Movies at school. All day.

[Anonymous]

if my kid is to be believed all he has done at school today and last week is watch movies. I'm not talking educational movies either. Anyone else? What gives?

[Anonymous]

That is lame. What school? DCPS or charter?

[Anonymous]

My kid, in one of the MoCo schools that gets lots of love, watched Frozen in a High School foreign language class. In English (not even subtitled!). And no, before you ask, the language was not Swedish or Norwegian or Arendellian or whatever Elsa speaks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if my kid is to be believed all he has done at school today and last week is watch movies. I'm not talking educational movies either. Anyone else? What gives?

What movies? So you don't remember watching movies or playing outside the last week of school so your teacher could finish end of the year requirements and pack up the room? Some of you might even remember helping your favorite teacher pack up the room.

[Anonymous]

What grade? Some teachers do this at my DD's public school (not in DC). Her teacher didn't but some of the "easy" teachers did the last week or two of school (apparently - who knows what they really do at school!).

[Anonymous]

Yup. Movies and tv shows all day the last week last year, some I thought were not age appropriate for 3 year olds.

[Anonymous]

No way! What schools is this at? That is totally not acceptable. There is school for another week and they added EXTRA days for instruction due to the snow. Principals need to do their job and ensure instruction is taking place, at the very least interactive games.

[Anonymous]

My kid is working on multiplication related activities this week - getting ready for upcoming year.

[Anonymous]

HS teacher here

Make up work for the failing students. Movies and games for everyone else. I need to pack up my room, enter grades, and put together my IMPACT stuff for the year.

[Anonymous]

As a HS teacher the reality is that few kids show up. Grades are in and finals have been taken. What kind of instruction do you really expect to take place?

[Anonymous]

School is not over, the pack up shot should take place after school ends. Why does it seem like they are rushing to pack in the learning all year but then the last week is thrown away? That said, I would have no problem with it if the kids were outside or playing educational board or computer games but movies????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School is not over, the pack up shot should take place after school ends. Why does it seem like they are rushing to pack in the learning all year but then the last week is thrown away? That said, I would have no problem with it if the kids were outside or playing educational board or computer games but movies????

why can't teachers pack up after the students are no longer in the building?

[Anonymous]

I is counted as an instructional day. this is annoying me too. Not movies but recess is almost full-day now. packing up takes place after the year is over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School is not over, the pack up shot should take place after school ends. Why does it seem like they are rushing to pack in the learning all year but then the last week is thrown away? That said, I would have no problem with it if the kids were outside or playing educational board or computer games but movies????

why can't teachers pack up after the students are no longer in the building?

I agree--that's what I meant to say

[Anonymous]

So what should students be doing this week? And at what grades?