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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Ericka Kammerer wrote: toto wrote: And? If these programs are intensive and at the high school level, why not give the kids both high school and college credit for them instead of having them attend a regular high school at all? Because as lovely as they are, they are pure performing arts with no academics, and high schoolers still have to get in their basic academics somewhere. My hs daughter takes academic classes at the community college and receives both hs and college credit. |
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"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message ... toto wrote: And? If these programs are intensive and at the high school level, why not give the kids both high school and college credit for them instead of having them attend a regular high school at all? Because as lovely as they are, they are pure performing arts with no academics, and high schoolers still have to get in their basic academics somewhere. And most students can't commute between several states for such a program. There's a big difference between paying for your child to fly to Michigan once from Va, and to do it every few weeks for a year! Best wishes, Ericka |
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"Patti M." wrote in message ... My son is in year round school in North Carolina. The year round schools in North Carolina are optional. You are not forced to be on a year round schedule. I should've noted that ours are too. We have school choice anyway, but whenever a school has gone year-round, students (as well as teachers) have the option of going elsewhere. Few do, since the decision is never imposed from "above", but with input and approval from both the faculty and parent bodies. Some of the elementaty schools have also chosen to add up to 20 days to their school year. In each case, it was a school with low achievement levels, in one form or another. P. Tierney |
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"Ericka Kammerer" wrote: If it became the norm, the *opportunities* would adjust and change to serve the population. While the transition might be awkward, I think it would be pretty short if the entire country began to do year round schooling. Really? I don't think it would be all that easy. It would be very difficult for such camps that are not local to do such things. Local camps, and colleges, can do so, but year-round schedules in my state even differ from county to county. Local control precludes forcing them to adapt a statewide schedule format. It would be too much to think that it could be adapted across state lines. Also, though the local public and private schools coordinate their dates fairly respectably, I can't see the local upper class high schools, for example, adapting to a year round schedule. P. Tierney |
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: Sorry to follow up my own post, but a thought occurred to me that
: perhaps, the schools would be able to give teachers sabbaticals I don't know very many teachers who can afford to take a sabbatical. -- ColoradoSkiBum |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:44:56 -0700, "ColoradoSkiBum"
wrote: : Sorry to follow up my own post, but a thought occurred to me that : perhaps, the schools would be able to give teachers sabbaticals I don't know very many teachers who can afford to take a sabbatical. -- I am thinking here of paid sabbaticals for certain kinds of educational experiences. It is rare, but it is done here on occasion. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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x-no-archive:yes toto wrote:
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:44:56 -0700, "ColoradoSkiBum" wrote: : Sorry to follow up my own post, but a thought occurred to me that : perhaps, the schools would be able to give teachers sabbaticals In your dreams. Even my dad who was medical school faculty only got one sabbatical in his teaching life which spanned 40 some years. And that year he got a fellowship so he would be paid. When he had a grant to go and give a paper at two international congresses (one in Paris and one in Oxford - France and England not in the US) he had to work two jobs in order to afford to go if he was to take his family. If they can't even fund classroom teachers, they are unlikely to give sabbaticals especially for 'frill' areas. I don't know very many teachers who can afford to take a sabbatical. -- I am thinking here of paid sabbaticals for certain kinds of educational experiences. It is rare, but it is done here on occasion. grandma Rosalie |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
x-no-archive:yes toto wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:44:56 -0700, "ColoradoSkiBum" wrote: : Sorry to follow up my own post, but a thought occurred to me that : perhaps, the schools would be able to give teachers sabbaticals In your dreams. Even my dad who was medical school faculty only got one sabbatical in his teaching life which spanned 40 some years. And that year he got a fellowship so he would be paid. When he had a grant to go and give a paper at two international congresses (one in Paris and one in Oxford - France and England not in the US) he had to work two jobs in order to afford to go if he was to take his family. If they can't even fund classroom teachers, they are unlikely to give sabbaticals especially for 'frill' areas. I don't know very many teachers who can afford to take a sabbatical. -- I am thinking here of paid sabbaticals for certain kinds of educational experiences. It is rare, but it is done here on occasion. grandma Rosalie Like Rosalie, my dad (Ivy League faculty member) only had one or two sabbaticals during his career. The first sabbatical occurred before I was born and the second sabbatical occurred the year after I graduated from college. But because it had been so long since his first one, he got full pay for the full year. Ordinarily, faculty either got full pay for half year or half pay for the full year during their sabbaticals. Most of the faculty members I knew who took sabbaticals often had research grants to offset the pay decrease. When I worked for a school system (in administration), I was able to get an unpaid educational leave of absence to go to graduate school that was then extended a second year. Teachers could get unpaid leave of absences (up to a year) for other reasons (e.g., maternity) as well. The trick to these leaves of absence was to get funding on your own. I got a fellowship for graduate school so the unpaid part was taken care of. Jeanne |
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