Petition for a Balanced Calendar in Cobb Schools

PArent of 6th and 10th graders (and college freshman)

/ #36 AGAINST; where is the petition for THAT?

2012-01-11 16:47

Stops and starts are NOT good for learning, especially since teachers can't give projects or hw and want to wrap up units before each break. moreover, kids are distracted days before and after each lengthy break.

As for teacher absenteeism dropping during that one year -- ummm...there wasn't a big flu outbreak like the year before. Why don't we do what I've encountered in the private sector? No sick days allowed on Mondays or Fridays without a doctor's notes. Maybe that'll dissuade teachers looking to take off whenever they feel like it...