Petition for a Balanced Calendar in Cobb Schools
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#27 Re: Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb2012-01-11 06:04#15: Drop the issue - Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb The so called "balanced calendar" is a disaster for students who have difficulty with focus or are trying to improve grade deficits. The choppiness of the calendar is not conducive to steady cumulative learning. It is nice when families have second homes or the ability to spend large amounts of money to take off for a vacation during the break.....of course that is fun for the kids and the parents...but does that help learning? What about the families where both parents work or particularly in the case of single parents? Children not able to go on extra vacations are at home with no activities while parents are working. How anyone can see this as a positive environment for learning is beyond comprehension. As for keeping August as part of the summer should there be any problem with that. Of course it is not all about 6 flags! It is about students who have jobs or have special academic or sports activities which take place on a normal summer schedule. Camps are valuable for a child's overall education. Summer should be long enough for these experiences. Some students need the income during the summer. Internships and the work experience can enhance learning. The so-called balanced calendars prevents students from participating in programs and work that other students from other counties and states can freely be involved with. Rather than turn the academic year into a series of choppy weeks rarely having a 5 day full day week of study....lets keep a reasonable calendar that promotes education. This years calendar has had a much better flow than last years, however, the holiday break should begin earlier and end at the beginning of January rather than yet another week where our students are the only ones out and the wealthier families can take a vacation while single moms go back to work with their students sitting around that first week of the new year. Single mom in Cobb, M.Ed. School Psychology |
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#55 Re: Re: Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb2012-01-12 20:27:37#27: - Re: Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb
I could not agree with you more!!!! Well said. I think this has more to do with teachers liking a vacation every six weeks. Some children need consistency. And for what it's worth, I would like my children prepared for the real world....you know....where you actually have to work more than 6 weeks at a time. And what about college? Do you think they are going to be so concerned about how well rested you are? Grow up people!!! Let's work on our budget....far more important than a calendar!! |
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#60 Re: Re: Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb2012-01-13 01:54:45#27: - Re: Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb Totally disagree. My child has ADD. Did much better last year in middle school last year with the breaks. And for the record - we did not travel on either break. He caught up with his reading journal, he relaxed, played with family and friends and even commented how nice the February break was. He went into testing ready. |
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#101 Re: Re: Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb2012-01-14 04:30:03#27: - Re: Look at Tax Revenue in Sept and Feb "The so called "balanced calendar" is a disaster for students who have difficulty with focus or are trying to improve grade deficits. The choppiness of the calendar is not conducive to steady cumulative learning. It is nice when families have second homes or the ability to spend large amounts of money to take off for a vacation during the break.....of course that is fun for the kids and the parents...but does that help learning? What about the families where both parents work or particularly in the case of single parents? Children not able to go on extra vacations are at home with no activities while parents are working. How anyone can see this as a positive environment for learning is beyond comprehension." My 8th grader has 2 learning disabilities and all of us in our family LOVE the breaks! Not only does it give him a break, a chance to decompress and relax, it also gives us a chance to schedule doctor/dentist appointments when he doesn't have to miss school. Missing school time to schedule these necessary appointments is more detrimental to his education than having the time off to relax. We do not use the breaks to go on vacation or travel, but if families do than that is great for them! If parents are working and need childcare, they would need those arrangements whether the break is in the summer or during the school year. If the fabulous school board had not changed the calendar at the last minute, people who had those breaks covered with vacation days from work, or family/friends to help them would not have been in the bind that so many people were in. My son needed those breaks, so did we (his parents) and his teachers! |
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