Will there be any learning next week?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son is a junior and keeps asking to stay home next week.
He said his teachers are not doing anything next week and he has already turned in all assignments.
I’m not sure whether to make him go or not. I recently learned that attendance this year doesn’t really mean anything.
MCPS is not enforcing any attendance policies.

My kids have plenty of assignments and tests to complete.

Mine too I have no idea what these people are talking about.

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Are you saying they have assignments to complete right until the last day?
Your kids probably have assignments that are overdue. No one is requiring assignments after Tuesday

Mine have tests all week and a couple of projects to do as well. We're @MCPS which by law has 180 days of school.

If you look closely at the projects, you will see they are just busy work to keep the kids occupied.
Tests all week sounds dumb.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Which schools are not really holding classes? Can you be specific or is this just more anti-MCPS fiction?

I very much doubt it is a troll.
At my school we still have regular class periods but most teachers were done teaching in the middle of last week.
The main reasons are that kids are hyper focused on summer break and not easy to teach right now. Also, many teachers are burned out.
It has been a tough year.

My kid is in a magnet program and we are happy with the ones that gave up teaching last week. My son has two projects and an exam due next week. He’s done.

[Anonymous]

I’m glad my kid’s math teacher is still going strong - they’ve missed a lot over the past couple years.

[Anonymous]

The final half day is beyond ridiculous.
Wednesday should be the last day of school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The final half day is beyond ridiculous.
Wednesday should be the last day of school

This is why it's a bad idea to make up snow days by adding on more days in June.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad my kid’s math teacher is still going strong - they’ve missed a lot over the past couple years.

mine haven't

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m glad my kid’s math teacher is still going strong - they’ve missed a lot over the past couple years.

mine haven't

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an elementary teacher and we've already made it through the ELA and math pacing guide in terms of lessons that must be taught this year. We've had our end of year parties and field days so next week just feels like checking a box to say we had 180 days of school. Really stupid to be going back.

There are these things called science and history and art and geography and music that get really shortchanged in schools. How about planning a fun interdisciplinary project to enrich your kids? WHY would you and your district not plan to fully utilize the days on the calendar?

Because if you were actually in a classroom, you would see the kids are just completely done. They checked out a couple weeks ago and it has been painful trying to drag them through the last couple of weeks of school. I’m teaching real kids - not just eager, empty vessels who are thrilled to soak up information.
I wish some of you could spend a week at your kids school and realize how challenging teaching has been this year.

I’m sure the same mother who thinks kids should be learning about geography and music up until the final bell also complains incessantly about how hard it is to help her one child with their homework. “The school day should be longer!”

[Anonymous]

2 Test and a Quiz scheduled Monday and Tuesday this week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an elementary teacher and we've already made it through the ELA and math pacing guide in terms of lessons that must be taught this year. We've had our end of year parties and field days so next week just feels like checking a box to say we had 180 days of school. Really stupid to be going back.

There are these things called science and history and art and geography and music that get really shortchanged in schools. How about planning a fun interdisciplinary project to enrich your kids? WHY would you and your district not plan to fully utilize the days on the calendar?

Because if you were actually in a classroom, you would see the kids are just completely done. They checked out a couple weeks ago and it has been painful trying to drag them through the last couple of weeks of school. I’m teaching real kids - not just eager, empty vessels who are thrilled to soak up information.
I wish some of you could spend a week at your kids school and realize how challenging teaching has been this year.

I’m sure the same mother who thinks kids should be learning about geography and music up until the final bell also complains incessantly about how hard it is to help her one child with their homework. “The school day should be longer!”

No, sorry. I'm the mother (and teacher) who teaches AP classes. I think if you are going to require children to attend, by law; and use massive amounts of public resources, you might want to treat every moment as valuable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a junior and keeps asking to stay home next week.
He said his teachers are not doing anything next week and he has already turned in all assignments.
I’m not sure whether to make him go or not. I recently learned that attendance this year doesn’t really mean anything.
MCPS is not enforcing any attendance policies.

My kids have plenty of assignments and tests to complete.

Mine too I have no idea what these people are talking about.

m

Are you saying they have assignments to complete right until the last day?
Your kids probably have assignments that are overdue. No one is requiring assignments after Tuesday

Mine have tests all week and a couple of projects to do as well. We're @MCPS which by law has 180 days of school.

If you look closely at the projects, you will see they are just busy work to keep the kids occupied.
Tests all week sounds dumb.

So, which is it? Projects are “just busy work” and thus they should be doing more, or it’s “dumb” for teachers to give tests (i.e., actual learning) all week? Seems like teachers can’t win.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The final half day is beyond ridiculous.
Wednesday should be the last day of school

This is why it's a bad idea to make up snow days by adding on more days in June.

The same things will happen around the end of the school year, whether it’s mid-June or pre-Memorial Day. Kids will mentally check out, teachers will adjust to accommodate, and parents will complain no matter what they do. Even at my excellent public schools in the 80s and 90s, the last week of school was basically a wash.

[Anonymous]

My magnet seventh grader has a big group science project due on Thursday but had to return her chrome book tomorrow. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an elementary teacher and we've already made it through the ELA and math pacing guide in terms of lessons that must be taught this year. We've had our end of year parties and field days so next week just feels like checking a box to say we had 180 days of school. Really stupid to be going back.

There are these things called science and history and art and geography and music that get really shortchanged in schools. How about planning a fun interdisciplinary project to enrich your kids? WHY would you and your district not plan to fully utilize the days on the calendar?

Because if you were actually in a classroom, you would see the kids are just completely done. They checked out a couple weeks ago and it has been painful trying to drag them through the last couple of weeks of school. I’m teaching real kids - not just eager, empty vessels who are thrilled to soak up information.
I wish some of you could spend a week at your kids school and realize how challenging teaching has been this year.

I’m sure the same mother who thinks kids should be learning about geography and music up until the final bell also complains incessantly about how hard it is to help her one child with their homework. “The school day should be longer!”

No, sorry. I'm the mother (and teacher) who teaches AP classes. I think if you are going to require children to attend, by law; and use massive amounts of public resources, you might want to treat every moment as valuable.

Oh puhlease, spare us your sanctimonious bs. I'm sure you've had plenty of "unvaluable" moments.

[Anonymous]

I will be showing movies all week. Extra credit given to those students that do not show up to school.