Private does not have to follow that if they dont want to. They run at the behest of a Board of Trustees in most cases
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Private does not have to follow that if they dont want to. They run at the behest of a Board of Trustees in most cases
That seems exceptionally stupid if they are really only planning on delaying until the 24th. An extra two to 2.5 weeks isn't going to move the needle. It will just ensure whatever problems they have are that much closer to cold and flu season.
Teachers are generally paid for 9 months. Does their salary increase by 33% if they work year round?
I'd mentioned previously that I thought private schools here generally followed the public schools' calendar. But, I understand that Randolph School, the top private college prep school, will be starting at the normal time. It'll be another good test case. At least one other private school, Madison Academy (a parochial school) is going to start Aug 5, according to their calendar. Public schools are delayed for at least 9 weeks countywide.
Corinth with a positive COVID test from high school student. Student and everyone exposed to him for 15 minutes quarantined for 2 weeks.
Gt17o with that.
The other poster claimed kids need to be in school in order to learn to read and that simply isn't accurate. Many learn to read prior to in class school. Many learn to read through nightly reading. Etc.
My take isn't the one thsts flawed here.
I also specifically said that some do need to be in school to learn to read due to a number of reasons.
Stick to locking threads in an inconsistent manner- its what you do well.
No im not ok with depriving disadvantaged kids of a good education.
You created that conclusion by taking what I posted and adding to it.
A poster claimed kids need to be in school to learn to read. I sarcastically said its a miracle thst any kids manage to learn to read outside of school. This is because the poster's claim is inaccurate.
I then acknowledge that some kids do need in person time to learn to read.
Its simply incorrect to claim kids need to be in a classroom to learn to read, so I corrected that claim.
Not sure why you then took my comments to another level, added onto them, and then ripped on me for the made up view you created.
That's actually funny when its laid out. How totally absurd.
I read that Brookhaven school district is delaying until August 31st. I guess my question would be why couldn't school districts who delay starting not start virtual until the end of August. Most of these districts are offering a virtual option anyway so they should have the infrastructure in place to deliver the lessons.
Corinth had their 1st student test positive today, a high school student.
https://www.djournal.com/news/educa...cle_716c749a-8fcd-5c7f-b6ab-5dc2d98c6c47.html
I am selfishly, 100% in favor of schools opening, but I think this scenario is going to play out at every school that does open..gonna be a long 9 months
Shut the whole education system down for a year.... furlough everyone, give the tax payers their money back and let them use it for homeschool and daycare.
I agree. Every teacher on my wife's hall will have to account for online students as well as in-house students. It's just crazy.
I mentioned a couple of things in the post you replied to ... those being the inclusion of a week Fall break, and the desire to finish the first semester before Christmas break. Also, most take off a full week for Thanksgiving, where there used to be just a two day break (Thursday & Friday). All those add up to several days, thus pushing the start time back to August. Most schools outside the southeast still start after Labor Day, best I can tell.
So just more time off between sessions?
Year-round works OK since all schools now have air conditioning, but it wasn't practical back in the day. It might screw up summer vacation plans, but otherwise should be OK. Probably helps childcare in some way.
Year-round works OK since all schools now have air conditioning, but it wasn't practical back in the day. It might screw up summer vacation plans, but otherwise should be OK. Probably helps childcare in some way.
You can look at their calendar but they get I think 6 weeks in the summer, 3 weeks in the fall, 3 weeks in the spring, and two weeks for Christmas.
Who starts school so damn soon? I mean really.
https://www.djournal.com/news/educa...cle_716c749a-8fcd-5c7f-b6ab-5dc2d98c6c47.html
Pascagoula-Gautier district delayed our opening earlier today from Aug 6 (next Thursday) but only until until Aug 10 (following Monday) to give the teachers more time (which sounds weird because they’ve had months) I was thinking the same as you, though - why not wait for an announcement from the Gov if you thought one was coming?
My wife was telling me that the districts statewide had to submit their reopening plans to Tate today. She thinks he’ll delay the openings after “reviewing” them this weekend “because a majority of the submitted plans are not sufficient”. But who the 17 knows...
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Forty years ago we started sometime during the week before Labor Day, had our first football game the Friday of that holiday weekend and got out in the middle of May or towards the end. We did not have a fall break or a week off for Thanksgiving.
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This is another reason to consolidate school districts. Consolidate districts to align with MDOT Districts...
I’m not sure about 7 school districts for the entire state, but some consolidation is definitely needed.
I live in Jackson County and we have 4 separate districts (Jackson County, Moss Point, Pascagoula-Gautier, and Ocean Springs). Moss Point has already delayed their start until Sept.
I live in Jackson County and we have 4 separate districts (Jackson County, Moss Point, Pascagoula-Gautier, and Ocean Springs). Moss Point has already delayed their start until Sept.
Are there more than 2? When a thread locks, it should show who locked.
You didn't say you didn't lock, I assumed you had.
My apologies there. Locking therads in an inconsistent manner is not what you do well.
School in Simpson Co is rumored to have had a couple sports teams exposed and have shut them down. HS football ain't going to happen IMO.
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Granted, I'm 70 years old, but I'm positive my schools (elementary-high school) never started until after Labor Day. While I wasn't exceptionally bright, we had plenty of National Merit Finalists, so this later start did not seem to hurt our academic prowess.