Comments on: Do Students Get Too Much Time Off From School? https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:59:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Olivia Smith https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1092182 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:22:47 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1092182 Girlll let me have my days off… there for mental health….

]]> By: Robert Williams https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1080462 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:49:44 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1080462 As a single parent I searched for this topic after hearing on the news that yet another holiday will be added for observing whatever. This is getting out of control!! In a long enough time line there will be mostly holidays and teachers union will back it and at the same time teachers will complain about the salary being too low. Every time there is another holiday I have to make alternative plans for my son (usually most are full) work from home if there is that type of work (which means my son is just playing on his device or watching something. Real useful holiday) or take a day off. My company has asked me to pay more into health insurance that is also overpriced broken system because of all the time lost. I wonder just how long a teachers day is and why they cannot do teacher admin work on those days the school is closed or parent teacher meeting after working hours. I work at night many times and I don’t get all those days off they do yet alone that loooong summer break. Days are shorter and little by little more days closed for every religion or believe has creeped in that we need to step back and realize this is out of controls.
Like the previous post mentioned, If you really want to observe that day, go t should be a day at school learning about it and not another excuse for a day to sleep late.

]]> By: Miranda https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1078294 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:50:05 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1078294 In reply to Rosemary.

My son went to daycare all through the summer for a few years before jk … And as a single /solo parent (his father is deceased) the switch to normal school has been brutal and I literally am unable to work because of it. It’s totally unfair to parents and does not prepare kids for the normal world at all. Not to mention it makes our home life extremely stressful and is devestating to our financial situation and quality of life. They need to re-do the this whole archaic outdated system from the bottom up so that it’s actually productive. Maybe add some classes that should have always been taught to the schedule to make up the extra time. How bout teaching them how to do taxes, buy a house, create and stick to a budget, be an entrepreneur, mindfulness/self care, cooking, critical thinking, first aid, career counseling, how to stay happily married , meditation, to name just a very small few.

]]> By: Matt https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1078292 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:50:27 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1078292 Very good article. I agree our children need to be in school longer and a much more structured schedule where there is no longer constant days off. The November school schedule is a joke. Constant half days for parent/teacher conferences, Election day, a 2 day Union conference which maybe 1% of the teachers go to and then there’s Thabksgiving. This is a prime example where the current system fails the kids. Why can’t teachers work the “in service days” on weekends? Why take away the primary reason you a hired which is to teach the children , to learn something new. All these interruptions can and should be addressed.

Eliminate in service days so kids have FULL learning day. Union Conferences on weekends. All parent/teacher conferences are AFTER schooling hours. Minimize religious holidays. There too many that aren’t relevant for 90% of students. If you celebrate you get an excused absensce. Extend the year at least a other full week. Other adjustments need to be made as well but would take forever to write. We are falling way behind in teaching our children and we need to act now

]]> By: Rosemary https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1075007 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:24:58 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1075007 1. All these days off is so disruptive to kids and the learning process.

2. Other professionals have far less paid time off than teachers. Yes teaching is a difficult job but so are a lot of
positions in the wok place. I have far too many educators get real and admit that they are in the job for all
the paid time off.

I have the highest regards for Dr. Martin Luther King but I bet he’d agree, his day of honor would benefit much more if kids were in school learning about his legacy.

]]> By: Troy https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1062454 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:56:13 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1062454 In reply to dennis hall.

Where are you guys getting 1260? That number isn’t mentioned in this article

]]> By: dennis hall https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1059896 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:38:03 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1059896 In reply to dennis hall.

we don’t need more than 1260 sitting at a desk

]]> By: dennis hall https://www.professorshouse.com/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1059895 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:36:45 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/do-students-get-too-much-time-off-from-school/#comment-1059895 no, just no that is not ok that’s 1260 just sitting at a desk every school year. summer also helps us change from grade to grade

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