Anonymous
Post 03/12/2024 18:49     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
Parents at the middle level don’t even come to open house. Their kids would be mortified haha. I have never heard of this and I’ve taught in multiple middle schools. Plus had a kid in another one.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2024 18:45     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
My kids are in college but it existed for us. We stopped going after maybe 6th grade as the kids did not want us to come. I think DD really loved a hs teacher and wanted us to meet her so we went just to that class
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2024 18:35     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
Anonymous wrote:I’m a veteran teacher (18 years this year) but new to MCPS. Is parent shadowing universal at all MCPS middle schools? We were told last Friday parents basically can pick 6 days in (3 in March and 3 in April) to come shadow their kid. I’ve never heard of this in my entire teaching career. It seems like such a waste of real instructional time and completely disruptive. I understand the Open House in October, but this seems excessive and quite frankly, ludicrous.



Never heard of this. I have one kid in HS and another in MS.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2024 18:04     Subject: Re:Parent Shadow Days
I've never heard of this, but I'd love to be able to do it - except that it would _really_ bother my kid. Probably better for DC that I should volunteer in various ways and places as I can.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2024 20:36     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, I love it! Just continue with normal instruction? I've had parents shadow when students couldn't get it together and it made a difference because they didn't want it to happen again.


That’s a little different than having 6 available days where any parent of any student can just voluntarily show up. It’s fine for students who can’t get it together or if a parent is concerned, but this is basically 6 days of Open House.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2024 20:03     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
I teach elementary in mcps but have had 3 kids go through middle and I’ve never heard of this.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2024 19:52     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this outside the open house (which also seems like a waste of time).
-MS Parent


+1
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2024 19:29     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
I have never heard of this outside the open house (which also seems like a waste of time).
-MS Parent
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2024 19:28     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
As a teacher, I love it! Just continue with normal instruction? I've had parents shadow when students couldn't get it together and it made a difference because they didn't want it to happen again.
Anonymous
Post 03/11/2024 18:23     Subject: Parent Shadow Days
I’m a veteran teacher (18 years this year) but new to MCPS. Is parent shadowing universal at all MCPS middle schools? We were told last Friday parents basically can pick 6 days in (3 in March and 3 in April) to come shadow their kid. I’ve never heard of this in my entire teaching career. It seems like such a waste of real instructional time and completely disruptive. I understand the Open House in October, but this seems excessive and quite frankly, ludicrous.