I bet tons of kids are traveling and teachers won’t cover new material. Lots of teachers take a poll on who is traveling vs who will actually come to school.

We were on a flight today with lots of kids/tweens/teens.

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Anonymous wrote:Different school. Senior has a test and a quiz on Monday.

GRINCH teachers!

You are absolutely ridiculous. Just FYI.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG, such slacker snowflakes. If school is open, of course they go!

You should look at the Fairfax forum. While they are off two weeks some crazy people thing it's ok to skip Friday. I don't have pity there but for 12/22 and 23 it's perfectly understandable. For those who travel for Christmas 12/24 is Christmas Eve so that is WAY too late for them to travel and even for those who don't but take a secular winter trip in the first week plus break in FOUR months the prices that day is too high and they should be able to start the break after Friday.
It's one thing to open school because of the 180 requirement and the high number of holidays this year but there should be NO school work those days. I am shocked and appalled that some teachers are giving quizzes and tests. They are GRINCHES!

Your threshold for “shocked and appalled” is laughably low.

Anonymous wrote:Of course I am, what else will they do at home? Watch TV? Annoy me for snacks?

🙄

Times have changed, we used to love going in on the low/no work days and getting to socialize all day. I’m sad teens are less social now (as is everyone)!

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Anonymous wrote:Will people be sending their kids to school for the two days next week? Especially asking B-CC parents but anyone can reply of course. DD doesn't have any tests or anything then and I don't know if anyone will actually be there, so I'm a little unsure if I should make her go or not.

Why wouldn’t they? They are school days.

People have been in school pretty much non-stop (save for the 5-day weekend Thanksgiving break) why wait another 4 days when most of the country got out today? It's not their fault that Maryland requires 180 days to take place even if a bunch of days are claimed by holidays and snow days. Yes those who love school will go and unfortunately the teachers are obligated to be there but don't take it out on the students who want the same break as their counterparts to the south and west. The Northeastern states mostly have this crazy schedule too as a by product to the school day requirements. But in some other states as specific amount of hours counts as credit to 180 days even if there are slightly fewer calendar days. So if a day is typically 5.5 hours 990 hours=180 days, if 6 hours 1080 hours=180 days.

Anonymous wrote:Will people be sending their kids to school for the two days next week? Especially asking B-CC parents but anyone can reply of course. DD doesn't have any tests or anything then and I don't know if anyone will actually be there, so I'm a little unsure if I should make her go or not.

Why wouldn’t they? They are school days.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG, such slacker snowflakes. If school is open, of course they go!

You should look at the Fairfax forum. While they are off two weeks some crazy people thing it's ok to skip Friday. I don't have pity there but for 12/22 and 23 it's perfectly understandable. For those who travel for Christmas 12/24 is Christmas Eve so that is WAY too late for them to travel and even for those who don't but take a secular winter trip in the first week plus break in FOUR months the prices that day is too high and they should be able to start the break after Friday.
It's one thing to open school because of the 180 requirement and the high number of holidays this year but there should be NO school work those days. I am shocked and appalled that some teachers are giving quizzes and tests. They are GRINCHES!

Excuses, excuses.

No wonder Gen Z and Alpha are so delicate.

Pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as an ex-teacher, one thing parents don't realize is that days like next Mon and Tues are lower pressure. They give students a chance to walk into the building and still breathe a little - maybe chat more with their teachers and classmates. Friendships and school culture are built on time spent together. Why rob your kid of days like this?

I really love this - great perspective I hadn't thought of. (Though, I'm a BCC parent whose kid is going to school next week.)

I love this too. Makes perfect sense.

Anonymous wrote:High School teacher - in anticipation of high absentee rates next week, my students will work independently on assignments that will also be posted on Canvas and can be completed outside of school for those who are absent. The work is meaningful and related to our study focus, but allows maximum flexibility for everyone involved. I don't think we can fault families who use those couple of days to travel, etc.

No one is faulting families. They can make their own choices. Similarly don't fault teachers who use the time they are given to actually teach and get things done. Some of the same people complaining about test, quizzes, and work next week, would also be complaining if teachers added more into the schedule earlier. It's a school day. If you choose to be elsewhere, than doesn't dictate that the class has to stop.

Anonymous wrote:I had no idea the kids had school next week. I just assumed that Friday was the last day. Yes, it's my fault.

Colon cancer runs in my family and my 21yr old nephew recently passed away from it. I thought I was being so responsible scheduling their colonoscopys for next Monday--guess not. So no, my kids won't be in school on Monday. They will probably go on Tuesday though.

Kids are having a fun time arguing which is worse--going to school or getting a colonscopy.

I don't blame you but school is far worse than a colonscopy!

DCPS made the right call for once in not having school next week. Don't know what MCPS was thinking.

WJ parent. Mine are going but will probably leave early Tuesday for travel

I don’t like to do that for my freshman bc one of her toughest classes is in the afternoon but it what it is.

Anonymous wrote:Speaking as an ex-teacher, one thing parents don't realize is that days like next Mon and Tues are lower pressure. They give students a chance to walk into the building and still breathe a little - maybe chat more with their teachers and classmates. Friendships and school culture are built on time spent together. Why rob your kid of days like this?

I really love this - great perspective I hadn't thought of. (Though, I'm a BCC parent whose kid is going to school next week.)

I had no idea the kids had school next week. I just assumed that Friday was the last day. Yes, it's my fault.

Colon cancer runs in my family and my 21yr old nephew recently passed away from it. I thought I was being so responsible scheduling their colonoscopys for next Monday--guess not. So no, my kids won't be in school on Monday. They will probably go on Tuesday though.

Kids are having a fun time arguing which is worse--going to school or getting a colonscopy.