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re: How can our schools allow kids to move on/graduate?
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:37 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:37 am to SlowFlowPro
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this is specifically for LA, as we have had uneven teaching efforts varying by parish to parish (or hell, school to school within the parish). many students have lost half a school year entirely. we aren't doing exit/graduation exams.
how in the hell can we pass these kids along?
Superintendents and teachers are basically shouting to the world right now that what they do isn't important.
They don't view themselves as educators but as processing center administrators.
Don't call yourself a professional educator and then tell me that even if its now safe to open the school, you don't want to do it because it would be a lot of trouble and nothing happens at school in May anyway.
If you are a teacher and can't profitably spend 3 or 4 weeks with kids at school if it's not in service of a standardized test, you should be ashamed of yourself.
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Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:37 am to tgrbaitn08
Again it isn't counted in the 9 weeks of instructional time, the semester is actually 10 weeks long counting Easter.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:37 am to Sneaky__Sally
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A few AP tests if you are taking those courses for college credit was about it.
Yep, even in the 90's, I had 1 english class to finish but took 3 other electives that I never went to anyway.
Got to school about 7:30 and out the door by 9am, on my way to work
This post was edited on 4/15/20 at 8:38 am
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:37 am to tgrbaitn08
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they lost 3 weeks of essential schooling....
It'll be more like 8-10 weeks when it is all over.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:37 am to SlowFlowPro
If you take out testing days, Louisiana schools will lose about 30 days of instruction or 180 hours. If you take out parties, programs, field trips and field days it is probably more like 25 days of instruction. There is some distance learning going on that recoups some of that.
During Katrina students in the NO area lost more. During the 2016 students in LP that had to double on school sites lost about the same.
During Katrina and Flood years students still progressed and graduated.
Sad thing is any kid in 3 grade or higher in the BR area has lost a semester of instruction in the last 4 years from the Flood and Pandemic.
During Katrina students in the NO area lost more. During the 2016 students in LP that had to double on school sites lost about the same.
During Katrina and Flood years students still progressed and graduated.
Sad thing is any kid in 3 grade or higher in the BR area has lost a semester of instruction in the last 4 years from the Flood and Pandemic.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:39 am to SlowFlowPro
I said the same thing a couple of days ago and was crucified by the masses because:
A) It wasn't half a year
and
B) The last 6-9 weeks of school doesn't matter....this was a new revelation to me. It matters for sure to my 1st grader in catholic school and she is getting her work done.
A) It wasn't half a year
and
B) The last 6-9 weeks of school doesn't matter....this was a new revelation to me. It matters for sure to my 1st grader in catholic school and she is getting her work done.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:39 am to Shaun176
Nah....
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:39 am to LSU316
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B) The last 6-9 weeks of school doesn't matter....this was a new revelation to me.
That is also news to me.
The last week or so never mattered. But I'm pretty sure I was getting serious schooling 6 weeks before the end of the year.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:41 am to tduecen
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Again it isn't counted in the 9 weeks of instructional time, the semester is actually 10 weeks long counting Easter.
My sons teacher and I counted the days of essential instructional days minus the testing days/half days and Spring Break and we came up with 14 days...bc they actually got 6 days off for Spring Break instead of 5
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:42 am to SlowFlowPro
My son had good grades and has been accepted to UT. Good for him for getting the next few months off. No one is hurting over this academically. I do feel bad for those kids who relied on school for a good meal and air conditioning but that’s it.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:42 am to SlowFlowPro
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this is specifically for LA, as we have had uneven teaching efforts varying by parish to parish (or hell, school to school within the parish). many students have lost half a school year entirely. we aren't doing exit/graduation exams.
how in the hell can we pass these kids along?
Hopefully, they can get out at least knowing how to capitalize.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:42 am to SlowFlowPro
What about the teachers though ??? Hope they’re well rested after 6 months off come August
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:43 am to TnMountaineer
quote:Not everyone is a senior.
No one is hurting over this academically.
What about all of the younger grades?
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:43 am to tgrbaitn08
Fine no point in arguing, telling you how it should be. Each semester should have 45 days of instructional days. Every parish I've worked in that is how it has been done and holidays don't count as instructional days. But hey that parish is obviously different since holidays count as instructional days.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:43 am to TnMountaineer
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No one is hurting over this academically.
If that's true, then the school year should always be shorter.
This thing is exposing a lot of nonsense.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:44 am to Methuselah
capitalized OPs are for super serious threads only. usually with links and editorial comment included
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:44 am to SlowFlowPro
My guy this thread is coming off like it was written by a high schooler who has yet to realize how unimportant high school is in the grand scheme.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:44 am to Scruffy
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2nd half of senior years didn't have much going on anyway.
What about every other grade?
Not missing anything that they will miss - or anything they can't cover in a couple weeks at the start of next year.
Parents can help their students get the basics for what they need while they miss. Those with good family situations will have a distinct advantage - but that is the exact same as every other year of school.
This post was edited on 4/15/20 at 8:49 am
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:45 am to SlowFlowPro
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if you take schooling even somewhat serious,
does anybody?
I remember after Katrina we were missing like 3 months of my senior year, and everybody just collectively said "frick it"
It left me wondering why we don't always do it that way
Or at the very least, why we don't examine the process that has been in place for decades despite the world around school changing drastically
Posted on 4/15/20 at 8:45 am to SlowFlowPro
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how in the hell can we pass these kids along?
I'm honestly only worried about my kids.
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