Last Day of School in Walton County...

[scooterbug44]

I personally question how much "planning" gets done on the first day of a 4-day holiday weekend. :roll: Teaching IS an underpaid and underpaid profession, and I would definitely be for paying them more, but I have always felt teacher inservice days were hooey.

As far as "paying them longer to work each day w/o students present"...........when exactly is that going to fit into their schedule?

Yes, I've been out of school for almost 10 years, but I seriously doubt that in those years, teachers have stopped also being coaches for sports and a WIDE variety of extra curricular activities, staying after to work on lessons, correct homework, holding prep and review sessions for AP tests, and meeting w/ parents and students. My teachers' work days started at 7:30 am and ended at 6:30 or 7pm when our after school activities ended...............unless they were taking us to a weekend tournament or there was a meet or game that night, or a concert, or parent conferences.

 

[Teresa]

shallows, you scared me when I saw the date for last school day! our school, South Walton Montessori Academy (rosemary beach), usually follows the county school calendar as far as holidays, start/stop dates, etc. but I just checked and our last day is May 22 - about a week earlier than usual for some reason. whew!

sorry for all the kids having to continue school into summer. what a bummer.

 

[Camp Creek Kid]

I personally question how much "planning" gets done on the first day of a 4-day holiday weekend. :roll: Teaching IS an underpaid and underpaid profession, and I would definitely be for paying them more, but I have always felt teacher inservice days were hooey.

As far as "paying them longer to work each day w/o students present"...........when exactly is that going to fit into their schedule?

Yes, I've been out of school for almost 10 years, but I seriously doubt that in those years, teachers have stopped also being coaches for sports and a WIDE variety of extra curricular activities, staying after to work on lessons, correct homework, holding prep and review sessions for AP tests, and meeting w/ parents and students. My teachers' work days started at 7:30 am and ended at 6:30 or 7pm when our after school activities ended...............unless they were taking us to a weekend tournament or there was a meet or game that night, or a concert, or parent conferences.

When I was in elem. school we had a "short day" every Thursday when we'd get out of school about 90 min. early. The teachers would use this time to plan. It worked great for kids--we loved the short day and I'm assuming the teachers liked it too because the schools are still doing it 30 years later.

 

[CPort]

it's down hill after spring break,but you gotta hold their feet to the fire until 1st week in May for the almighty test and by that time kids are tired as well as teachers.In Ms we started early Aug. because we moved the test date to the first week in Oct. for several years back in the mid 90's.But around 99 the tradition spring testing was resumed. They just didn't go back and change the time school started. I hate school in Aug. its too hot and by Thanksgiving week you feel like it should be January.The past couple of years,teachers reported back on Aug.1. I always said when they back up to us going back in July that's it for me.I used to always teach summer school (over at 11:30am , good $$$$and zero discipline problems) I got paid 2 checks for June and July and I spent the 3 weeks in between in sowal...

 

[ShallowsNole]

The almighty test in Florida is tentatively scheduled for mid-March.

However, perhaps due to the block scheduling, our high schoolers will be just as busy post-FCAT as pre-FCAT, and put all those extra days to good use. Because I KNOW that for the last 4 - 5 years, after FCAT was over, Squirt had very, very little homework, and his grades improved. Effectively, all meaningful study ceased.

Personally, this is really cramping my style, as I'm supposed to be in South Florida on June 10, and I had hoped to have my family in tow. Guess I'll just have to get over it.

 

[BeachSiO2]

The almighty test in Florida is tentatively scheduled for mid-March.

However, perhaps due to the block scheduling, our high schoolers will be just as busy post-FCAT as pre-FCAT, and put all those extra days to good use. Because I KNOW that for the last 4 - 5 years, after FCAT was over, Squirt had very, very little homework, and his grades improved. Effectively, all meaningful study ceased.

Personally, this is really cramping my style, as I'm supposed to be in South Florida on June 10, and I had hoped to have my family in tow. Guess I'll just have to get over it.

And why can't he be sick then you know they won't be doing anything important THAT late in the year

 

[CPort]

I'll bet if you first talk w/the teachers and principals he could go with no problem that late in the year. It would just be a matter of taking exams a few days early. I'd certainly ask!

 

[wrobert]

I'll bet if you first talk w/the teachers and principals he could go with no problem that late in the year. It would just be a matter of taking exams a few days early. I'd certainly ask!

I know they do finals in the higher grades on those last days, but something I find annoying is in the elementary levels, they turn grades in a week before school is over. So after that, what is the point?

 

[Santiago]

I know they do finals in the higher grades on those last days, but something I find annoying is in the elementary levels, they turn grades in a week before school is over. So after that, what is the point?

I don't think there is a point. I will have a hard time getting mine to school that last week when I know that no teaching will be going on.

 

[InletBchDweller]

I called JDarg shocked this morning when I was checking our dates for spring break. Off good friday and then back to school monday through Wed and then out again for a week??? I have a feeling people who can plan a holiday around Easter will be gone those extra days right after Easter... Little IBD missed the 2 days last week and her teacher said no problem b/c they were not going to be starting anything new until the following Monday. :roll:

AND JUNE 10..UGH, What a bummer....