Comments by nmse_s
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September 6, 2008
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Posted on March 28 at 7:57 a.m.
Teachers have a challenging job ahead of them, especially in the present time due to NCLB and other standards set forth by local and state school boards. My kids tell me at least 2-3 times a month that their teacher wasn't there because of a conference or meeting they had to attend. For my daughter's teacher to be gone brings a negative impact to her learning. I also believe the early release days brings a negative impact. For the kids to be out of school so much makes it that much harder for them to meet the standards set forth before them. Parents do need to step up and help when they can but it's hard to help your kids when you face the possibility of confusing them because it's just another style of learning they have to get used to (from their subs, teachers, parents, etc). I don't think there is a consistency to the learning because of the early release days and teacher in-service days. Emporia is the only school district I've been involved in that implemented this type of schedule and now our kids are in school longer than most districts around Kansas. What's the solution? I don't know but something needs to change.
On Why end school early?