Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 12:38     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:We don't want this many days off!!! No one does.

Get a grip, teachers. This isn't about you.


Again, the teachers are in no way responsible for this.

Also, as a parent, I want all the time I can get with my kid. So what he misses a few days of school here and there? 190 school days or 170 school days, 10 five day weeks in a row or zero 5 day weeks in a row. My kid's going to be just fine (and probably happier).
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 12:36     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s not even a religious holiday! This is like another country celebrating American Thanksgiving. Waaay too many random days off.


Yes, President's Day on the 16th is not a religious holiday, thank you for making sure we're all aware of that. Sure does make sense why Americans celebrate it though, since George Washington was America's 1st President and all... Maybe take your complaints to your congressman for that one.

Unless of course you're talking about the 17th, which teachers have off for a teacher workday (not for Lunar New Year), but that would require you to do demonstrate the basic research skills of being able to Google the FCPS calendar.


Let's see, looking at the FCPS calendar notes that Feb 17th is Lunar New Year. If the teacher workday has nothing to do with Lunar New Year, then why is it noted on the calendar? Why do we need another workday 2 weeks after the previous one?

We all know these days are intended to hide all the unnecessary holidays the school board added.


My brother in christ, there a a ton of days that are noted on the calendar that have other things happening the same day. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc, should've been another thing you evidently did not learn in school.


Yes, it's all the unnecessary religious holidays they added. What's your point?


Lunar New Year is not religious!!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 12:34     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s not even a religious holiday! This is like another country celebrating American Thanksgiving. Waaay too many random days off.


Yes, President's Day on the 16th is not a religious holiday, thank you for making sure we're all aware of that. Sure does make sense why Americans celebrate it though, since George Washington was America's 1st President and all... Maybe take your complaints to your congressman for that one.

Unless of course you're talking about the 17th, which teachers have off for a teacher workday (not for Lunar New Year), but that would require you to do demonstrate the basic research skills of being able to Google the FCPS calendar.


Let's see, looking at the FCPS calendar notes that Feb 17th is Lunar New Year. If the teacher workday has nothing to do with Lunar New Year, then why is it noted on the calendar? Why do we need another workday 2 weeks after the previous one?

We all know these days are intended to hide all the unnecessary holidays the school board added.


My brother in christ, there a a ton of days that are noted on the calendar that have other things happening the same day. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc, should've been another thing you evidently did not learn in school.


Yes, it's all the unnecessary religious holidays they added. What's your point?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 11:32     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
We don't want this many days off!!! No one does.

Get a grip, teachers. This isn't about you.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 10:50     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s not even a religious holiday! This is like another country celebrating American Thanksgiving. Waaay too many random days off.


Yes, President's Day on the 16th is not a religious holiday, thank you for making sure we're all aware of that. Sure does make sense why Americans celebrate it though, since George Washington was America's 1st President and all... Maybe take your complaints to your congressman for that one.

Unless of course you're talking about the 17th, which teachers have off for a teacher workday (not for Lunar New Year), but that would require you to do demonstrate the basic research skills of being able to Google the FCPS calendar.


Let's see, looking at the FCPS calendar notes that Feb 17th is Lunar New Year. If the teacher workday has nothing to do with Lunar New Year, then why is it noted on the calendar? Why do we need another workday 2 weeks after the previous one?

We all know these days are intended to hide all the unnecessary holidays the school board added.


My brother in christ, there a a ton of days that are noted on the calendar that have other things happening the same day. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc, should've been another thing you evidently did not learn in school.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 10:34     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:Op have you asked the people responsible for planning the calendar?


SOP on DCUM is to blame teachers first and often, even (especially?) when anyone with at least 2 functioning brain cells could see that it’s not something teachers created
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 10:29     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s not even a religious holiday! This is like another country celebrating American Thanksgiving. Waaay too many random days off.


Yes, President's Day on the 16th is not a religious holiday, thank you for making sure we're all aware of that. Sure does make sense why Americans celebrate it though, since George Washington was America's 1st President and all... Maybe take your complaints to your congressman for that one.

Unless of course you're talking about the 17th, which teachers have off for a teacher workday (not for Lunar New Year), but that would require you to do demonstrate the basic research skills of being able to Google the FCPS calendar.


Let's see, looking at the FCPS calendar notes that Feb 17th is Lunar New Year. If the teacher workday has nothing to do with Lunar New Year, then why is it noted on the calendar? Why do we need another workday 2 weeks after the previous one?

We all know these days are intended to hide all the unnecessary holidays the school board added.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 09:29     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not only do we have two more days off next week, but some schools also have a three‑hour early release on Wednesday. It’s unbelievable. How many hours and days of lost instruction are we going to tolerate before someone acknowledges the impact on kids?


trust me, there is no impact on kids.

hire home help if you need kid coverage.



Sounds like the child development experts from FCPS are here
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 09:28     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"overworked and underpaid"


It’s astounding how many posters here love to pick on teachers.


It’s a bunch of dudes with disappointing endowments (financial and otherwise) and the women trying to please them. They have no real value to offer the world, so they spend their time crapping on people who actually do the work while they’re hopping on a quick call to go over the deck for the deliverables.


This is school board and FCP not teachers
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 09:26     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Teachers hate the calendar also. Most would prefer less days off and a longer summer so they can get more consecutive days to work a second job in the summer.


+1000


+ 1
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 09:07     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:It’s not even a religious holiday! This is like another country celebrating American Thanksgiving. Waaay too many random days off.


Yes, President's Day on the 16th is not a religious holiday, thank you for making sure we're all aware of that. Sure does make sense why Americans celebrate it though, since George Washington was America's 1st President and all... Maybe take your complaints to your congressman for that one.

Unless of course you're talking about the 17th, which teachers have off for a teacher workday (not for Lunar New Year), but that would require you to do demonstrate the basic research skills of being able to Google the FCPS calendar.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 08:59     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
The amount of posters on here angry at teachers for the calendar as if the teachers have absolutely any say in when they're told they have to work is comical.

Critical thinking skills are at an all time low in this thread. Some of you should've paid better attention...to your TEACHERS.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 08:50     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
It’s not even a religious holiday! This is like another country celebrating American Thanksgiving. Waaay too many random days off.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 08:46     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Anonymous wrote:So half of you complain about too many work days and the other have complain that teachers aren’t getting grading done. Hmmm.


Oh, these complaints may be coming from the same people.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 08:42     Subject: Why is there another teacher work day?
Op have you asked the people responsible for planning the calendar?