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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BOE is not the concern moms4liberty did not get in yay

Now federal trikes for public education will suck [/quote]

The federal government doesn't do much for K-12 education. They might try to encourage vouchers, but they can't really force it. And vouchers wouldn't be so bad. It would be good for MCPS to have to deal with a little competition. Vouchers would probably be a pretty effective tool for preventing MCPS from adopting a bunch of early release days.  And would similarly stop the unions from pushing for changes to state law to allow 4 day school weeks.[/quote]

The last thing we need is to divert dollars from our system to have vouchers. We already have enough areas that are underfunded. Maryland's Blueprint for Education costs are going to drive up taxes enough.[/quote]

The last thing we need are more early release days or 4 day school weeks. I agree that we don't want to pull funding away from public schools, but making private schools more of a credible alternative to public schools is the only way to address the stranglehold teachers unions have over state and local politics.[/quote]

I love early release days for appointments and other things.[/quote]

You've said this before, but it's odd. You don't need early release days for appointments.  Perhaps you haven't run into this if your kids don't have unique medical or special needs, but there very often don't get to choose your appointment days/times. You basically have to take the next available appointment, which doesn't end up being for 3-6 months anyway (or a year, if you're going for a developmental pediatrician).[/quote]

For cc.   kids, sure, its no big deal to pull kids out and we did it all the time for doctor's appointments, specialists and thearpies, but once they hit high school, no you cannot pull them out all the time.  You have monthly ortho appointments, and sick visits and other things.  We do all routine care like physicals, eye and dental in the summe before school starts.  For us, of the next available appointment is 2-4 months away.  It depends on your health insurance.  I have two appointments for myself for January that I made a month ago as that was the first available.   But, you cannot easily pull kids out of advanced/AP classes as there are weekly quizzes, tests and lectures.  So, those golden half days are helpful.  And, some teachers penalize kids for missing class.  We have one teacher that does.[/quote]

High school kids ought to be able to handle missing class from time-to-time. Do you send them to school when they're sick? Are they in extracurriculars?[/quote]

Yes they are in extracurriculuars in school and out of school, sometimes two or more in an evening.  No, they stay home sick. That's the point.  When there is a 1/2 day I can schedule these things.[/quote]

If they can stay home for a full day or when they're sick, they can miss a period or two for the orthodontist. We certainly don't need half days for that.[/quote]

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