Are your kids doing specials?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they getting a completion grade on their report card for specials in MCPS?

I was told yes when I asked at a PTA meeting. So my child has been doing them all. Specials are every other week. Some were actually fun.

Maybe for middle and high school but definitely not for elementary school. We were told very explicitly that there would be no grades at all for fourth quarter for elementary school-not even pass/fail.

To answer the op's question- no specials for us. I have two elementary school kids and both my husband and I are both working and I'm also very pregnant. We are barely making it as is.

[Anonymous]

We didn't think it was all that necessary given they have online music lessons and we make them play outside for an hour or two daily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We didn't think it was all that necessary given they have online music lessons and we make them play outside for an hour or two daily.

Aren't they optional?