Excellent article. Mr. Thomas’ suggestion has been implemented in some NC public school systems facing enormous costs to build new schools. In NC, parents have had to adapt (endure inconveniences) to year around school to benefit their children rather than themselves. Can Virginia parents exhibit selfless decisions made for their childrens’ education like some parents in NC?
We really need to rethink education delivery, testing via SOLs SUCKS and I didn't realize how much it costs. What's the use of applying testing when the work to get students to perform better will not be funded AND there's no admission of the outlier causes that impact test performance that has 0 to do with whether students were taught and may even understand what they learned.
There's so much unpacking - but I won't let people like Taylor, David Ross, Mclaughlin, Lane (BOS staff & members) who have royally...crippled Spotsylvania schools over the past 12 years. Ross has NOT supported Spotsy public schools for years in ways that include but aren't limited to lack of funding.
Anyway, we've got to learn. And hopefully Spotsylvanians will vote in a BOS and SB in November who will work with the school board and BOS members who actually want our community and public schools to thrive. We have to take some big educated risks and make big investments to fix this and prosper!
This article is an argument that schools should switch from long summer vacations to a four season, all year round school calendar in order to give children the time in school they need. Fredericksburg SB had the chance to change a few months ago but instead it decided to use its taxing power to build yet another middle school that will stand empty almost a third of the year but will need yet more teachers and administrators to fill up the building. Too late now because the money is now committed. Where was this editorial writer when the decision was being debated?
Excellent article. Mr. Thomas’ suggestion has been implemented in some NC public school systems facing enormous costs to build new schools. In NC, parents have had to adapt (endure inconveniences) to year around school to benefit their children rather than themselves. Can Virginia parents exhibit selfless decisions made for their childrens’ education like some parents in NC?
Excellent Excellent Excellent! So insiteful.
We really need to rethink education delivery, testing via SOLs SUCKS and I didn't realize how much it costs. What's the use of applying testing when the work to get students to perform better will not be funded AND there's no admission of the outlier causes that impact test performance that has 0 to do with whether students were taught and may even understand what they learned.
There's so much unpacking - but I won't let people like Taylor, David Ross, Mclaughlin, Lane (BOS staff & members) who have royally...crippled Spotsylvania schools over the past 12 years. Ross has NOT supported Spotsy public schools for years in ways that include but aren't limited to lack of funding.
Anyway, we've got to learn. And hopefully Spotsylvanians will vote in a BOS and SB in November who will work with the school board and BOS members who actually want our community and public schools to thrive. We have to take some big educated risks and make big investments to fix this and prosper!
This article is an argument that schools should switch from long summer vacations to a four season, all year round school calendar in order to give children the time in school they need. Fredericksburg SB had the chance to change a few months ago but instead it decided to use its taxing power to build yet another middle school that will stand empty almost a third of the year but will need yet more teachers and administrators to fill up the building. Too late now because the money is now committed. Where was this editorial writer when the decision was being debated?