Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 16:23     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also CAPE testing (or PARCC or whatever) has no impact on your kid's record, right? This is for the benefit of school administrators...


It currently matters for tracking purposes at many middle schools. It also matters for private school admissions. It could start mattering for specialized HS admissions again at any time (it has in the past).

But also, it's also for the benefit of teachers not just administrators.


interesting... when we requested transcripts and testing for our DC's admission to a private school, no PARCC data was provided.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 16:22     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also CAPE testing (or PARCC or whatever) has no impact on your kid's record, right? This is for the benefit of school administrators...


It currently matters for tracking purposes at many middle schools. It also matters for private school admissions. It could start mattering for specialized HS admissions again at any time (it has in the past).

But also, it's also for the benefit of teachers not just administrators.

Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 16:20     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Anonymous wrote:Also CAPE testing (or PARCC or whatever) has no impact on your kid's record, right? This is for the benefit of school administrators...


It currently matters for tracking purposes at many middle schools. It also matters for private school admissions. It could start mattering for specialized HS admissions again at any time (it has in the past).

But also, it's also for the benefit of teachers not just administrators.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 16:16     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Also CAPE testing (or PARCC or whatever) has no impact on your kid's record, right? This is for the benefit of school administrators...
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 14:30     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
I’m a DCPS teacher and homework that comes home before 4th grade goes directly in the trash. I don’t care what it’s for.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:55     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think it's hard when DCPS schedules Spring Break so that DC CAPE testing is almost immediately after return for many kids (which is dumb). Schools have a big incentive to make sure there's not much slide and the younger the kids, the more likely there is per educational research. If I were a 3rd-5th grade teacher, frankly, I'd assign homework too.


I don't care about standardized testing. If they want to ensure better results, schedule it more thoughtfully and schedule in a way that doesn't put added pressure on the students and their families.


It's nice that you don't care, but teachers do. I don't think DCPS should set a policy that undermines the ability of teachers to meet their IMPACT incentives.


np: I don't think DCPS should base teacher pay on an overly long standardized test that offers little benefit and takes up enormous time for students and families.


Then please support your teachers in pushing the council and more importantly our hostile mayor to end IMPACT.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:53     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
No, it's not and this is why many kids are behind. They need the reinforcement.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:53     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Same old story. In tug-of-wars between DCPS and teachers, it's the kids that lose.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:51     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think it's hard when DCPS schedules Spring Break so that DC CAPE testing is almost immediately after return for many kids (which is dumb). Schools have a big incentive to make sure there's not much slide and the younger the kids, the more likely there is per educational research. If I were a 3rd-5th grade teacher, frankly, I'd assign homework too.


I don't care about standardized testing. If they want to ensure better results, schedule it more thoughtfully and schedule in a way that doesn't put added pressure on the students and their families.


It's nice that you don't care, but teachers do. I don't think DCPS should set a policy that undermines the ability of teachers to meet their IMPACT incentives.


np: I don't think DCPS should base teacher pay on an overly long standardized test that offers little benefit and takes up enormous time for students and families.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:46     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think it's hard when DCPS schedules Spring Break so that DC CAPE testing is almost immediately after return for many kids (which is dumb). Schools have a big incentive to make sure there's not much slide and the younger the kids, the more likely there is per educational research. If I were a 3rd-5th grade teacher, frankly, I'd assign homework too.


I don't care about standardized testing. If they want to ensure better results, schedule it more thoughtfully and schedule in a way that doesn't put added pressure on the students and their families.


It's nice that you don't care, but teachers do. I don't think DCPS should set a policy that undermines the ability of teachers to meet their IMPACT incentives.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:39     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Anonymous wrote:I think it's hard when DCPS schedules Spring Break so that DC CAPE testing is almost immediately after return for many kids (which is dumb). Schools have a big incentive to make sure there's not much slide and the younger the kids, the more likely there is per educational research. If I were a 3rd-5th grade teacher, frankly, I'd assign homework too.


I don't care about standardized testing. If they want to ensure better results, schedule it more thoughtfully and schedule in a way that doesn't put added pressure on the students and their families.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:34     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
100% agree, OP. Let kids have a break.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:33     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
I think it's hard when DCPS schedules Spring Break so that DC CAPE testing is almost immediately after return for many kids (which is dumb). Schools have a big incentive to make sure there's not much slide and the younger the kids, the more likely there is per educational research. If I were a 3rd-5th grade teacher, frankly, I'd assign homework too.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:13     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
It perpetuates this idea in America that you're never truly off from work. Always on. Always reachable. It's totally unhealthy.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2024 13:11     Subject: Assigning work to kids during Spring Break (or Winter Break) is wrong
Can't DCPS just let kids have some down time with their families? Why must there be spring break assignments (looking at your Hardy with your math assignments). Back off.