10-17-2009, 01:21 PM
Any bets on how much the drug usage and teen pregnancy rates will go up as a result of so many additional days of students not in school?
It is bad enough that the school days are so short already - don't even get me started about "Wacky Wednesdays" (1pm for the elementary) These students must have the shortest amount of hours to attend school in the nation! Of course the state has such terrible test scores.
The teachers have no right to complain about lower pay than mainland teachers, since they spend fewer hours teaching. My kids last mainland school had hours of 8:00am to 3:15pm five days per week. Guess what? They are top students in their classes here. The younger one is on track to skip a grade here. Just waiting for the paperwork to get done.
It is bad enough that the school days are so short already - don't even get me started about "Wacky Wednesdays" (1pm for the elementary) These students must have the shortest amount of hours to attend school in the nation! Of course the state has such terrible test scores.
The teachers have no right to complain about lower pay than mainland teachers, since they spend fewer hours teaching. My kids last mainland school had hours of 8:00am to 3:15pm five days per week. Guess what? They are top students in their classes here. The younger one is on track to skip a grade here. Just waiting for the paperwork to get done.