Anonymous
12/22/2015 20:42
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
20:00: Welcome to the Board, Trump.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 20:40
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
I thought it was a half-day too.
BUT I decided to pull 10 year old DS out of school this morning anyway, when I heard he was going to watch movies and do nothing...
We are going to museums, and it will surely be more educational!
Anonymous
12/22/2015 20:33
Subject: Re:Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the people bitching about the long length of Christmas vacation are Jewish...who complains about vacation being too long? There is no other holiday of the year like Christmas and I hate that there is no time to enjoy the lead-up. The 26th and beyond are anti-climatic. I'd sacrifice some of the week between Christmas and New Years for more time to be with my family beforehand. I HATE that I do most of the preparations in a state of frenzy.
Any parent that needs to work and needs to scramble for child care.
If it is Winter Break, you are not scrambling for child care unless you dropped the ball the prior August. The dates were there well in advance (DCUM rumors to the contrary). Plan accordingly for next year.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 20:25
Subject: Re:Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the people bitching about the long length of Christmas vacation are Jewish...who complains about vacation being too long? There is no other holiday of the year like Christmas and I hate that there is no time to enjoy the lead-up. The 26th and beyond are anti-climatic. I'd sacrifice some of the week between Christmas and New Years for more time to be with my family beforehand. I HATE that I do most of the preparations in a state of frenzy.
Any parent that needs to work and needs to scramble for child care.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 20:11
Subject: Re:Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the people bitching about the long length of Christmas vacation are Jewish...who complains about vacation being too long? There is no other holiday of the year like Christmas and I hate that there is no time to enjoy the lead-up. The 26th and beyond are anti-climatic. I'd sacrifice some of the week between Christmas and New Years for more time to be with my family beforehand. I HATE that I do most of the preparations in a state of frenzy.
There is no need to be anti-Semetic.
--a Catholic MCPS teacher whose DD's private started break today
Anonymous
12/22/2015 20:00
Subject: Re:Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
I wonder if the people bitching about the long length of Christmas vacation are Jewish...who complains about vacation being too long? There is no other holiday of the year like Christmas and I hate that there is no time to enjoy the lead-up. The 26th and beyond are anti-climatic. I'd sacrifice some of the week between Christmas and New Years for more time to be with my family beforehand. I HATE that I do most of the preparations in a state of frenzy.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 18:53
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
So now we have to have a 1/2 day on the 23rd to accommodate people having Chrismtas Eve at their houses or traveling???? Outrageous. School is already closed the 24th and the entire week after Christmas. Enough is enough. Shame on you people.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 18:34
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Take a peak at next years calendar. There is a FULL week of school before the weekend holiday! Vacation is only 1 week + 1 day. Meanwhile my Arlington friends wish they had MoCos schedule.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 17:57
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
I've been with mcps for 15 years and the last day before winter break has not been a 1/2 day in any of those years. As someone who is hosting Christmas Eve at my house, I'd love the 23 to, at least, be a 1/2 day but sadly it isn't. Oh well.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 17:49
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PG and Frederick both have OFF tomorrow. Why is MCPS going a full day? That is terrible. I feel worse for the teachers and staff.
Why not? I mean that sincerely. There is a full day of school on the 23rd. There is no school on the 24th. Christmas is on the 25th.
Because they are the only district in the entire area that IS going on a full day of school. Most have off and the ones that don't have a half day. I went to public and for 12yrs I never went to school a full day on the 23rd. It is extremely odd.
But WHY is it odd? Just because other kids in other districts get out 3 days if not 7 days before a major Christian holiday?
Anonymous
12/22/2015 16:34
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PG and Frederick both have OFF tomorrow. Why is MCPS going a full day? That is terrible. I feel worse for the teachers and staff.
Why not? I mean that sincerely. There is a full day of school on the 23rd. There is no school on the 24th. Christmas is on the 25th.
I'm a teacher. I needed all three full days of instruction this week. Our last instructional day is 1/13. Your children don't want to do work over Winter break. So, I'm glad there isn't a half day tomorrow. However, I appreciate your concern.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 16:33
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PG and Frederick both have OFF tomorrow. Why is MCPS going a full day? That is terrible. I feel worse for the teachers and staff.
Why not? I mean that sincerely. There is a full day of school on the 23rd. There is no school on the 24th. Christmas is on the 25th.
Because they are the only district in the entire area that IS going on a full day of school. Most have off and the ones that don't have a half day. I went to public and for 12yrs I never went to school a full day on the 23rd. It is extremely odd.
I don't think "but all the other kids do it" is much of an argument.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 16:30
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:I also thought it was a half day, but definitely imagined it because I just checked my master calendar and it is clearly marked as a full day on the calendar I created at the beginning of the year.
Sometimes your mind plays games with you.
Thank you for being honest.
MCPS has issues, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 15:21
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PG and Frederick both have OFF tomorrow. Why is MCPS going a full day? That is terrible. I feel worse for the teachers and staff.
Why not? I mean that sincerely. There is a full day of school on the 23rd. There is no school on the 24th. Christmas is on the 25th.
Because they are the only district in the entire area that IS going on a full day of school. Most have off and the ones that don't have a half day. I went to public and for 12yrs I never went to school a full day on the 23rd. It is extremely odd.
Anonymous
12/22/2015 15:11
Subject: Why did I think the 23rd was a half day in MCPS?
I also thought it was a half day, but definitely imagined it because I just checked my master calendar and it is clearly marked as a full day on the calendar I created at the beginning of the year.
Sometimes your mind plays games with you.
Sometimes your mind plays games with you.