St. Mary's Schools

[jlabsher]

Does it upset anyone else that St. Mary's county schools run from August 30 to June 20? At this rate they'll be running all year before you know it.

Let them have more than 2 months off in the summer for crap's sake!

 

[RoseRed]

I thought that a couple of the schools already did.

 

[kwillia]

I'm okay with it.

 

[huntr1]

I say skool em year round.

 

[jlabsher]

Originally posted by kwillia
I'm okay with it.

So your fondest memories of childhood weren't summer vacation, but school?

 

[Hot N Bothered]

Originally posted by jlabsher
Does it upset anyone else that St. Mary's county schools run from August 30 to June 20? At this rate they'll be running all year before you know it.

Let them have more than 2 months off in the summer for crap's sake!

Didn't they have opportunity for parental/community input several months ago?

 

[jlabsher]

Re: Re: St. Mary's Schools

Originally posted by Hot N Bothered
Didn't they have opportunity for parental/community input several months ago?

Not on this, just on the "summer school" for the low performers. And, like they would really listen, like they did in the redistricting issue. - NOT-

 

[kwillia]

Originally posted by jlabsher
So your fondest memories of childhood weren't summer vacation, but school?

My kids have had a great summer vacation in the time alloted... it's time for them to get back into the school routine and hit the books again.

 

[White88Lightnin]

its only a couple of extra days then last year!! the kids get enough time off!!!!

 

[Pete]

I am thinking that I only got off a couple months back a couple years ago when I was in school. This break was 10 weeks, thats not bad. Besides when I was a kid my folks used a different type of interactive daycare during the summer vacation...I had to work.

 

[jlabsher]

Sorry, I say let them be kids for awhile. Before you know it, they'll be punching a clock everyday like the rest of us poor schmucks.

 

[Hot N Bothered]

Re: Re: Re: St. Mary's Schools

Originally posted by jlabsher
Not on this, just on the "summer school" for the low performers. And, like they would really listen, like they did in the redistricting issue. - NOT-

I specifically remember announcements in the paper and maybe here too, requesting parental input on the school schedule for the next couple of years.

In fact, the more I think about it, there was a thread here about that, lemme look.

 

[CMC122]

Originally posted by jlabsher
So your fondest memories of childhood weren't summer vacation, but school?

My fondest memories are of school. We never had a family vacation growing up, ever.

I'm with the year round schooling too. All's most of the kids do is sit around and veg out anyway:shrug:

 

[jlabsher]

Originally posted by CMC122
I'm with the year round schooling too. All's most of the kids do is sit around and veg out anyway:shrug:

That is the parents fault.

In IL we started after labor day and got out before memorial day. They still do. And yes, we worked in the summer too. I think there is too much emphasis on book learnin and not enough on other learnin.

 

[CMC122]

Originally posted by jlabsher
That is the parents fault.

In IL we started after labor day and got out before memorial day. They still do. And yes, we worked in the summer too. I think there is too much emphasis on book learnin and not enough on other learnin.

No crap genious.

I spent my summer working the farm. I learned alot. And appreciate it immensley. If farms were affordable I had my kids doing the same thing.

 

[Pete]

Originally posted by jlabsher
Sorry, I say let them be kids for awhile. Before you know it, they'll be punching a clock everyday like the rest of us poor schmucks.

I'll tell my kid to be easy on your kids when they work for him.

 

[CMC122]

Originally posted by Pete
I'll tell my kid to be easy on your kids when they work for him.

 

[kwillia]

My 4th grader can't wait for school to start up again... she has packed, and re-packed her book bag 5 times already in anticipation...

 

[jmo2676]

you all should be lucky calvert starts back next week on tues they dont wait til the 30th to start like stmarys does

 

[White88Lightnin]

its only a couple of extra days then last year!! the kids get enough time off!!!!