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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just messed up. We have a super short Q3. Teacher work day and school planning immediately after the spring break. 3 days days off in May to celebrate yet another religious holiday. This school year has been a disaster. [b]These kids are barely in school.[/b]

There needs to be 1 TW per quarter. One. And follow federal holiday schedule, no religious stuff. FYI, not a Christian here, I don't care if you are closed on my religious holidays or not. [/quote]

[b]This statement is factually inaccurate. By the end of the year, the kids will have spent just as much time in school as they have every other year. [/b]There are legal time requirements mandated by the VDOE. The kids will surpass it, as they always do. [/quote]
The statement is factually inaccurate. They will have spent a minimum of 990 hours in school. If you want to brag about 993 hours (the number of hours elementary students will have barring another unexpected closures) as surpassing mandated requirements, that’s fine, I guess. But that number is low compared to other years. [/quote]

It is the lack of consistency.  These short days are a complete waste. They waste so much time at lunch and recess you can’t get stuff done.  With all the choppy weeks you can’t get started on a week long lesson plan.  So then there are gaps.  Kids forget.  You start over.  Repeat.  How any thought this was a good idea is just beyond me.

And just to reiterate elementary schools do basically no learning on the short days.  They are a waste.  [/quote]

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