 2025-26 school calendar is a waste.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

It’s appalling that teachers have to be told not to assign work over winter break. They can’t figure it out. It’s common sense and basic decency and yet they still can’t follow the rules. Last year we had the math teacher assigning a homework assignment the last day before break that was due the first period back and there was a test on the third day back from winter break.

If they aren’t ready for the test before the break, then spend some time upon return from the break finishing the unit plus have one additional period for class review. Why is this hard??

The math teacher assigning work over winter break should be an anomaly. Most teachers follow the rules.

The person complaining about a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving break has no leg to stand on because that teacher is following the rules. Teachers are not supposed to give assessments the first block back from an extended break, so that means Monday and Tuesday after an extended break. Wednesday is permitted.

I understand that but it’s still not nice. There’s obviously going to have be some review over the break so they don’t forget anything.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

It’s appalling that teachers have to be told not to assign work over winter break. They can’t figure it out. It’s common sense and basic decency and yet they still can’t follow the rules. Last year we had the math teacher assigning a homework assignment the last day before break that was due the first period back and there was a test on the third day back from winter break.

If they aren’t ready for the test before the break, then spend some time upon return from the break finishing the unit plus have one additional period for class review. Why is this hard??

The math teacher assigning work over winter break should be an anomaly. Most teachers follow the rules.

The person complaining about a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving break has no leg to stand on because that teacher is following the rules. Teachers are not supposed to give assessments the first block back from an extended break, so that means Monday and Tuesday after an extended break. Wednesday is permitted.

I understand that but it’s still not nice. There’s obviously going to have be some review over the break so they don’t forget anything.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

Seriously. I'm so over attitudes.....truly most of you are very unhappy people and you take it out on the kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

Seriously. I'm so over attitudes.....truly most of you are very unhappy people and you take it out on the kids.

+1 teachers are unhappy with their profession so they take it out on the kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

Yes it is. I’d rather my kid have an unencumbered break. He works damn hard in his honors and AP classes and needs a break. I don’t give a damn about the SOL or the AP exam.

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Anonymous wrote:MY DS is a senior and has 3 TEST TODAY. It kinda stress for, but I understand why they are doing it.
So I don't have a problem with him staying home on Tuesday, are they trying to finished the units so they can "forget" everything and start the new unit when they come back from break? I don't see a point of them starting something on Tuesday.

We’re not going out of town, but this past week was unreal in terms of work.

DC had 7 tests and 2 large summative assignments (eg midterm 10 page paper). The workload was unreal and DC needs the break just to recover.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

This seems like a lot of excuses that boil down to poor time management. Another reason FCPS should get back to five day weeks if this is such a challenge.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

This seems like a lot of excuses that boil down to poor time management. Another reason FCPS should get back to five day weeks if this is such a challenge.

DP here and I’m not sure you understand pacing guides. Teachers can’t slow down units, changing dates of tests, etc. If they do that, they have to rush later units to catch up. THAT would be poor time management.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

Our entire Fall has been breaks. Smh

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

This seems like a lot of excuses that boil down to poor time management. Another reason FCPS should get back to five day weeks if this is such a challenge.

+100 there is no excuse to assign homework over thanksgiving break and winter break. Shame on teachers who do this.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

This seems like a lot of excuses that boil down to poor time management. Another reason FCPS should get back to five day weeks if this is such a challenge.

Poor time management? Go pound sand. It is painfully clear that you don't know anything about curriculum or teaching. Until you spend at last a full semester as a secondary teacher, you need to keep your opinions to yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

This seems like a lot of excuses that boil down to poor time management. Another reason FCPS should get back to five day weeks if this is such a challenge.

+100 there is no excuse to assign homework over thanksgiving break and winter break. Shame on teachers who do this.

As that goes against the guidelines, I suspect the number that do it is close to zero.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

This seems like a lot of excuses that boil down to poor time management. Another reason FCPS should get back to five day weeks if this is such a challenge.

Poor time management? Go pound sand. It is painfully clear that you don't know anything about curriculum or teaching. Until you spend at last a full semester as a secondary teacher, you need to keep your opinions to yourself.

Actually as long as I’m a taxpayer in Fairfax and my internet works, no, I don’t.

Advocacy for “planning days” is why you’re rushed at the end like this. Start working full school weeks and you won’t need to give assignments over break.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a secondary teacher. I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday of next week. If students are absent, they are responsible for the work they are missing. We don't have time for fluffy, feel-good, filler activities. We have curriculum to cover and I am not slowing down just because it's Thanksgiving week.

Parents who choose to pull their kids out of school next week need to understand that their kids are missing work and assessments and they will be responsible for all of it when they return to school.

I had to double take that I didn't post this. Same exact thing in my classes. I told kids they were responsible for finding the notes on schoology, printing the assignments, and getting them turned in the day they returned.

You sound nice! Let the kids have a freaking break for once!!

????

I actually AM super nice! The kids tell me I’m too nice, most of the time.

I told the kids as long as they are in class on Tuesday they’d have no work over the break, it would all be done in class.

The ones who skip will need to make it up before they return, just like if they skipped any other Tuesday.

Maybe they aren’t skipping. Maybe their parents are taking them out of town for Thanksgiving. Or maybe they are sick. No one should have to do work over the break, even if they miss Tuesday. Get real. They are entitled to one makeup day for every day absent.

There is no assigned homework over the actual break, which is Wednesday through Sunday.

If you choose to take your child out early, or to return late, they are missing instruction and classwork. That is what must be made up and completed in the child's own time.

How is that concept so difficult for some of you to understand?

Our school always has homework over the break. My child will have math on Tuesday before the break with a regular assignment due the next class period after the break. My child also has an in class summative already scheduled for the third day of the first week of return. They will obviously have to prepare over the break. My child will also probably work ahead in one of their AP classes so they aren’t slammed the day they return. So much for “no work.”

You are complaining that your kid has a test the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and they will have to study for it over the break? These teachers really can’t win

Yes. Why should kids have to study over their Thanksgiving break? Either have the test before the break or wait until the end of the week back or the next week. It’s not that hard.

Truly, teachers cannot win. No matter what they do, you people complain.

So you want teachers to either test before break, when they might not have finished reviewing the concepts in the test? Or you want them to wait to test until after they started the next unit, so kids might be multiple days removed from the content on the test? Neither of those seem ideal.

No dingbat. Use the week back to finish up the unit plus review so the test is at the end of the week, not the beginning. JFC.

You don’t understand county-dictated pacing guides. When teachers do what you are suggesting, parents complain because that stretches out some units and compresses others, or it means that not all units are covered before SOLs or AP exams. Is that your wish?

This seems like a lot of excuses that boil down to poor time management. Another reason FCPS should get back to five day weeks if this is such a challenge.

Poor time management? Go pound sand. It is painfully clear that you don't know anything about curriculum or teaching. Until you spend at last a full semester as a secondary teacher, you need to keep your opinions to yourself.

Actually as long as I’m a taxpayer in Fairfax and my internet works, no, I don’t.

Advocacy for “planning days” is why you’re rushed at the end like this. Start working full school weeks and you won’t need to give assignments over break.

Im not giving assignments over break, and I never said I was. I said I am teaching actual curriculum on Monday and Tuesday and that students who are absent Monday and/or Tuesday are responsible for the missed instruction and assignments. That is not the same as giving assignments over break.