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Anonymous wrote:My child’s teachers are assigning work over the break. (High school)

What BREAK? And why the sad face? Teachers are assigning work as they should do. There is no break on the calendar except for next Thursday and Friday. School has not been deemed a holiday or break for Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Nor at this point has it been canceled.

I can't imagine being upset that my high schooler had work assigned while school was probably going to be closed for multiple days. That's how it should be! They just had a two week winter break and will have lots of time on their hands. I wish my elementary schoolers would get some homework! A little structure is good.

When you have a high schooler you will understand. They need breaks because their workload is high.

I have high schoolers and they don't need a break. This calendar has had plenty of "breaks".

I think it's the helicopter mom who needs the break.

Yes this is exactly it. It’s the parents who hover over their kids and pass their anxiety to their kids that need the break. The kids are stressed because of the parents who are putting a lot of pressure on them and who don’t want to accept that they won’t have this type of control in just a couple years. Kids who will be successful in life can handle a lot of things and are mentally tough. They’ll shoot ahead of all the kids who constantly need breaks.

Anonymous wrote:Will likely be 8 inches or less by 9am. But then sleet all day will mush it down. Then ice.

Anonymous wrote:So no sledding??

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Anonymous wrote:FPCS almost always follows OPM. I wouldn't be surprised if they announce tonight that they will be closed Monday since OPM is already announced the government is closed for Monday.

No it doesn’t. I’ve been working for FCPS for over 20 years. They’re two completely different beasts. OPM often announces late and takes into account multiple areas including Maryland. Besides, transporting 180K students required a different threshold for safety than adults with access to public transportation.

Anonymous wrote:My app still says 16 inches!

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Anonymous wrote:Not that I believe what it says, but TWC app has shown 1-3” since yesterday.

How, in 2025, have people not learned that weather apps are the worst sources for anything other than what’s happening at this exact moment? Do you really think your app knows more than trained weather forecasters?

Where do you think the “app weather” data come from?

Have you ever heard of a thing called computer modeling? Or AI? If you don’t see or hear the word “forecast”, a human was not involved in the interpretation of the data.

And if my app uses the word “forecast” and pulls data from multiple websites, is it still crap?

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Anonymous wrote:Not that I believe what it says, but TWC app has shown 1-3” since yesterday.

How, in 2025, have people not learned that weather apps are the worst sources for anything other than what’s happening at this exact moment? Do you really think your app knows more than trained weather forecasters?

Where do you think the “app weather” data come from?

Have you ever heard of a thing called computer modeling? Or AI? If you don’t see or hear the word “forecast”, a human was not involved in the interpretation of the data.

And if my app uses the word “forecast” and pulls data from multiple websites, is it still crap?

Yep!

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Anonymous wrote:Not that I believe what it says, but TWC app has shown 1-3” since yesterday.

How, in 2025, have people not learned that weather apps are the worst sources for anything other than what’s happening at this exact moment? Do you really think your app knows more than trained weather forecasters?

Where do you think the “app weather” data come from?

Have you ever heard of a thing called computer modeling? Or AI? If you don’t see or hear the word “forecast”, a human was not involved in the interpretation of the data.

And if my app uses the word “forecast” and pulls data from multiple websites, is it still crap?

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Anonymous wrote:Not that I believe what it says, but TWC app has shown 1-3” since yesterday.

How, in 2025, have people not learned that weather apps are the worst sources for anything other than what’s happening at this exact moment? Do you really think your app knows more than trained weather forecasters?

Where do you think the “app weather” data come from?

Have you ever heard of a thing called computer modeling? Or AI? If you don’t see or hear the word “forecast”, a human was not involved in the interpretation of the data.

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Anonymous wrote:My child’s teachers are assigning work over the break. (High school)

What BREAK? And why the sad face? Teachers are assigning work as they should do. There is no break on the calendar except for next Thursday and Friday. School has not been deemed a holiday or break for Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Nor at this point has it been canceled.

I can't imagine being upset that my high schooler had work assigned while school was probably going to be closed for multiple days. That's how it should be! They just had a two week winter break and will have lots of time on their hands. I wish my elementary schoolers would get some homework! A little structure is good.

When you have a high schooler you will understand. They need breaks because their workload is high.

If your high schooler needs an entire week off with no homework right now, college is going to be tough for them. Now that everyone knows how to use Zoom we just meet virtually and don’t miss a beat when it snows unless it’s a lab course. And even then, a lot of of us have virtual lab activities figured out because of the pandemic. Maybe teach your kid to toughen up instead of hoping they get breaks all the time.

Oh shut up. It’s the end of the quarter and many kids have a lot to do as the teachers frantically assign stuff to get their last required formatives and summatives in. In college you don’t sit around in classes all day long - there’s a lot more free time during the day to complete work.

The break is Thursday and Friday and is between quarters. Now they may get Monday-Wednesday too but some teachers are assigning work pre emptively which sucks.

I always found this argument odd too. The workload in public school is a lot different than in college. Many college kids go to school full time and work. It’s really not the same time management wise.

The end of the quarter is very stressful for high school and middle school students. They have all of their classes with exams, final projects etc.

At least in fcps there are no requirements to be in zoom classes on snow days. Hopefully these kids can get some extra time to do their assignments and some time to relax too!

What do you think the midterm period and the end of a college semester looks like? All the exams, papers, and projects are due then.

You think it’s easier for students to manage work and school? Many are working long hours due to high costs. And the job market sucks so these kids are really feeling the pressure to do additional experiences during undergrad years that make them stand out and build connections.

Don set your kind for the idea that college is somehow going to be less stressful. They should be building their time management and resilience now so they don’t crumble when they are out of the house with less of a support system.

Start a different thread if you want to discuss that. This one is for the snowstorm!

Someone else introduced the topic by whining that their kid’s HS teacher dared to assign some extra work to keep their class on track, like that’s such a terrible thing. Their poor child will never recover.

Anyway, an event that was supposed to take place at a school on Tuesday evening was already postponed, so I assume they are expecting to be closed Monday and Tuesday for sure.

That’s not what they said. They were just disappointed. Regardless, why does it bother you so much? Relax. Go make some hot cocoa!

Yeah we know you’re the parent who posted that, sock puppeting to defend them. You love every day off you and your kids can get. You love to mention hot cocoa in your posts. Low energy kids of low energy parents.

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Anonymous wrote:My child’s teachers are assigning work over the break. (High school)

What BREAK? And why the sad face? Teachers are assigning work as they should do. There is no break on the calendar except for next Thursday and Friday. School has not been deemed a holiday or break for Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Nor at this point has it been canceled.

I can't imagine being upset that my high schooler had work assigned while school was probably going to be closed for multiple days. That's how it should be! They just had a two week winter break and will have lots of time on their hands. I wish my elementary schoolers would get some homework! A little structure is good.

When you have a high schooler you will understand. They need breaks because their workload is high.

If your high schooler needs an entire week off with no homework right now, college is going to be tough for them. Now that everyone knows how to use Zoom we just meet virtually and don’t miss a beat when it snows unless it’s a lab course. And even then, a lot of of us have virtual lab activities figured out because of the pandemic. Maybe teach your kid to toughen up instead of hoping they get breaks all the time.

Oh shut up. It’s the end of the quarter and many kids have a lot to do as the teachers frantically assign stuff to get their last required formatives and summatives in. In college you don’t sit around in classes all day long - there’s a lot more free time during the day to complete work.

The break is Thursday and Friday and is between quarters. Now they may get Monday-Wednesday too but some teachers are assigning work pre emptively which sucks.

I always found this argument odd too. The workload in public school is a lot different than in college. Many college kids go to school full time and work. It’s really not the same time management wise.

The end of the quarter is very stressful for high school and middle school students. They have all of their classes with exams, final projects etc.

At least in fcps there are no requirements to be in zoom classes on snow days. Hopefully these kids can get some extra time to do their assignments and some time to relax too!

What do you think the midterm period and the end of a college semester looks like? All the exams, papers, and projects are due then.

You think it’s easier for students to manage work and school? Many are working long hours due to high costs. And the job market sucks so these kids are really feeling the pressure to do additional experiences during undergrad years that make them stand out and build connections.

Don set your kind for the idea that college is somehow going to be less stressful. They should be building their time management and resilience now so they don’t crumble when they are out of the house with less of a support system.

Start a different thread if you want to discuss that. This one is for the snowstorm!

Someone else introduced the topic by whining that their kid’s HS teacher dared to assign some extra work to keep their class on track, like that’s such a terrible thing. Their poor child will never recover.

Anyway, an event that was supposed to take place at a school on Tuesday evening was already postponed, so I assume they are expecting to be closed Monday and Tuesday for sure.

That’s not what they said. They were just disappointed. Regardless, why does it bother you so much? Relax. Go make some hot cocoa!

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Anonymous wrote:Not that I believe what it says, but TWC app has shown 1-3” since yesterday.

How, in 2025, have people not learned that weather apps are the worst sources for anything other than what’s happening at this exact moment? Do you really think your app knows more than trained weather forecasters?

Where do you think the “app weather” data come from?