Petition for a Balanced Calendar in Cobb Schools
Guest |
/ #307 Re: NO to the balanced School Calendar2012-01-21 20:17#279: Janet Gill - NO to the balanced School Calendar Everyone who argues that the traditional calendar is better for students academically has obviously never taught a day in their lives. I worked for 15+ years as a teacher in the Title I schools. Do you honestly think that sending our neediest students off for close to three months each year benefits their acheivement? I can tell you that we typically would spend the first month or two of the school year having to reteach and make up for the regression that always occurs over the summer breaks. Those of you that are yelling about having your 'summers back' can obviously afford the overnight camps, regular trips to the waterpark/pools/beaches, and any summer tutoring that might be available, but that's not the case for everyone. If we had any common sense- not just in Georgia but around the country- we'd do away with the extended summer break altogether and opt for a calendar that embraces the 9 weeks on, two weeks off (or something to that effect) schedule. That's much more developmentally appropriate for children, and seeing as how the United States no longer operates as an agragarian economy and summertime is no longer about helping out on the family farm, it's time to adapt to the times. Here in Georgia, it's so hot in the summers we spend the majority of our time indoors anyway, so my kids might as well be in school. I'd rather have off the entire month of October than August, when the weather is perfect and we can enjoy being outside, but that's neither here nor there. |
|
Investigation and Prosecution of Those Individuals Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity
Open Letter from Indiana University Bloomington Faculty re: Campus Protests and Arrests
Petition to let Pop play Wemby against Portland on Friday 12/29
Indiana University Bloomington Faculty Requesting President Whitten Remain as President
Is there something you want to change?
Change doesn't happen by staying silent. The author of this petition stood up and took action. Will you do the same? Start a social movement by creating a petition.
Start a petition of your ownOther petitions you might be interested in
Open Letter from Indiana University Bloomington Faculty re: Campus Protests and Arrests
1012 Created: 2024-04-28
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 1012 | 1005 |
30 days | 1012 | 1005 |
Stop child predator from teaching children
996 Created: 2024-04-19
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 996 | 993 |
30 days | 996 | 993 |
SDSCPA Bus Campaign
147 Created: 2024-04-15
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 147 | 146 |
30 days | 147 | 146 |
To allow kids in GPISD to continue wearing regular backpacks for the 24-25 school year
130 Created: 2024-05-02
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 130 | 127 |
30 days | 129 | 128 |
Facilities Concerns at Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School
111 Created: 2024-04-08
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 111 | 110 |
30 days | 111 | 110 |
Winston Churchill High School
85 Created: 2024-04-10
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 85 | 85 |
30 days | 85 | 85 |
SAVING/PRESERVING THE 1925 LANCASTER, WI HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
97 Created: 2024-04-02
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 97 | 97 |
30 days | 81 | 81 |
Petition for Vanity to have more practice time in Holloway Hall
52 Created: 2024-04-23
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 52 | 51 |
30 days | 52 | 51 |
Utah took my kids illegally help me get them back!!!
39 Created: 2024-04-07
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 39 | 39 |
30 days | 39 | 39 |
Rescue MFM church victims from Dr.DK Olukoya
136 Created: 2024-04-24
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 136 | 35 |
30 days | 136 | 35 |
Help save Mr. Wheat’s job!!!
21 Created: 2024-05-02
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 21 | 21 |
30 days | 21 | 21 |
Make polygamy legal in Ireland so we can save US citizens by marrying them and getting them green cards.
27 Created: 2024-04-26
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 27 | 19 |
30 days | 27 | 19 |
The Community of Mvenyane & KwaBhaca Crying out Loud for the Ineffective Upgrading of District Road DR08017 from Cedarville R56(Kaka's hill) to N2 Mount Frere- kwaBhaca
1917 Created: 2024-01-31
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 1917 | 21 |
30 days | 1404 | 18 |
Cape to Cairo on Foot: World Record Attempt in Jeopardy in Ethiopia
772 Created: 2024-04-15
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 772 | 17 |
30 days | 772 | 17 |
Petition for Review and Investigation of Wrongful Prosecution in Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial
1440 Created: 2024-04-26
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 1440 | 14 |
30 days | 1440 | 14 |
global popular petition, submit to the International Court of Justice in THE HAGE, against B.NATANYAHOU AND JOE BIDEN
38 Created: 2024-04-04
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 38 | 11 |
30 days | 38 | 11 |
Save Missouri's Wild Turkeys! Reverse All Day Hunting Back to 1:00 P.M. Close!
162 Created: 2024-03-26
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 162 | 162 |
30 days | 10 | 10 |
Mac McClung NBA Contract
43 Created: 2024-03-24
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 43 | 41 |
30 days | 11 | 10 |
Stopp steinbruddet i Bremanger! // Stop the building of a quarry in Bremanger, Norway!
5210 Created: 2024-02-07
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 5210 | 421 |
30 days | 152 | 10 |
Student/Alumni Petition In Support of Prof. Abdulkader Sinno
365 Created: 2024-01-11
Time period | All countries | United States |
---|---|---|
All time | 365 | 351 |
30 days | 10 | 8 |