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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m nervous about my high school kids losing a week before APs since they are already really far behind.  Wish those teachers could email out the assignments so kids could get ahead.  It’s going to be brutal when they get back.[/quote]

I agree that MCPS teachers should send out homework at least. Seems like they have been instructed not to do any work though.[/quote]

Why aren’t more people talking about this? One DC is at W HS and the other is at private. Private school kid was given a freebie snow day on Monday, but had work Tuesday and will again today—it amounted to roughly four hours of wreading, writing, prepping for an upcoming lab, and problem sets. I get that it’s the start of the new term and many students have a new teacher even but that shouldn’t impact teachers’ ability to assign work. Not blaming the teachers as I am aware this is an mcps issue vs individual issue, but frankly it’s pathetic.

I understand the upset about childcare for those with younger kids but why aren’t families with MS/HS students more upset that there kids aren’t being asked to do anything academic? [/quote]

So you want more free labor from teachers.  [/quote]

That’s ridiculous.  Teachers are still getting paid, even with the snow day.  And sending out a few assignments is hardly a crushing work load.[/quote]
Yes, teachers got paid for the one snow day, but that is it. And their professional day for grading was taken away.  They won't get that time back.  And if you think it is that easy to send out a few assignments, then you should be able to go online and print off a couple of activities for your kid.  They are on your time now, you need to take care of them.[/quote]

I do not understand what you are saying.  They aren’t docking teachers salaries for this week right?  Then they are getting paid.  And how was their grading day taken away?  Why can’t you do the grading from home?  We all worked from home Monday and Tuesday (I’m on metro now heading into the office).  
I just would really like the HS teachers to send out an email saying — the next reading assignment will be pages x-y in the book,  the reading guide is available here: “.  Or “the next unit for Spanish class will be food and restaurants.  The vocab list is here and the quizzes are here.”   The kids are all going to have to do double work next week to make up — why can’t they get started on th reading this week?  [/quote]

Teachers aren't paid the way you think they are.  They get a set amount of money for the school year and are expected to work a certain number of days.  The pay is divided among the number of paychecks they will receive - and some elect to have their checks spread over 10 months and others over 12.  So, come the end of the year when they have to work those extra days because they are off today and tomorrow, they will not receive additional pay and they will be working beyond the number of contracted days if they have to work today and tomorrow.  All that means is that their work schedule is shifted from today and tomorrow to days later in June and by asking them to work today and tomorrow, you are asking that they work for free because it would be beyond the contracted days for which they are paid.  [/quote]

So are they going to add a grading day at the end of the year after grades have already been turned in? I'm not following.[/quote]

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