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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am 55 years old and was educated in what was considered a very fine public school system in Massachusetts. We had half-day Wednesdays every week from 1st thru 6th grade and every other Wednesday in 7th and 8th grade. It was considered teacher development time, and so normal and routine that it was completely unremarkable. And yes, both my parents WOTH fulltime.[/quote]

Was a large portion of your school system considered low income? Did a large portion not attend virtual school for an entire year?  Was a large portion of your school system already below grade level? That is what DCPS is dealing with here.  I went to a fine school system in NY-  every year kids from my HS (250 kids per grade) went to all the Ivies, MIT, etc. I would never advocate that the systems at that school be used in DCPS, it’s apples and oranges.[/quote]

Precisely.

Maybe you're trying to make us feel better with "I had half days once a week, and I turned out fine!" but it isn't helpful. There's probably a reason DCPS hasn't done half days before (or at least in a long time). Considering doing so now after the year we've had is mind-boggling.[/quote]

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