Anonymous
12/16/2022 08:20
Subject: Re:2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There was no need for the delay, roads were fine. It's ridiculous that superintendents make the call the night before rather than the morning of, as weather conditions can change on the dime. Another example of how loud parents have intimidated leaders into making BS decisions.
If schools make the call the night before, the response is: BOO, TERRIBLE, THEY CALLED IT TOO EARLY, BOO, TERRIBLE!
If schools wait until the morning to make the call, the response is: BOO, TERRIBLE, THEY CALLED IT TOO LATE, BOO, TERRIBLE!
Exactly. These people who are complaining that it was called the night before - do they have younger kids and forget that school delays/closings used to be called at 5 am? Of if their kids are older, did they also complain about making the call at 5 am?
Anonymous
12/16/2022 07:59
Subject: Re:2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:There was no need for the delay, roads were fine. It's ridiculous that superintendents make the call the night before rather than the morning of, as weather conditions can change on the dime. Another example of how loud parents have intimidated leaders into making BS decisions.
If schools make the call the night before, the response is: BOO, TERRIBLE, THEY CALLED IT TOO EARLY, BOO, TERRIBLE!
If schools wait until the morning to make the call, the response is: BOO, TERRIBLE, THEY CALLED IT TOO LATE, BOO, TERRIBLE!
Anonymous
12/16/2022 07:40
Subject: 2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It is a bit slick. Be careful at corners, curves and switching lanes.
I think the two hour delay was the right call. Branches are starting to break as well. Hopefully trees defrost a bit over the next few hours.
And your children were lovely today. To my surprise. I assumed they would be impossible to focus or resent coming in at all. Instead, they were better behaved than usual and very productive. Maybe the extra sleep?
Or, here's an idea, if your kids need extra sleep put them to bed earlier.
I’m a teacher. My own teens are early birds and up at 5:30 AM even on the weekends, but most adolescents can’t fall asleep early even without screens or other temptations. Eventually MCPS won’t let the bus budget stand in the way of bell times supported by neuroscience.
Sounds like you are making excuses as a parent. The issue with starting high school later is many kids have after school activities and jobs. For us, even with activities and getting out at 3 PM, kids can still be up till 11 or so doing homework. There would be no way to make it work if kids got out at 4-5PM.
No, it's not an excuse. There's solid evidence adolescents have a later circadian rhythm.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=pubmed+adolescent+sleep+patterns+circadian+timing&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
Anonymous
12/15/2022 21:11
Subject: 2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It is a bit slick. Be careful at corners, curves and switching lanes.
I think the two hour delay was the right call. Branches are starting to break as well. Hopefully trees defrost a bit over the next few hours.
And your children were lovely today. To my surprise. I assumed they would be impossible to focus or resent coming in at all. Instead, they were better behaved than usual and very productive. Maybe the extra sleep?
Or, here's an idea, if your kids need extra sleep put them to bed earlier.
I’m a teacher. My own teens are early birds and up at 5:30 AM even on the weekends, but most adolescents can’t fall asleep early even without screens or other temptations. Eventually MCPS won’t let the bus budget stand in the way of bell times supported by neuroscience.
Sounds like you are making excuses as a parent. The issue with starting high school later is many kids have after school activities and jobs. For us, even with activities and getting out at 3 PM, kids can still be up till 11 or so doing homework. There would be no way to make it work if kids got out at 4-5PM.
Anonymous
12/15/2022 20:36
Subject: Re:2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:There was no need for the delay, roads were fine. It's ridiculous that superintendents make the call the night before rather than the morning of, as weather conditions can change on the dime. Another example of how loud parents have intimidated leaders into making BS decisions.
Did you see the ice on the trees up-county? Frederick Co was a complete mess. We were a few miles away from being a mess, too.
AM rush hour events are the hardest to call.
Anonymous
12/15/2022 20:35
Subject: 2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It is a bit slick. Be careful at corners, curves and switching lanes.
I think the two hour delay was the right call. Branches are starting to break as well. Hopefully trees defrost a bit over the next few hours.
And your children were lovely today. To my surprise. I assumed they would be impossible to focus or resent coming in at all. Instead, they were better behaved than usual and very productive. Maybe the extra sleep?
Or, here's an idea, if your kids need extra sleep put them to bed earlier.
I’m a teacher. My own teens are early birds and up at 5:30 AM even on the weekends, but most adolescents can’t fall asleep early even without screens or other temptations. Eventually MCPS won’t let the bus budget stand in the way of bell times supported by neuroscience.
Anonymous
12/15/2022 20:27
Subject: 2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It is a bit slick. Be careful at corners, curves and switching lanes.
I think the two hour delay was the right call. Branches are starting to break as well. Hopefully trees defrost a bit over the next few hours.
And your children were lovely today. To my surprise. I assumed they would be impossible to focus or resent coming in at all. Instead, they were better behaved than usual and very productive. Maybe the extra sleep?
Or, here's an idea, if your kids need extra sleep put them to bed earlier.
Anonymous
12/15/2022 19:28
Subject: Re:2 hour delay mcps
Anonymous wrote:There was no need for the delay, roads were fine. It's ridiculous that superintendents make the call the night before rather than the morning of, as weather conditions can change on the dime. Another example of how loud parents have intimidated leaders into making BS decisions.
So many systems delayed at the same time. Maybe it came from the stae to keep people off the road.
Anonymous
12/15/2022 18:42
Subject: Re:2 hour delay mcps
There was no need for the delay, roads were fine. It's ridiculous that superintendents make the call the night before rather than the morning of, as weather conditions can change on the dime. Another example of how loud parents have intimidated leaders into making BS decisions.