Anonymous wrote:Im a WL parent and I felt it was communicated. It was in the Friday WL APS School Talk email on 10/7. It was also in the 10/9 PTA update for the week. Read the emails parents![u] Also my kids knew for sure they weren’t going to school on Wednesday

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Im a WL parent and I felt it was communicated. It was in the Friday WL APS School Talk email on 10/7. It was also in the 10/9 PTA update for the week. Read the emails parents! Also my kids knew for sure they weren’t going to school on Wednesday

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Our school did not communicate to parents that seniors could stay home, but DS's teachers told him to stay home and work on his college apps. Which he's doing.

As a teacher, I am confident in saying they did communicate this several times TO YOUR SENIOR who is 17-18, presumably college bound, and theoretically capable and responsible of managing their schedule to the degree they know they don’t have to show up for a PRACTICE test that is only for 9-11th graders, which they should also know because they took it in those grades and know it is a practice test for the real SAT they take as late juniors/seniors. At some point it becomes ludicrous to infantilize students who are single digit months away from graduation and heading into young adulthood.

If is not infantalizing teens on the cusp of adulthood to remind or alert them to an upcoming change in schedule. And it would still be appropriate for the school to communicate to parents how the day operates. Even after a last-minute email in response to parent inquiries, it was still unknown what students were to do after the test if they didn't have a way home and parents were not given information about when to pick-up exactly or if they needed to submit permission for a student to leave after the test. And at least one sophomore I know didn't know when they were supposed to go where or what to bring or what to expect. And that is a responsible, academically engaged, high performing sophomore.

As I said, the seniors were told. Whether they paid attention is debatable but I promise they were informed in some way, likely multiple. They should be able to handle that. If not, I hope they aren’t planning on college next august.

This is such a good teaching experience. If your sophomore doesn’t know what they are supposed to bring or where they are supposed to go, they need to practice problem-solving skills. It is good for them to do that while you are still around to help them. They need to learn this before college.

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Our school did not communicate to parents that seniors could stay home, but DS's teachers told him to stay home and work on his college apps. Which he's doing.

As a teacher, I am confident in saying they did communicate this several times TO YOUR SENIOR who is 17-18, presumably college bound, and theoretically capable and responsible of managing their schedule to the degree they know they don’t have to show up for a PRACTICE test that is only for 9-11th graders, which they should also know because they took it in those grades and know it is a practice test for the real SAT they take as late juniors/seniors. At some point it becomes ludicrous to infantilize students who are single digit months away from graduation and heading into young adulthood.

If is not infantalizing teens on the cusp of adulthood to remind or alert them to an upcoming change in schedule. And it would still be appropriate for the school to communicate to parents how the day operates. Even after a last-minute email in response to parent inquiries, it was still unknown what students were to do after the test if they didn't have a way home and parents were not given information about when to pick-up exactly or if they needed to submit permission for a student to leave after the test. And at least one sophomore I know didn't know when they were supposed to go where or what to bring or what to expect. And that is a responsible, academically engaged, high performing sophomore.

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Our school did not communicate to parents that seniors could stay home, but DS's teachers told him to stay home and work on his college apps. Which he's doing.

As a teacher, I am confident in saying they did communicate this several times TO YOUR SENIOR who is 17-18, presumably college bound, and theoretically capable and responsible of managing their schedule to the degree they know they don’t have to show up for a PRACTICE test that is only for 9-11th graders, which they should also know because they took it in those grades and know it is a practice test for the real SAT they take as late juniors/seniors. At some point it becomes ludicrous to infantilize students who are single digit months away from graduation and heading into young adulthood.

IF the senior was aware that the PSAT was being given on that specific day, perhaps they would be familiar with the process. But they were NOT necessarily aware of the PSAT scheduling. Sorry, just reality that not all students look at the APS calendar on a regular basis.

AND that doesn't help the FRESHMEN, does it? or the PARENTS??

So, good for you and thank you, teacher, if you are one of those teachers who communicated to their seniors that PSAT day was coming up on Wed 10/12. Now, how about the principal's email indicating asynchronous work, yet there wasn't any or not in all classes for the day?

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Our school did not communicate to parents that seniors could stay home, but DS's teachers told him to stay home and work on his college apps. Which he's doing.

As a teacher, I am confident in saying they did communicate this several times TO YOUR SENIOR who is 17-18, presumably college bound, and theoretically capable and responsible of managing their schedule to the degree they know they don’t have to show up for a PRACTICE test that is only for 9-11th graders, which they should also know because they took it in those grades and know it is a practice test for the real SAT they take as late juniors/seniors. At some point it becomes ludicrous to infantilize students who are single digit months away from graduation and heading into young adulthood.

As a teacher, you should also know it was only given to 10th and 11th graders yesterday. Just sayin'.

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Our school did not communicate to parents that seniors could stay home, but DS's teachers told him to stay home and work on his college apps. Which he's doing.

As a teacher, I am confident in saying they did communicate this several times TO YOUR SENIOR who is 17-18, presumably college bound, and theoretically capable and responsible of managing their schedule to the degree they know they don’t have to show up for a PRACTICE test that is only for 9-11th graders, which they should also know because they took it in those grades and know it is a practice test for the real SAT they take as late juniors/seniors. At some point it becomes ludicrous to infantilize students who are single digit months away from graduation and heading into young adulthood.

Our school did not communicate to parents that seniors could stay home, but DS's teachers told him to stay home and work on his college apps. Which he's doing.

Anonymous wrote:For the record, YHS has this information in the Friday emails for weeks. The kids have all been talking about it at school. 10th and 11th grade parents all received an email with the details of the PSAT that included the timing and what they were allowed to bring. Yorktown made it very clear.

Kudos to Yorktown, then!
WL and WHS.....what's the problem!?!

For the record, YHS has this information in the Friday emails for weeks. The kids have all been talking about it at school. 10th and 11th grade parents all received an email with the details of the PSAT that included the timing and what they were allowed to bring. Yorktown made it very clear.

Anonymous wrote:Ah, thanks! I need to get better searching the interweb….

No, I think the schools need to actually communicate about PSAT days. Same problem at Wakefield. They seem to assume everyone just somehow knows the protocols and what to do on PSAT days. I have a senior and a sophomore and still didn't know! The senior didn't have this sophomore year due to COVID. I forgot about it from last year. My sophomore received no word from any of her teachers about it. When a classmate mentioned it (which is when I became aware that today is PSAT day), my sophomore asked "what's the PSAT?" Yesterday, there was apparently an announcement telling students to login somewhere to find out where they should go for testing; but my child couldn't hear the announcements because the other kids in the class were talking too loudly. They asked older sibling what they had to take to the exam (as in pencils, calculator, etc.)

At first, I didn't even know freshmen and seniors had asynchronous work for today. Didn't learn that until Monday after the principal sent an email in response to multiple inquiries on the PTSA listserv. That's when I learned it was an asynchronous day. Didn't seem my senior was aware of that. that email is also what alerted me to the fact that students can leave school after the test is completed if they have a way home or would have to stay until regular time for the bus. Still don't know what the students do between finishing the test and catching the bus.

I find it flabbergasting this isn't communicated better to students, let alone parents. But somewhat reassured that it's not just a Wakefield problem.

Ah, thanks! I need to get better searching the interweb….

Today the PSAT is given. Seniors don’t take it. This is happening in high schools everywhere.

Can’t find any info online but my senior is not getting out of bed?