Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 14:00     Subject: Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’d love it. It would help alleviate overcrowding in Arlington too. I’m a teacher and think I’d experience less burnout.


How so?

You can do different tracks do that only 2/3 of the school is in session at any given time.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 13:59     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
I have always thought 6 week summers and 2-3 week breaks between quarters was the way to go.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 13:58     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I grew up with year round school and I think it’s fantastic. Kids and teachers need real breaks and it’s great to travel during different times of the year. Summer break was still 6 weeks.

They get breaks at thanksgiving, Christmas and spring break. Summer needs to be longer than 6 weeks. There shouldn’t be any school at all in July and august. It’d be nice if they could get out in early to mid June too.


The last day of school is June 11.


*For FCPS
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 13:58     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I grew up with year round school and I think it’s fantastic. Kids and teachers need real breaks and it’s great to travel during different times of the year. Summer break was still 6 weeks.

They get breaks at thanksgiving, Christmas and spring break. Summer needs to be longer than 6 weeks. There shouldn’t be any school at all in July and august. It’d be nice if they could get out in early to mid June too.


The last day of school is June 11.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 13:49     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:I grew up with year round school and I think it’s fantastic. Kids and teachers need real breaks and it’s great to travel during different times of the year. Summer break was still 6 weeks.

They get breaks at thanksgiving, Christmas and spring break. Summer needs to be longer than 6 weeks. There shouldn’t be any school at all in July and august. It’d be nice if they could get out in early to mid June too.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 13:27     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
I grew up with year round school and I think it’s fantastic. Kids and teachers need real breaks and it’s great to travel during different times of the year. Summer break was still 6 weeks.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 13:17     Subject: Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No. Kids need summers.


I thought kids needed in person school . More than literally anything on this planet.


Yes from Sept to June
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 13:16     Subject: Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:No. Kids need summers.


I thought kids needed in person school . More than literally anything on this planet.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 12:32     Subject: Year around schools VA
No. Kids need summers.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 12:31     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not going to happen. Too many kids around here on summer swim teams. Families in NoVA love going to the pool all summer. No way in hell our summer will be cut short.


This cracks me up. All year people have been screaming that we need to prioritize schoosl over bars and stores. Now it's the pool is more important than school.


Seriously! I am LMAO. Parents have been yelling at teachers for months to “get back to work” even though we’ve been working every single day as always yet now it’s like “we might try year round school” and suddenly nothing matters more than the pool and swim team.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 12:28     Subject: Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a good thing in theory to offer it to everyone, in person, free of charge this coming summer. In practice I think very few people will sign up for it and it might end up being more trouble than it’s worth.


Staffing might be an issue. It would have to be a separate contract.


I think teachers would sign up for it, especially those who take 2nd jobs as servers/retail/whatever over the summer or those who’s kids are older and can stay home alone and are looking to pick up some extra $$. My SIL and BIL are teachers in another state, and over summers my BIL does security for events/concerts and my SIL works at Olive Garden. I know they’d jump at this kind of opportunity, but of course the job market in general is a lot worse where they live so that’s the kind of 2nd jobs that are available, really not great stuff.


Some would. Personally I don’t see how on earth I would because the burn out is real and we have 5 months to go but the young childless ones without a spouse making a second income likely will for the money.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 12:11     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
I do think whenever kids return to school in person they should offer optional in person summer school to catch kids up.
Don’t tell me all kids are behind so who cares - mine aren’t & there was already an education gap before this that is now widening. I have two in AAP and one in private K. I wish all who wanted it & not just those who can afford it could have the option for in person school right now.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 11:59     Subject: Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:Year round school is a thing that sounds bad but in my experience most people who actually try it love it (teachers and families) the problem is that district often give an opt out so not enough people actually give it a shot.


Keep saying that and maybe it will become true!

It sounds bad because it is bad and people that try it don’t love it or we’d have more of it right now. The only way people will accept it is if it’s forced upon us. Fcps is already losing lots of students, so forcing year round school would be a very bad idea. Students, teachers and staff would leave, and their reputation would fall even more than it already has.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 11:38     Subject: Re:Year around schools VA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not going to happen. Too many kids around here on summer swim teams. Families in NoVA love going to the pool all summer. No way in hell our summer will be cut short.


This cracks me up. All year people have been screaming that we need to prioritize schoosl over bars and stores. Now it's the pool is more important than school.


It's NoVA priorities change depending on the season.


I’m not screaming about closing bars, but I wouldn’t put bars and pools in the same category regarding the pandemic.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2021 11:37     Subject: Year around schools VA
My biggest complaint with school year calendars are them not aligning across the country. We have family and friends in different areas of the country, and it would be really frustrating to not ever be able to have our vacation times line up to be able to visit them while both sets of kids are out of school