> For a while now, it seems that the 'leadership' of Metro
> Nashville schools has been trying to convince parents that
> it would be sooo much better if we went to a year round
> schedule. As I recall, the last two attempts produced
> poll results that still showed the majority of parents are
> opposed to the idea. But even with the opposition to the
> change, it seems like the first day of school keeps getting
> moved up to an earlier date, each year. Is it too much of
> a leap to suspect the plan is to gradually reduce the summer
> break till it's so short that there's little difference from
> a year round schedule?
>
> As for why parents would oppose changing to a year round
> schedule... maybe it's just because I grew up in Nashville
> and attended Metro schools, that I see the reasons as so
> painfully obvious that they need no explanation. Take the
> last two weeks, for example. Students showed up at Hume-Fogg,
> Monday morning, and discovered that the building's
> airconditioning had problems. This wasn't as big a surprise ...

> On Aug 17, 11:43 pm, Paul Stevens bellsouth.net> wrote:
>

>>For a while now, it seems that the 'leadership' of Metro
>>Nashville schools has been trying to convince parents that
>>it would be sooo much better if we went to a year round
>>schedule. As I recall, the last two attempts produced
>>poll results that still showed the majority of parents are
>>opposed to the idea. But even with the opposition to the
>>change, it seems like the first day of school keeps getting
>>moved up to an earlier date, each year. Is it too much of
>>a leap to suspect the plan is to gradually reduce the summer
>>break till it's so short that there's little difference from
>>a year round schedule?
>>
>>As for why parents would oppose changing to a year round
>>schedule... maybe it's just because I grew up in Nashville
>>and attended Metro schools, that I see the reasons as so
>>painfully obvious that they need no explanation. Take the
>>last two weeks, for example. Students showed up at Hume-Fogg, ...

>
> The really bad thing about terminal stupidity is not that
> the terminally stupid can be expected to eventually cause
> their own death, it's that (in today's society) they may
> be allowed to cause the deaths of others.
>

>Hmm... Cut the day to a half day, then load the kids onto
>busses, just before lunchtime, and send them home. Uhhh...
>did ANYONE at Metro schools 'leadership' check to see if
>those busses have airconditioning, before deciding to use
>them at the point of the day when it starts getting really
>hot???

>
>Indeed. I saw this on the news tonight and wondered at the utter
>stupidity of school administration. (And they wonder why the dropout
>rate is so high.)
>
>School should start after Labor Day, as God intended. It is the
>natural order.
>
>Faye
>
>
>

>And when winter gets here, the rules forbid wearing coats.
>Instead, blazers, vests, and simple sweaters are allowed (but
>no other layering of clothing is allowed).
>
>--
>Paul Stevens

> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:39:45 -0500, Paul Stevens
> bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>

>>And when winter gets here, the rules forbid wearing coats.
>>Instead, blazers, vests, and simple sweaters are allowed (but
>>no other layering of clothing is allowed).
>>
>>--
>>Paul Stevens

>
>
> Dumb gets dumber. Other layers of clothing are not allowed in the
> classroom. No coats or hooded sweat shirts, same as the rules before.
> Nothing has changed in that reguard.

> On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:43:24 -0500, Paul Stevens
>
> bellsouth.net> wrote:

>>Hmm... Cut the day to a half day, then load the kids onto
>>busses, just before lunchtime, and send them home. Uhhh...
>>did ANYONE at Metro schools 'leadership' check to see if
>>those busses have airconditioning, before deciding to use
>>them at the point of the day when it starts getting really
>>hot???

>
> Actually, the hottest part of the day is when school typically
> dismisses. This is the reasoning behind the half day. The latest
> dismissal times will be Middle Schools at 12:30, which is well before
> the hottest part of the day. Elementary and Highschools will be
> dismissed even earlier, which is well before the hottest part of...

> On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:43:24 -0500, Paul Stevens
> bellsouth.net> wrote:
>

>> Hmm... Cut the day to a half day, then load the kids onto
>> busses, just before lunchtime, and send them home. Uhhh...
>> did ANYONE at Metro schools 'leadership' check to see if
>> those busses have airconditioning, before deciding to use
>> them at the point of the day when it starts getting really
>> hot???

>
>
> Actually, the hottest part of the day is when school typically
> dismisses. This is the reasoning behind the half day. The latest
> dismissal times will be Middle Schools at 12:30, which is well before
> the hottest part of the day. Elementary and Highschools will be
> dismissed even earlier, which is well before the hottest part of the
> day. Need a little cheese to go with your whine?
>