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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what's your opinion on waiver on summer extension? 
Do you think it's not a big deal to cut short several days off a school year? Will you welcome a slightly extended school day or you'd rather it be shorter?[/quote]

I'll answer this from the perspective of a high school teacher, which I am.

An extended school day is a waste of time!  If you tack on 30 minutes to each school day, that's an extra 3 or 4 minutes per period.  Won't make a difference at all.  Naturally, it could be a different story in elementary schools.

IMO, it's silly to add days in June after seniors have already graduated, and both HSA's and AP exams have been taken.  Once Memorial Day hits, many students have mentally checked out for the year.  Add on the fact that it costs a lot of money to open schools those extra days (A/C on in the entire building, paying all hourly employees, etc.) and I can almost guarantee you that MCPS will seek a waiver for as many of the days as they can.[/quote]

I think 30 min to a school day is a lot. [/quote]

I think the point was that at the secondary level it's really only 3-4 minutes per period, which is not a lot.[/quote]

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