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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They also don't have all these professional half days in the middle of the week that MCPS seems to love.

Not sure what professional half-days in the middle of the week you're talking about.  Perhaps it's an elementary and/or middle school thing.  In the high schools, we have 2 professional half days during the enitire school year (for grading at interim time 1st and 3rd quarters), and both count towards the 184 day calendar.  There are three professional days where there is no school for students during the school year.  Each one is at the end of the marking period and is for grading and report card prep.

The only way MCPS could extend Winter Break is if they got rid of the built in snow days.  If school has to be cancelled at all under such a system, the day(s) must be made up.  Parents would then be screaming about the school year being extended in June or about losing days from Spring Break.

Many students in the school where I teach are missing multiple days this week (some are missing the entire week) so they can go on trips.  Not the visiting family for the holidays type of trip.  I'm talking cruises, time at the ski house in Colorado, etc. trips involving just the immediate family.  I personally find that ridiculous and will continue to teach new material the entire week.  No homework over the break though.  A break is a break!

Take trips when there is no school and during the 10 weeks students have off in the summer.[/quote]

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