Mynyel Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Can someone explain why (oh why!) can't they just extend the school year by a week or some such thing in order to complete the blasted 180 days? Why do they make people rearrange schedules and take away weekend time in order to complete it? Is there some belief that kids can't learn after that specific June (or May) date? :confused::confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Like I said in the previous thread, I think it's a giant waste of time to add days any time. I know for a fact that nothing happens at the end of the year, and adding Saturdays is just stupid, imo. They probably acknowledge that days added BEFORE testing dates (we have the state tests in May) might be productive and preparatory, but after that, who cares? seems to be the attitude. Nevermind that kids will not have their minds on school on Saturdays anyway, and it will probably be just enrichment or light days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 You can't forget that ps is all about the scores on TESTING. Extending a week at the end of the school year (which makes perfect sense) would still leave the students without that extra week to cover the material that is going to be on the CRCT, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Then this begs the question... why do they have to test so early? Jeez wait until the end of the school year. It ain't rocket science! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Can someone explain why (oh why!) can't they just extend the school year by a week or some such thing in order to complete the blasted 180 days? Why do they make people rearrange schedules and take away weekend time in order to complete it? Is there some belief that kids can't learn after that specific June (or May) date? :confused::confused: What about the people who have things arranged during that time? I know more people who have big plans for as soon as school gets out than for spring break. Spring break it is usually too cold for beaching unless you can afford to go really far south. Most people I know wait for the beginning of summer break. There is no time for adding make-up days that will make everyone happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Here, if they go too far into the summer, school ends up getting cancelled for excessive heat. For the past few years, after school starts in August, they have used up 1-2 of their allotted calamity days due to the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 No matter what they do, it will make someone mad, whether it is vacations or Saturdays or the end of the year. Often, they have to work around contract and union issues and those decide when the days are added. If anyone wants it changed, the place to start would be with your state government. They set the rules about how many days students must attend. The local schools have to follow those rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 When I was in school, it was the heat that was the problem; only the high school had air conditioning, and our area could hit 90 degrees pretty quickly. As it was, we didn't get out until early June, so it was warm enough then. They probably also have to work around summer school dates for kids who need that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Too bad they can't just assign something the kids can do at home on a snow day rather than having to make it up in the school building. Tell them to write an essay or read a book or something. :P But adding a week on to the end of the school year would cause the same problems with people wanting to make summer vacation plans, so it really wouldn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 As a parent, I'd just do whatever we'd already planned - I would NOT cancel vacation plans or other activities for these make up days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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