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A longer school day and school on Saturday??? Anyone hear about this?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 310033" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Marg. A BOAT TO SCHOOL???? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ok, well, our teacher conferences are pretty much in-district. If there are state conferences then, yes, school is out, but they schedule them on the fly, year to year (remember, we have fifty states). No way would all the teachers flock to one state for an in-service. </p><p></p><p>School starts before the sun comes up here too in winter (remember Wisconsin is the Frozen Tundra), but the bus picks up kids who live more than a mile away. Otherwise, basically parents drive when it's dark. It's 6:15 am here and it's dark!!! Kids will be off in less than an hour.</p><p></p><p>If my daughter stays at school late, which happens often, she goes next door to the town library. Very nice location. I just call her on her cell when I get there and she comes out. There is also after school care for kids.</p><p></p><p>I think that if a change passes it would have A LOT to do with child care. Remember, we PAY for childcare here. There is no free child care. And it's a fortune. My son and daughter-in-law (of whom I referred many times) can barely make t he mortgage with child care so high. The only way you can get help is if you are poor and then it only lasts a year. So child care is a big deal here.</p><p></p><p>Since I don't work outside the home, and always worked at night when I did work to avoid child care at all, this doesn't apply to us. I don't like leaving teens alone after school, but they aren't. So for us I'd rather just keep things as they are. L. goes to summer school. He has no choice. It's more of a fun thing than heavy academics, but there are academics and he is stimulated. I feel his social needs are crucial and he gets that at summer school. Daughter needs the time off. School is hard for her and she needs to veg out.Too much school makes her irritable and weepy and I understand. I HATED SCHOOL. I think I would have dropped out if there had been year round school.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, this is so controversial here that, much like healthcare (don't even get me started on how angry I am that they aren't pushing through a public option NOW), I doubt it will go anywhere. </p><p></p><p>I'm so angry about healthcare, by the way, that if we don't get real reform, I will no longer vote at all. There's no party to vote for anymore for me. I feel betrayed. May as well ignore the news (which I do because it just gets me mad <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" />) and not listen to our lying leaders.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 310033, member: 1550"] Marg. A BOAT TO SCHOOL???? :happy::raspberry-tounge: Ok, well, our teacher conferences are pretty much in-district. If there are state conferences then, yes, school is out, but they schedule them on the fly, year to year (remember, we have fifty states). No way would all the teachers flock to one state for an in-service. School starts before the sun comes up here too in winter (remember Wisconsin is the Frozen Tundra), but the bus picks up kids who live more than a mile away. Otherwise, basically parents drive when it's dark. It's 6:15 am here and it's dark!!! Kids will be off in less than an hour. If my daughter stays at school late, which happens often, she goes next door to the town library. Very nice location. I just call her on her cell when I get there and she comes out. There is also after school care for kids. I think that if a change passes it would have A LOT to do with child care. Remember, we PAY for childcare here. There is no free child care. And it's a fortune. My son and daughter-in-law (of whom I referred many times) can barely make t he mortgage with child care so high. The only way you can get help is if you are poor and then it only lasts a year. So child care is a big deal here. Since I don't work outside the home, and always worked at night when I did work to avoid child care at all, this doesn't apply to us. I don't like leaving teens alone after school, but they aren't. So for us I'd rather just keep things as they are. L. goes to summer school. He has no choice. It's more of a fun thing than heavy academics, but there are academics and he is stimulated. I feel his social needs are crucial and he gets that at summer school. Daughter needs the time off. School is hard for her and she needs to veg out.Too much school makes her irritable and weepy and I understand. I HATED SCHOOL. I think I would have dropped out if there had been year round school. At any rate, this is so controversial here that, much like healthcare (don't even get me started on how angry I am that they aren't pushing through a public option NOW), I doubt it will go anywhere. I'm so angry about healthcare, by the way, that if we don't get real reform, I will no longer vote at all. There's no party to vote for anymore for me. I feel betrayed. May as well ignore the news (which I do because it just gets me mad :raspberry-tounge:) and not listen to our lying leaders. ;) [/QUOTE]
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