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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the BOE needs to read this thread. Opening schools that week seems like a huge waste of money...

Based upon a bunch of privileged parents who booked sleepaway camps in January for the second school let out? Um, no. You need to go back to school and learn about biased samples, and corrupt data (it could be one angry teacher posting here over and over again).

My kids will attend. I knew from last year that there was a good possibility that school would be extended and didn't make summer camp plans yet for end June. They went last year, and said it was fun, and I'm happy for them to learn (and not pay for camp).

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Everyone can feel free to skip the last week of school- nobody cares. But if they are the same people who were begging for virtual school and critical of the snow days then they are ridiculous people.

There’s a huge difference between adding a school day back when instruction is actually happening and not closing school while teachers actually have lesson plans and tacking on extra meaningless days at the end of the year. With the number of kids who will be out and the number of teachers who are checked out, my kid will get no value out of those days. They’ll get far more value from the educational camp they’re signed up for. The thing I care most about is education, and tacking days at the end doesn’t do it.

And that’s fine. It’s just silly to give MCPS a bunch of grief saying we need virtual school just so we can check the box that we had an instructional day. Obviously everyone is moving on with their summer plans regardless

I'm happy to have my kids attend so they can have instructional time. Not everyone has the same opinion.

I highly doubt it will be serious instructional time. Last year my kids, both elementary schoolers then, skipped those extra half days and their friends who went reported only half the teachers showed and they just showed movies in the all-purpose room. But if it is instructional and they miss it, so be it. My kids won't have a problem making up whatever is learned in those 3 days.

MCPS doesn't actually need it to be instructional to qualify. They just have to say they have full-time school those days and claim it's instructional. Half the stuff they do in regular class barely qualifies as instructional anyway - my sixth grader says after he finishes his homework in study hall, or if he finishes as class assignment early, the teachers encourage them to play on their Chromebooks. You'd think they could read a book but no. He gets more internet time at school than at home!

You can doubt all you want, but I sent my kids last year for the 3 June days and they told me what they did and I saw worksheets and project materials in their bags.

You want your kids to skip, go ahead. I will send mine.

Same. My kids didn't even notice a large number of classmates missing those days.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the BOE needs to read this thread. Opening schools that week seems like a huge waste of money...

Based upon a bunch of privileged parents who booked sleepaway camps in January for the second school let out? Um, no. You need to go back to school and learn about biased samples, and corrupt data (it could be one angry teacher posting here over and over again).

My kids will attend. I knew from last year that there was a good possibility that school would be extended and didn't make summer camp plans yet for end June. They went last year, and said it was fun, and I'm happy for them to learn (and not pay for camp).

+1

Everyone can feel free to skip the last week of school- nobody cares. But if they are the same people who were begging for virtual school and critical of the snow days then they are ridiculous people.

There’s a huge difference between adding a school day back when instruction is actually happening and not closing school while teachers actually have lesson plans and tacking on extra meaningless days at the end of the year. With the number of kids who will be out and the number of teachers who are checked out, my kid will get no value out of those days. They’ll get far more value from the educational camp they’re signed up for. The thing I care most about is education, and tacking days at the end doesn’t do it.

And that’s fine. It’s just silly to give MCPS a bunch of grief saying we need virtual school just so we can check the box that we had an instructional day. Obviously everyone is moving on with their summer plans regardless

I'm happy to have my kids attend so they can have instructional time. Not everyone has the same opinion.

I highly doubt it will be serious instructional time. Last year my kids, both elementary schoolers then, skipped those extra half days and their friends who went reported only half the teachers showed and they just showed movies in the all-purpose room. But if it is instructional and they miss it, so be it. My kids won't have a problem making up whatever is learned in those 3 days.

MCPS doesn't actually need it to be instructional to qualify. They just have to say they have full-time school those days and claim it's instructional. Half the stuff they do in regular class barely qualifies as instructional anyway - my sixth grader says after he finishes his homework in study hall, or if he finishes as class assignment early, the teachers encourage them to play on their Chromebooks. You'd think they could read a book but no. He gets more internet time at school than at home!

You can doubt all you want, but I sent my kids last year for the 3 June days and they told me what they did and I saw worksheets and project materials in their bags.

You want your kids to skip, go ahead. I will send mine.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the BOE needs to read this thread. Opening schools that week seems like a huge waste of money...

Based upon a bunch of privileged parents who booked sleepaway camps in January for the second school let out? Um, no. You need to go back to school and learn about biased samples, and corrupt data (it could be one angry teacher posting here over and over again).

My kids will attend. I knew from last year that there was a good possibility that school would be extended and didn't make summer camp plans yet for end June. They went last year, and said it was fun, and I'm happy for them to learn (and not pay for camp).

+1

Everyone can feel free to skip the last week of school- nobody cares. But if they are the same people who were begging for virtual school and critical of the snow days then they are ridiculous people.

There’s a huge difference between adding a school day back when instruction is actually happening and not closing school while teachers actually have lesson plans and tacking on extra meaningless days at the end of the year. With the number of kids who will be out and the number of teachers who are checked out, my kid will get no value out of those days. They’ll get far more value from the educational camp they’re signed up for. The thing I care most about is education, and tacking days at the end doesn’t do it.

And that’s fine. It’s just silly to give MCPS a bunch of grief saying we need virtual school just so we can check the box that we had an instructional day. Obviously everyone is moving on with their summer plans regardless

I'm happy to have my kids attend so they can have instructional time. Not everyone has the same opinion.

I highly doubt it will be serious instructional time. Last year my kids, both elementary schoolers then, skipped those extra half days and their friends who went reported only half the teachers showed and they just showed movies in the all-purpose room. But if it is instructional and they miss it, so be it. My kids won't have a problem making up whatever is learned in those 3 days.

MCPS doesn't actually need it to be instructional to qualify. They just have to say they have full-time school those days and claim it's instructional. Half the stuff they do in regular class barely qualifies as instructional anyway - my sixth grader says after he finishes his homework in study hall, or if he finishes as class assignment early, the teachers encourage them to play on their Chromebooks. You'd think they could read a book but no. He gets more internet time at school than at home!

You can doubt all you want, but I sent my kids last year for the 3 June days and they told me what they did and I saw worksheets and project materials in their bags.

You want your kids to skip, go ahead. I will send mine.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the BOE needs to read this thread. Opening schools that week seems like a huge waste of money...

Based upon a bunch of privileged parents who booked sleepaway camps in January for the second school let out? Um, no. You need to go back to school and learn about biased samples, and corrupt data (it could be one angry teacher posting here over and over again).

My kids will attend. I knew from last year that there was a good possibility that school would be extended and didn't make summer camp plans yet for end June. They went last year, and said it was fun, and I'm happy for them to learn (and not pay for camp).

+1

Everyone can feel free to skip the last week of school- nobody cares. But if they are the same people who were begging for virtual school and critical of the snow days then they are ridiculous people.

There’s a huge difference between adding a school day back when instruction is actually happening and not closing school while teachers actually have lesson plans and tacking on extra meaningless days at the end of the year. With the number of kids who will be out and the number of teachers who are checked out, my kid will get no value out of those days. They’ll get far more value from the educational camp they’re signed up for. The thing I care most about is education, and tacking days at the end doesn’t do it.

And that’s fine. It’s just silly to give MCPS a bunch of grief saying we need virtual school just so we can check the box that we had an instructional day. Obviously everyone is moving on with their summer plans regardless

I'm happy to have my kids attend so they can have instructional time. Not everyone has the same opinion.

I highly doubt it will be serious instructional time. Last year my kids, both elementary schoolers then, skipped those extra half days and their friends who went reported only half the teachers showed and they just showed movies in the all-purpose room. But if it is instructional and they miss it, so be it. My kids won't have a problem making up whatever is learned in those 3 days.

MCPS doesn't actually need it to be instructional to qualify. They just have to say they have full-time school those days and claim it's instructional. Half the stuff they do in regular class barely qualifies as instructional anyway - my sixth grader says after he finishes his homework in study hall, or if he finishes as class assignment early, the teachers encourage them to play on their Chromebooks. You'd think they could read a book but no. He gets more internet time at school than at home!

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the BOE needs to read this thread. Opening schools that week seems like a huge waste of money...

Based upon a bunch of privileged parents who booked sleepaway camps in January for the second school let out? Um, no. You need to go back to school and learn about biased samples, and corrupt data (it could be one angry teacher posting here over and over again).

My kids will attend. I knew from last year that there was a good possibility that school would be extended and didn't make summer camp plans yet for end June. They went last year, and said it was fun, and I'm happy for them to learn (and not pay for camp).

+1

Everyone can feel free to skip the last week of school- nobody cares. But if they are the same people who were begging for virtual school and critical of the snow days then they are ridiculous people.

There’s a huge difference between adding a school day back when instruction is actually happening and not closing school while teachers actually have lesson plans and tacking on extra meaningless days at the end of the year. With the number of kids who will be out and the number of teachers who are checked out, my kid will get no value out of those days. They’ll get far more value from the educational camp they’re signed up for. The thing I care most about is education, and tacking days at the end doesn’t do it.

And that’s fine. It’s just silly to give MCPS a bunch of grief saying we need virtual school just so we can check the box that we had an instructional day. Obviously everyone is moving on with their summer plans regardless

I'm happy to have my kids attend so they can have instructional time. Not everyone has the same opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. We fly out for our vacation June 13th.

Will there be any consequence if a ES kid misses more than 5 days of school in a MP?

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. We fly out for our vacation June 13th.

Will there be any consequence if a ES kid misses more than 5 days of school in a MP?

What consequence would there be? There is zero consequence anymore for attendance these days

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Anonymous wrote:My kids will be in school - I unfortunately dont have thousands to blow on my kids sleep away camps for that week.

You are allowed to send them. Consider it child care

Anonymous wrote:We have 4 kids in MCPS and each one (elementary, middle and high) watched movies in every class during the snow day make up days at the end of last year. And it was majority substitute teachers. Total waste of time. We have no need for free daycare - I would much rather take my kids on adventures and give them real world learning during that time so their last day will be 6/12.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. We fly out for our vacation June 13th.

Will there be any consequence if a ES kid misses more than 5 days of school in a MP?

Anonymous wrote:My kids will be in school - I unfortunately dont have thousands to blow on my kids sleep away camps for that week.

Anonymous wrote:I feel like the BOE needs to read this thread. Opening schools that week seems like a huge waste of money...

Anonymous wrote:If April 6 is allowed they should make March 20, April 6 and 15 as makeup days and end June 18 before the long weekend and an election day. If April 6 isn't allowed then they'd have to end June 22 but at least that beats June 25!