Anonymous wrote:Advisory would be fine if it was an actual class that didn’t lower the class time for all other classes. Also if the class timing was uniformly implemented across the various levels. Additionally, it very different at different schools. Some schools use it as a support/study hall period. Some use it for elective type classes, some use of for mindfulness breaks, some use of for SEL.
Part of the problem with MCPS is where there should be standardized practice there is autonomy, and where there should be autonomy there is standardized practice.
I’m at Eastern. We only have advisory because we have four lunches. If our cafeteria was larger, we could have three lunches like most middle schools.