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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am stunned at the number of people defending poor practices. Yes, you can let up and have more fun the last week, but it's still school.

That said, this is the first year for my fourth grader that there have been no movies. I LOVE this teacher.

1st grader has had great teachers - no movies this week either, nor last year.

Kids in elementary school should be learning every day. They should in high school and middle school too, though I acknowledge that it might be harder to focus once grades are in. But still - what is the point if kids are just plopped in front of movies. Relax some standards, have a little it more free or outdoor time, but don't take the week off. Talk about summer learning loss!  Why is this acceptable?
[/quote] Just curious, what kind of academic enrichment do you have your kids doing this summer?[/quote]

I don't know what "right" answer you are looking for.  I'm looking for paid professionals to do their job.  In third grade, when my DD watched one or sometimes two movies every day for a week, the teacher sat and watched with them.  Int was a "treat."  I absolutely think that we can lessen up as school winds down - a party, theme days, no homework (my 4th grader has homework this week), extra recess time, maybe one movie day.  That's all good  But an elementary school kid doesn't have a great sense of time and isn't bonding with classmates they know they won't see all summer.  Kids should be wrapping up their reading groups, reflecting on the year, learning some new concepts, refreshing older concepts, and continuing the activities that foster a lifelong love of learning.

I have nothing against TV or movies.  We have movie nights on Friday and Saturday evenings (with tons of buttered popcorn), and often a show or computer time during the week.  During the summer, we mix up sports camps, arts camps, and science-y camps.  They participate in the summer reading program at the library and we attend events at the library.  We go to the beach and play, and also talk about waves, tides, ocean animals, the sun, star gazing (with apps).  We visit art, science, natural history and art history museums - and pools, sporting events, and amusement parks.   I've tried journaling projects in the summer, but never succeeded, but my 4th grader wants to give it another go this year.  And, my special needs kid continues tutoring (on a more reduced scheduled) to keep skills up.  We watch the news and read the paper.   We also lay on the couch on hot days and watch movies.  It's a mix.

I love learning new things, going new places, exploring new ideas - and watching movies.  Nothing wrong with mixing it up.

Some DCPS schools/teachers, in my experience, rely on movies as babysitter.  The occasional reward, sure.  Every day the last two weeks - no.  Simply no.  Raise your standards. [/quote]

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