Would you support 200 day school year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This sounds awful to me. But I am able to provide my kids with enriching activities over the summer (no camps, but hiking, visiting museums, swimming, traveling to see family, visiting historical sites, summer reading programs, science experiments at home, etc.).

For kids whose parents work multiple jobs & the kids spent his or her summer watching TV all day with no adult supervision— I can see why extra school appeals to those families.

And the article stated that 1) they surveyed families at the schools & 90% were in favor of the extra month, and 2) it was funded by donors.

Amazon can pay for this.

I find it so ironic that the same parents who want to ban Apple out of our classrooms entirely fully support Amazon storming right in.

Why would you think that based on this thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This sounds awful to me. But I am able to provide my kids with enriching activities over the summer (no camps, but hiking, visiting museums, swimming, traveling to see family, visiting historical sites, summer reading programs, science experiments at home, etc.).

For kids whose parents work multiple jobs & the kids spent his or her summer watching TV all day with no adult supervision— I can see why extra school appeals to those families.

And the article stated that 1) they surveyed families at the schools & 90% were in favor of the extra month, and 2) it was funded by donors.

Amazon can pay for this.

I find it so ironic that the same parents who want to ban Apple out of our classrooms entirely fully support Amazon storming right in.

Why would you think that based on this thread?

Willfull ignorance isn’t a good look. Everyone knows that you’re commenting in all of the active threads here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You ready to pay every single 10 month staff member and hourly staff for 20 extra days? Next question: What are you willing to cut from the budget?

Or do you just need more “free” childcare?

I don't need it, but I'll pay for it for those who do. If I had a time machine I would start by cutting the ridiculous aquatics center that cost $100 million and who knows what else to actually operate and then move on from there.

You can afford it all by yourself? Or are you trying to demand that others join you in paying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richmond Public School District has increased the number of days of the school year to counter Covid learning loss. Would you support that if your district did it? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-school-district-expands-academic-year/

No. Too much of school is just warehousing kids as it is. We don't need to move more to basically treating school as daycare. Then more parents will start to think of it as such. It's not daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You ready to pay every single 10 month staff member and hourly staff for 20 extra days? Next question: What are you willing to cut from the budget?

Or do you just need more “free” childcare?

I don't need it, but I'll pay for it for those who do. If I had a time machine I would start by cutting the ridiculous aquatics center that cost $100 million and who knows what else to actually operate and then move on from there.

You can afford it all by yourself? Or are you trying to demand that others join you in paying?

I'm not sure what you mean by "demand" as this is a message board and I don't have authority over taxing and spending. But yeah I do think it would be a worthy use of tax dollars. I can tell from reading these boards that many people would benefit from more school.

[Anonymous]

I lived in Arizona where we had a modified year round calendar. It was wildly popular. There were four quarters a year with two weeks off in between session in the fall, winter and spring, plus a 6 week summer break. The breaks were great because older kids were between classes so had absolutely no work to do during break, so no studying, projects, etc. They were completely free. The calendar also didn't have the same wasted 3-4 weeks at the end of the year like we do in Virginia after SOLs, as teachers taught the same content for 4th quarter classes as they did when that class was offered in a different quarter. Kids also missed less school for family vacations because there were cheaper times to travel built into the school year. There was less of a loss of momentum over a short summer, but still time for kids to go to a few weeks of sleep away camp plus a family vacation. Sports didn't start until school started, so that didn't cut into the summer at all.

It was great, but a change like that would require the whole region to switch and I don't see that happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should be an opt in program for kids who need it. Not all children need this and there's barely any summer break anymore as it is with all the random teacher work days.

As the All-In tutoring program effort showed, it's difficult to get the families of kids - or the kids themselves - who most need the extra services to opt-in. They don't want to miss out on free time any more than the kids who don't need it.

So why punish everyone at a school? Maybe there needs to be a more individualized differentiated approach like an IEP instead of a catch all. Sadly it seems like schools are headed the other way. Johnny is struggling to read so all kids have to have two hours of extra phonics and reading support or extra school days. What about the kids performing on grade level and above?! There is nothing left for them. Foreign language and gifted programs have been gutted all in the name of equity. This is just more of the same.

The All-In tutoring program failed because it was online, right? After kids were tired of online education, after we found out it was mainly AI bots doing the tutoring? And why do you think of school as punishment? School is a privilege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, and I don't believe in covid learning loss. I think its a bad curriculum and students not getting the supports they need.

You people will say anything to justify lockdowns.

[Anonymous]

I would like year round school with larger breaks between semesters. We don’t travel during the summer because it’s too hot to be enjoyable. We’d love to have two weeks in fall.

I personally want more choices in my kids education. I want zero screen time during school. Kids can work on essays by hand and then type them at home. Computers are ruining our kids
-writing helps you remember things better. There’s a hand and brain connection when you write. Similar to how babies who don’t crawl have physical issues.
-their handwriting is atrocious
-killing attention spans

If we got rid of all of the computers and apps, even the smart boards, we’d have money to pay teachers more. Schools are very well funded but schools are spending the money on tech instead of teachers.

I also think the school day should be longer. It takes so much time to get going and then it’s time to leave already. They need more time to focus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived in Arizona where we had a modified year round calendar. It was wildly popular. There were four quarters a year with two weeks off in between session in the fall, winter and spring, plus a 6 week summer break. The breaks were great because older kids were between classes so had absolutely no work to do during break, so no studying, projects, etc. They were completely free. The calendar also didn't have the same wasted 3-4 weeks at the end of the year like we do in Virginia after SOLs, as teachers taught the same content for 4th quarter classes as they did when that class was offered in a different quarter. Kids also missed less school for family vacations because there were cheaper times to travel built into the school year. There was less of a loss of momentum over a short summer, but still time for kids to go to a few weeks of sleep away camp plus a family vacation. Sports didn't start until school started, so that didn't cut into the summer at all.

It was great, but a change like that would require the whole region to switch and I don't see that happening.

All of that sounds like bliss! 6 weeks is long enough for a summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like year round school with larger breaks between semesters. We don’t travel during the summer because it’s too hot to be enjoyable. We’d love to have two weeks in fall.

I personally want more choices in my kids education. I want zero screen time during school. Kids can work on essays by hand and then type them at home. Computers are ruining our kids
-writing helps you remember things better. There’s a hand and brain connection when you write. Similar to how babies who don’t crawl have physical issues.
-their handwriting is atrocious
-killing attention spans

If we got rid of all of the computers and apps, even the smart boards, we’d have money to pay teachers more. Schools are very well funded but schools are spending the money on tech instead of teachers.

I also think the school day should be longer. It takes so much time to get going and then it’s time to leave already. They need more time to focus.

I agree - and I'd also say that they could do away with some of the admin staff. At our 4-year HS school there is 1 - principal and 5 vice-principals who each have their own support staff. Plus an entire tech support staff to support all the computers and other tech that break during the day. Get rid of all this and you have a lot more time and money for education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would like year round school with larger breaks between semesters. We don’t travel during the summer because it’s too hot to be enjoyable. We’d love to have two weeks in fall.

I personally want more choices in my kids education. I want zero screen time during school. Kids can work on essays by hand and then type them at home. Computers are ruining our kids
-writing helps you remember things better. There’s a hand and brain connection when you write. Similar to how babies who don’t crawl have physical issues.
-their handwriting is atrocious
-killing attention spans

If we got rid of all of the computers and apps, even the smart boards, we’d have money to pay teachers more. Schools are very well funded but schools are spending the money on tech instead of teachers.

I also think the school day should be longer. It takes so much time to get going and then it’s time to leave already. They need more time to focus.

I agree - and I'd also say that they could do away with some of the admin staff. At our 4-year HS school there is 1 - principal and 5 vice-principals who each have their own support staff. Plus an entire tech support staff to support all the computers and other tech that break during the day. Get rid of all this and you have a lot more time and money for education.

get rid of the tech support? um no. before they added those positions, my kid when 3 weeks without a working ipad. had to use her phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should be an opt in program for kids who need it. Not all children need this and there's barely any summer break anymore as it is with all the random teacher work days.

As the All-In tutoring program effort showed, it's difficult to get the families of kids - or the kids themselves - who most need the extra services to opt-in. They don't want to miss out on free time any more than the kids who don't need it.

So why punish everyone at a school? Maybe there needs to be a more individualized differentiated approach like an IEP instead of a catch all. Sadly it seems like schools are headed the other way. Johnny is struggling to read so all kids have to have two hours of extra phonics and reading support or extra school days. What about the kids performing on grade level and above?! There is nothing left for them. Foreign language and gifted programs have been gutted all in the name of equity. This is just more of the same.

The All-In tutoring program failed because it was online, right? After kids were tired of online education, after we found out it was mainly AI bots doing the tutoring? And why do you think of school as punishment? School is a privilege.

No. I was an all-in tutor volunteer. It was an in-person effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, and I don't believe in covid learning loss. I think its a bad curriculum and students not getting the supports they need.

You people will say anything to justify lockdowns.

You...should study logic again.

NP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would like year round school with larger breaks between semesters. We don’t travel during the summer because it’s too hot to be enjoyable. We’d love to have two weeks in fall.

I personally want more choices in my kids education. I want zero screen time during school. Kids can work on essays by hand and then type them at home. Computers are ruining our kids
-writing helps you remember things better. There’s a hand and brain connection when you write. Similar to how babies who don’t crawl have physical issues.
-their handwriting is atrocious
-killing attention spans

If we got rid of all of the computers and apps, even the smart boards, we’d have money to pay teachers more. Schools are very well funded but schools are spending the money on tech instead of teachers.

I also think the school day should be longer. It takes so much time to get going and then it’s time to leave already. They need more time to focus.

I agree - and I'd also say that they could do away with some of the admin staff. At our 4-year HS school there is 1 - principal and 5 vice-principals who each have their own support staff. Plus an entire tech support staff to support all the computers and other tech that break during the day. Get rid of all this and you have a lot more time and money for education.

I think the point is if you get rid of all the tech stuff, you don't need the tech staff.