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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By adding 3 half days at the end of the year when seniors are done, AP tests are long over, and camps will have begun, it's basically a big F** to the State (for not waiving) 2 days![/quote]

It’s a big FU at the parents.  They could have cancelled one of the professional development days after the snow days…[/quote]

No it’s not. If anything, the only people who really need to go Monday and Tuesday are teachers and they already sorta knew that when the year was previously extended to the Monday. If you need childcare coverage those half days, send your kid. If you don’t or it’s easier for you to arrange full day coverage elsewhere, don’t send them. If you want to travel that week, they’ve all but given their blessing to proceed with previously made plans. There will not be teaching and learning those days whether you send your kids or not. If you’re looking for childcare ideas there will be lots of 14/15 year olds who are kind of too old for camp but too young for jobs who would probably happily babysit your kids in the afternoon for some Apple cash. [/quote]

This isn't about childcare coverage you dismissive fool, it's about wanting kids to learn.  180 days a year is already less than what other countries provide their elementary/secondary students, and we lose so much of it with this half day garbage, testing for MAP, MCAP, in-school days when teachers are grading and turn on videos etc...[/quote]
This thread is about updates to the school calendar to fulfill the requirement of 180 instructional days for this school year. Quit name calling someone whose post was on topic. Start a new thread if you want to discuss ways our educational system is deficient and should be changed. Alterations to this year’s calendar were never going to accomplish that.[/quote]

Sorry you don't understand that MCPS's choices about how to update the school calendar are linked to learning outcomes. It's unfortunate that MCPS's hope was that the Governor would let them waive students right to get an education for 180 real days of schooling, and it's a big FU to MCPS students too.

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