Anonymous
11/29/2024 13:04
Subject: Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
They need more break to travel to see family usually. Traveling the Wednesday before Thanksgiving has become prohibitively expensive
Anonymous
11/29/2024 13:01
Subject: Re:Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
I don't get the disconnect between parents complaining that many kids are behind, and parents at the same time thinking that missing a few days won't hurt "their" child. Do they understand that any time a group of kids are out, it causes the entire class to slow down to bring them up to speed OR it causes a lot of extra work by the teacher for their child?
This is a positive feedback loop... the more kids who miss the day before break, the more likely that a teacher will not do real work that day, and then more kids will decide to skip that day. They already have a break. WHY do they need more break?
Teachers - hold firm like the PP and cover real content; the 180 day year is already too short.
This is a positive feedback loop... the more kids who miss the day before break, the more likely that a teacher will not do real work that day, and then more kids will decide to skip that day. They already have a break. WHY do they need more break?
Teachers - hold firm like the PP and cover real content; the 180 day year is already too short.
Anonymous
11/29/2024 12:39
Subject: Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I don’t have to teach your kid the things they missed, I’m fine. If they come to me next week asking for papers or try to come after school for me to give them a private lesson on the topics we covered, I get really annoyed. It’s a lot of work when 10 kids from 3 different courses want me to catch them up because they were out for funsies.
I was very, very clear starting two weeks ago that I was teaching real content this week and that if they weren’t coming it was their responsibility to watch the videos I will post to schoology and complete the assignments I post before I see them after break. Their classmates will be doing it all in class, I don’t give work over breaks, but they are missing class time.
Technically I’m allowed to give zeros for missed work on unexcused absence days (which your example would be), but that seems overly punitive for something that wasn’t the kid’s decision.
If all the teachers have announced Tuesday is a fluff day, that’s another story.
Omg, you’re doing too much.
Really? I think this teacher is being extremely reasonable and accommodating.
Thank you, teacher PP!
Anonymous
11/29/2024 12:29
Subject: Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
If the kid misses a day or work they get a zero. No corruption and standards are imperative for a equal playing field.
Anonymous
11/25/2024 10:41
Subject: Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
Anonymous wrote:If I don’t have to teach your kid the things they missed, I’m fine. If they come to me next week asking for papers or try to come after school for me to give them a private lesson on the topics we covered, I get really annoyed. It’s a lot of work when 10 kids from 3 different courses want me to catch them up because they were out for funsies.
I was very, very clear starting two weeks ago that I was teaching real content this week and that if they weren’t coming it was their responsibility to watch the videos I will post to schoology and complete the assignments I post before I see them after break. Their classmates will be doing it all in class, I don’t give work over breaks, but they are missing class time.
Technically I’m allowed to give zeros for missed work on unexcused absence days (which your example would be), but that seems overly punitive for something that wasn’t the kid’s decision.
If all the teachers have announced Tuesday is a fluff day, that’s another story.
Omg, you’re doing too much.
Anonymous
11/24/2024 22:44
Subject: Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
If I don’t have to teach your kid the things they missed, I’m fine. If they come to me next week asking for papers or try to come after school for me to give them a private lesson on the topics we covered, I get really annoyed. It’s a lot of work when 10 kids from 3 different courses want me to catch them up because they were out for funsies.
I was very, very clear starting two weeks ago that I was teaching real content this week and that if they weren’t coming it was their responsibility to watch the videos I will post to schoology and complete the assignments I post before I see them after break. Their classmates will be doing it all in class, I don’t give work over breaks, but they are missing class time.
Technically I’m allowed to give zeros for missed work on unexcused absence days (which your example would be), but that seems overly punitive for something that wasn’t the kid’s decision.
If all the teachers have announced Tuesday is a fluff day, that’s another story.
I was very, very clear starting two weeks ago that I was teaching real content this week and that if they weren’t coming it was their responsibility to watch the videos I will post to schoology and complete the assignments I post before I see them after break. Their classmates will be doing it all in class, I don’t give work over breaks, but they are missing class time.
Technically I’m allowed to give zeros for missed work on unexcused absence days (which your example would be), but that seems overly punitive for something that wasn’t the kid’s decision.
If all the teachers have announced Tuesday is a fluff day, that’s another story.
Anonymous
11/24/2024 22:40
Subject: Re:Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
teacher here -- LOL! You are so sweet to ask.
We do NOT mind if you keep your little darlings home from school on Tuesday. We are not planning anything instructional since at least half the kids will be out. I will be mentally planning my own Thanksgiving dinner schedule and anticipating seeing my own kid who is coming home from college Tuesday night. Please feel free to enjoy your children and extended family. We'll see them after break!
We do NOT mind if you keep your little darlings home from school on Tuesday. We are not planning anything instructional since at least half the kids will be out. I will be mentally planning my own Thanksgiving dinner schedule and anticipating seeing my own kid who is coming home from college Tuesday night. Please feel free to enjoy your children and extended family. We'll see them after break!
Anonymous
11/24/2024 22:28
Subject: Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
I don't hate parents at all when they do this. Honestly it lessens my burden right before break when I have light attendance. Frankly I've got other things on my mind too. But then again I teach Kindergarten. Middle school teachers may think differently.
Anonymous
11/24/2024 21:41
Subject: Teachers: Thoughts on missing day before break?
I feel sort of guilty not sending my kid when I know you have to show up. DD13/8th has full days on Monday and Tuesday. She has tests on Monday, but then on Tuesday, in two classes she is watching movies, in the other three, just busy work, games, puzzles. I get it. But our whole family comes in Wednesday and it would be so nice to stay up Monday and have Tuesday just as a nuclear family. How much do you hate us (because the kids have no say) when we do this?