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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a MCPS elementary school teacher.  I figured I'd use a Wednesday afternoon after our weekly staff meeting to set my room up.  There's not much to set up.  The kids can't access our classroom library, centers or share materials.  It's going to be as sterile and boring of an environment as you can imagine. I think four days would be ridiculous. [/quote]

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I’m an elementary teacher as well. My classroom is full of boxes and materials, spread out everywhere. As a team leader, all of the reading and math materials for my grade level are in my room. Likewise, my team’s supply order from the end of last school year (dozens of boxes filled with materials from the warehouse belonging to all my teammates) is scattered all over my classroom. My personal belongings are stacked on the shelves to the ceiling. It’s a mess. I also live an hour away from my school. I can’t make a quick trip to the building during the week. Admin is at school, but not past a certain time. Some teachers do need time to prep the room. It’s not like a normal prep, but emptying the room will take time. Our admin went into one classroom (of a new teacher, who hasn’t been in the building, so has no materials in the classroom) to arrange desks and tape off the floor. The room is literally empty of all things but desks and chairs. They taped off all areas and placed desks inside of the taped off areas. They also taped off walkways in the room where students will be permitted to walk. It takes time to do this.

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