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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Abolish the random days off
Shorten winter break dramatically
Don’t make school after the SOLs count because we all know nothing happens then but glorified babysitting.
Get to teaching!!!  We have a lot of ground to catch up on.  Stop whining about how your kids need breaks.  [/quote]

So you prefer a 11-12 week summer vacation?  Keep in mind that many people do not.  Actually, quite a few of us would prefer to move toward year-round -- 9 weeks on, 3 weeks off for each quarter and a 5 week summer.[/quote]

People want a longer summer break/getting out earlier in June because they really don’t learn a lot or do a lot after Memorial Day anyway so all that time just feels wasted. [/quote]

This is a big part of it for sure. And why my child is "sick" a lot in that period of time. DC can be home doing other things or sitting around in school. The "last day of school" counting toward those hours they have to be in school, is 2 hours of kids sitting around in he Aux Gym. Even the teachers were encouraging the kids to stay home. It's a joke. [/quote]

Total joke. That’s why people want longer summers because anything scheduled after exams is no school at all but yet they count it towards the legal requirement.  People need to wake up and vote the SB out.[/quote]

So are you advocating for 165 days of school or for an early August start date?  Personally, I would not mind starting on 31 July  or 7 August and getting out just before or after Memorial Day weekend.[/quote]

I’m advocating for no breaks other than federal holidays, winter break, thanksgiving and spring break.  [/quote]

You get 180 days of school.  When do you want the school year to start and end?  It sounds like you prefer a really long summer?[/quote]

I want my kids to get educated and for that education to be rigorous, consistent and challenging.  I don’t think the weeks in June should count towards the legal requirement.  I’m an advocate of 5 day school weeks and shorter breaks.  I’m happy with a long summer and for those crying about the summer slide, there are plenty of free fcps programs for students who can’t afford camps and need additional reinforcement.  [/quote]

Why shouldn't the weeks in June count? We are still teaching until the last day.

The SOL is not a final exam, nor is the AP exam. We still teach after those tests![/quote]

Uh, yeah, the AP test is a final exam.  I have taught all my curriculum by the second week of April, cram 2 weeks of intense review, and they take the AP test the first week of May.  Then I have FIVE WEEKS with no additional standards to cover.  I invent projects and activities but I only have 1/3 of my class any given day in May due to other AP/IB tests (so I can't teach/assess new content, even if there were any), and then seniors disappear the end of May, and then I'm limping through June with 5 or 6 students each class period.  It's a waste.

I would be 100% for starting August 1 and finishing June 1.[/quote]

I don't treat the AP exam in my class as a final, for there are additional skills we cover that are not tested on the exam, particularly how the material is relevant within our local jurisdiction. [/quote]

So you get a medal for being the exception.  No one else is teaching anything of interest.[/quote]

I am, so at least 2 are the exception - and I’m sure it’s more.[/quote]

In kindergarten we are learning until the end.  :)[/quote]

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