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[quote=Anonymous]I really don't understand why so many people attack teachers. I am a parent and I just don't get it. Would you appreciate if people were on message boards all day saying terrible things about you? Would you like people telling you how to do your job? Doubt it.

One PP said "they are on calls most of the day." Not sure how that translates to a teacher and the work they do. They are in front of kids all day. They don't get to zone out and maybe multitask on a phone call. One parent once told me they "had a very demanding job and teachers need to be working just as hard." Well, congratulations. You're probably earning 3-4x what that teacher is.

If there's any fault for this swiss cheese calendar, it's the superintendent and the school board. Full stop. I would wager the "feedback" we as parents provide carries little to no weight, and if teachers are given an opportunity to give feedback I'd imagine it gets the same amount of consideration.

FCPS needs to get back to the basics: School. Holding school. Maintaining consistency so that teachers and students can at least walk into an environment where they are set up for success. Days off here, there and for every blink of an eye just doesn't make sense when you need a structured schedule where you can implement curriculum and lesson plans. How do school districts all over the US have more consistent and significantly shorter school calendars and we can't seem to do it?[/quote]

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