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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Random days off during a school year disrupt learning less than a longer summer.[/quote]

No.  As a teacher, those random days break into routine and instruction.  Sure, there is learning loss in the summer, but to have loss you must first have gain.  It is really hard to make progress when there are constant interruptions.[/quote]

It is astounding how parents and the school board just do not grasp the importance of listening to teachers. Many teachers dislike the new calendar due to all the disruptions and the fact that it shortens summer by a week. There is no substitute for being done with a school year. Random days off are not as restorative as a longer summer. We are losing teachers left and right and instead of listening to them we are making the job increasingly less desirable.

And yea I know there are like two teachers here who say they like the new calendar blah blah blah. You are very much in the minority and you know it. 
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Agree and most teachers do! This profession is getting gutted by school boards and admin.  I fear for the future of education in this country.  Look at the numbers for education majors undergrad and graduate.  We are screwed.  [/quote]

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