Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:45     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They're done at noon, right? Doesn't that give them an extra 3 hours to get stuff done Wednesday afternoon?

I don't love that a school day is lost for an exam that students can take on the weekend, but if they're going to lose a day let's keep it to one day, not multiple because the SAT is too stressful.


Have you seen kids after these tests? They are dead. PSAT and SAT are exhausting tests.


+1,000 shame on teachers for having major work due Thursday and Friday (summatives) this week when they know it’s the PSAT.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:30     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:School wide email comes out saying get a good night’s rest. lol. Hard to when teachers assigned new assignments on Monday and Tuesday to be due Thursday and Friday, as well as a test and quiz. I don’t understand why they don’t give these kids any kind of a break.


You know the PSAT/SAT is optional, right? If it's so stressful during the week, you can schedule a weekend test for the SAT. The PSAT is just extra for 95% of students who aren't gunning for national merit.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:27     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:School wide email comes out saying get a good night’s rest. lol. Hard to when teachers assigned new assignments on Monday and Tuesday to be due Thursday and Friday, as well as a test and quiz. I don’t understand why they don’t give these kids any kind of a break.


The kids have had a break 1 day every week for the whole school year.


Yeah, religious holidays. My DS was doing HW on Yom Kippur, which is OUR holiday.


Okay, then your child can have a day off on 10/15 for Indigenous people's day and 10/23 since they won't be celebrating Diwali.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:25     Subject: PSAT
If your child cannot finish HW on time and get enough sleep before the SAT/PSAT next day then you've got problems
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:24     Subject: PSAT
My kid's (non FCPS) school has full afternoon classes after the PSAT.

It's 134 minutes of testing + breaks. Less than 2 block periods.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:24     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They're done at noon, right? Doesn't that give them an extra 3 hours to get stuff done Wednesday afternoon?

I don't love that a school day is lost for an exam that students can take on the weekend, but if they're going to lose a day let's keep it to one day, not multiple because the SAT is too stressful.


Have you seen kids after these tests? They are dead. PSAT and SAT are exhausting tests.


That's ridiculous. Kids all over the country take these tests and then still do sports, jobs, activities afterwards. Don't make a 3 hour test more than it is.


Children are different.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:20     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They're done at noon, right? Doesn't that give them an extra 3 hours to get stuff done Wednesday afternoon?

I don't love that a school day is lost for an exam that students can take on the weekend, but if they're going to lose a day let's keep it to one day, not multiple because the SAT is too stressful.


Have you seen kids after these tests? They are dead. PSAT and SAT are exhausting tests.


That's ridiculous. Kids all over the country take these tests and then still do sports, jobs, activities afterwards. Don't make a 3 hour test more than it is.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:18     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:They're done at noon, right? Doesn't that give them an extra 3 hours to get stuff done Wednesday afternoon?

I don't love that a school day is lost for an exam that students can take on the weekend, but if they're going to lose a day let's keep it to one day, not multiple because the SAT is too stressful.


Have you seen kids after these tests? They are dead. PSAT and SAT are exhausting tests.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:17     Subject: PSAT
They're done at noon, right? Doesn't that give them an extra 3 hours to get stuff done Wednesday afternoon?

I don't love that a school day is lost for an exam that students can take on the weekend, but if they're going to lose a day let's keep it to one day, not multiple because the SAT is too stressful.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:16     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:School wide email comes out saying get a good night’s rest. lol. Hard to when teachers assigned new assignments on Monday and Tuesday to be due Thursday and Friday, as well as a test and quiz. I don’t understand why they don’t give these kids any kind of a break.


The kids have had a break 1 day every week for the whole school year.


Yeah, religious holidays. My DS was doing HW on Yom Kippur, which is OUR holiday.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:15     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:because parents will get mad.....
we had a parent mad that they had a free day on the first 2 days of school.


Now that's a stupid parent. I am talking about now. Kids have PSAT and all the school work.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:15     Subject: PSAT
Anonymous wrote:School wide email comes out saying get a good night’s rest. lol. Hard to when teachers assigned new assignments on Monday and Tuesday to be due Thursday and Friday, as well as a test and quiz. I don’t understand why they don’t give these kids any kind of a break.


The kids have had a break 1 day every week for the whole school year.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:13     Subject: PSAT
I assume your DC is at GCM? I am so miffed. DS has 3 tests on Thursday and a paper due Friday.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:13     Subject: PSAT
because parents will get mad.....
we had a parent mad that they had a free day on the first 2 days of school.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 14:00     Subject: PSAT
School wide email comes out saying get a good night’s rest. lol. Hard to when teachers assigned new assignments on Monday and Tuesday to be due Thursday and Friday, as well as a test and quiz. I don’t understand why they don’t give these kids any kind of a break.