Petition for a Balanced Calendar in Cobb Schools

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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...

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#92 Re: AGAINST; where is the petition for THAT?

2012-01-14 01:38:40

#36: PArent of 6th and 10th graders (and college freshman) - AGAINST; where is the petition for THAT?

Someone was talking about budget concerns.  Did you know Cobb County saved over 1.2 Million dollars because they didn't have to hire Substitutes.  I saw the figures.  That seems to be a lot of money to be poo pooing.

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#140 Re: AGAINST; where is the petition for THAT?

2012-01-16 05:51:18

#36: PArent of 6th and 10th graders (and college freshman) - AGAINST; where is the petition for THAT?

Wow, I never felt that teachers just 'took off whenever they feel like it'...

Feel what you may about the calendar, but please let's remember that these teachers are professionals and spend more time with our kids than we do in a day...