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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's very unclear how it will result in better learning. The stated purpose (according to one poster) of Bias training  and training to "accelerate learning" would be great, but they can do it on the pd days they already have. Of course catching kids up who need it would be great but those kids will be with "external partners" rather than their teachers. Time with their teachers is what the kids need. On a personal note, in another country we experienced full Wednesdays off and it felt like a total loss. The kids lost their sense of routine mid week. Naturally a half day is better than no Wednesday. Also the majority of kids may not be labeled as struggling but that does not mean that they don't need instruction and specials (specials would be cut under this system). Aftercare is not a substitute for school. It is also already difficult to find enough time in the week for all the specials classes. Science would probably be the one to go. In my opinion what DCPS needs is more/better science, more experiential learning and field trips to keep the kids engaged. A field trip on a few of those Wednesday afternoons would probably be more beneficial than this idea. [/quote]

Yes, I totally agree.  Taking an afternoon a week to do a different type activity that is **part of the curriculum** and overseen by classroom teachers could be great.  Field trips, labs, projects integrated into the curriculum.  But just throwing away an afternoon a week (adding up to a whole week of school time) for some vague plan is not that.  [/quote]

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