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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The O day concept is crap.  It's a whole day of doing nothing.  They can't teach new concepts, they can't test.

They need to walk this one back and say it was an experiment which failed.[/quote]

Not sure what you are talking about (or you must be in a shitty HS pyramid).  Today is O day for Diwali.  We are Hindus. My kid went to school.  He has a full/regular class schedule.  Had homework yesterday and assignments due today.

Maybe it's time to scrap ALL religious holidays/observances including Christmas and Thanksgiving as well as the backdoor Good Friday holiday that magically seems to be rolled into Spring Break each year.  I'd rather have a week or two off late Feb when it typically snows anyways..[/quote]

Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday.

Christmas is a federal holiday because so many people take it off. I actually would be fine with the winter break being moved to the end of the second quarter but that will lead to a lot of absences since so many people travel for Christmas. That week between Christmas an New Years would be lost due to Teachers requesting vacation time and kids not attending because families travel.

I am thrilled that Spring Break is not tied to Easter this year and would be happy if they set a specific week for Spring Break and keep it there.

No one has an issue with O Days if it was only no testing and no long term products due but Teachers have been told, and many Teachers are following, that they cannot teach new material, review for exams, or other similar activities. That is the objection. The fact that AP exams have been shifted and learning is impacted is problematic.

Your comment about your kids being in school only points to the reality that most kids are attending school on O days. I am Catholic and never missed school because of Good Friday. I can't think of anyone who didn't go to school on Good Friday. I doubt that a large number of Hispanic kids missed school to celebrate the Day of the Dead. It is good to have a policy in place to allow people to take those days but the current policy needs to be adjusted so that it has less of a direct impact on everyone. [/quote]

No, pp is right. Now that we have so many people who aren’t Christian it’s time to scrap our old traditions and norms.

Hopefully the next President and First Spouse do away with the National Christmas tree and decking out the White House.[/quote]

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