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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Option 2 is the obvious choice.  Survey results have to be tilted like 90-10.[/quote]

no freaking way do elementary parents want their kids starting at almost 10am. that is so late. little kids learn better early. they will be in school until almost 5[/quote]

This has been pointed out multiple times to Gatehouse. And yet they keep coming back to ask about this option. They clearly are leaning towards this option. I guess they don’t care about families or teachers at those schools. [/quote]

Well they should care. I currently teach at a late ES and by 3:45, all I can do is a read aloud cause my kids are done. No kid will be effectively learning till 4:35. When kids are not making adequate progress because they aren’t available for learning, maybe they will care. [/quote]

So now you’ll just do your read aloud and maybe a snack at 4:00 pm. Chill. [/quote]

Based off my kids schedule this year, this would be his schedule with a 30 minute pushback.

10:00-11:00 -Specials
11:00-11:20-Morning Meeting
11:20-12:40- Math
12:40-1:10- Intervention
1:10-1:40- Content
1:40-2:10- Recess
2:10-2:40-Lunch
2:40-4:35- Lang Arts

I don’t think any parent would want this schedule for their kids.

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Lunch would never be at 2:10 you idiot. [/quote]

I'm not the "idiot" but you likely do not understand how lunch works.   But, believe me, the "idiot" is likely more correct than you.

First, with the very late elementary school starts (and I imagine it is likely this way with the late start schools now) some kids will be dropped off very early and others will likely sleep in and have brunch.  The ones who arrive at 10 will not want lunch right away.

I taught first grade.  Some years, our lunch was at 10:50-when school began at 8.  I taught first.  Sixth grade could be at 1.

So, it will be interesting to see how this works out.

Again, I cannot imagine teaching first graders after 3 p.m.  They start shutting down in the afternoon.

This is a terrible, terrible idea.

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