Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the first Monday back (1/4) also a half-day?

Is this being asked sarcastically?

Probably not, but I already know that roughly 20% of my MS students are going to be absent the day we are supposed to return. W feeder. They've already told us they will still be in Europe or the Caribbean. Unit Tests are scheduled for the week of 1/11 and Algebra and FL exams start the week after that, so I taught on 12/23 and I will teach on 1/4. No movies. Just curriculum. I'm most worried about my students who went to Latin America and Asia. They seem to all plan to return the week of the 1/11 and will miss the last instruction before the tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm outraged that kids were watching movies and playing on phones. At our ES (Cold Spring) the kids were doing intensive math review and prep for most of the day. Glad my DD went and was able to get ahead of the kids that stayed home or went on hikes.

Yes, we see your child heading to Harvard while the fun moms kids drop out of high school. What a troll. Who goes into school to watch all the kids getting intense math lessons, lol. Intense math lessons and MCPES? Haha.

[Anonymous]

14:17 - Is the first week of January a traditional week for international travel? Why would so many kids be out?