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so my school is closed tomorrow and friday and monday…anyone else?
why?
my kids have a 1/2 day on thursday, no school for the girls on Friday and everyone is off on Monday.
i have half a day tommorow and school on friday
I have work tomorrow, friday, and monday. I am lead to believe that the only reason we even have purim off is because it is on a sunday.
😀 Zuberman! 😀
I even have school on SUNDAY which IS PURIM!! 🙁 Oh well.. its a half day anyways..So enjoy your days off!!While I have school and work every day (except Shabbos:)
There is absolutely no reason that schools should be closed Friday or Monday. Since my husband and I both work full time it is costing us over $100 in babysitting to cover those two days. Schools need to respect the working parents. After all we are the ones paying full tuition. Enough is enough regarding extra days off!!!
Monday – cuz it’s Shushan Purim!!!!! (and then the teachers can pile on the work for Tuesday because you anyways have a day off, I mean who is partying on Monday?? :))
Friday – not complaining. But there is no reason why they should give off.
Tomorrow – it’s a fast!!!!! 🙁 HAVE AN EASY FAST!!!!!!!!!!
I have 1/2 day tomorrow, no school on Friday and no school monday. WEW! Vacation rox!
student…its called grandma aka free babysitter or arrange playdates with other kids.
i have work tomorrow, and as ill be fasting with about half of the office, my non-jewish co-workers will be drinking the day away…
i remember the days when i was in college and had school on purim and chol hamoed..bh those days are over!!! and tax season ends before pesach, what could be better!?!?
yogibooboo- yes I received the calendar before school started and that’s how I was able to arrange for babysitting. You still have to pay for it whether you now about it a day in advance or a year in advance. And its hard to arrangle playdates for four kids when you would have to drop them off at 7:30am and pick up at 4:30. So please enlighten me as to how i could have arranged not to pay a baysitter for these days.
cshapiro – Guess what? In my family the grandparents work, as does everyone else. Imagine that!
When the yeshiva world gets itself off the dole (whether familial or tax payer funded) and actually has to go out into the real world to earn a living perhaps things will change.
Student- I hate to say this to you but you and all the parents that complain about not having school use school as a free babysitting agency. When we have school on some days when we really shouldn’t be, the reason is because YOU (and others) need a free babysitting agency.
purim is the time to spend it with your family, it’s such a short day, so enjoy it while it lasts.
snap tons of pictures…….
please don’t get shikker if you have toddlers in the house.
To Happiest – School is certainly not free babysitting. I pay over $40,000 a year for the privilege. How much DO YOU pay? The only time schools should be closed is erev yom tov, yom tov, legal holidays if that is your hashkafa, and maybe a week for winter vacation. When I stop working two jobs just to pay tuition, then I will stop complaining about the way schools take advantage of parents.
To student- stop complaining. Most schools that are giving off now only had 2-3 days midwinter vacation so really it cancels out(either one week straight or split into a few different times) I personally think this way is better because if kids are off for a week straight they (and their mothers) go crazy while like this they have a short vacation to relax and have fun and then they go back to school.
yogibooboo-if all teachers and principals were as dedicated as you are, the world would be a wonderful place. Woa, you’re really amazing. Your students are lucky.
Yogibooboo -Guess what? I take work home with me too. I also scramble to find the time to cook, clean, shop and take care of my own family. Yet I do not have the luxury of being off from work erev erev yom tov or isru chag to take care of my needs. If taking care of other people’s children is too overwhelming, pehaps it is time to leave the classroom and find another profession. Hatzlacha.
woah, hold up student, i think the teachers are doing YOU the favor, by educating ur kid, and believe me they arent being paid enough.
its all about prioretizing. if ur kids arent on the top of ur to-do list, i feel bad for them…and if u cant manage work, and family then maybe u shouldnt be doing both….!?!?!
im not sure which sid eof the debate im on….where i work, we had half a day today, a regular (till 1) day tomorrow, and a full day monday.
i understand where student is coming from. for parents who are working and/or who are in school, its hard. it doesnt matter how far in advance you know about it, if you have to pay for it you have to pay for it. yes, its great for the kids, and yes its a great time to take advantage and spend some time together, but not everyone can afford to do that. not everyone can take off when their kids are off. for those of us who dont have family nearby, that makes it even harder. it would be nice if i could just drop my kids off by bubbby, but neither set of grandparents live in this state. and my siblings are all at least an hour away.
on the other hand, i understand where the teachers are coming from too. yea, they bring work home with them. yes they are on the phone with therapists. yes they are on the phone with parents. and yes they have their own lives and families too. i understand they need time to cook and prepare and whatever.
now heres the thing. there are some parents who do not prioritize. there are some parents who dont take the time. but i dont think its fair to jump on someone who is having a hard time and say she must be one of them. i would say that a good percentage of parents DO prioritize.
if my kids had off tomorrow, i would be upset, only because there is no reason for it. its very nice to make a long weekend of purim, and maybe be able to go away for shabbos if you can get back home in time. most of my friends whose kids have off are upset. some parents were even talking at the begining of the year about trying to get it changed. you want to have time to make your mishloach manos? i do too! but i have to work, so ill figure it out. i want to have time to clean my house to, but i have a job, and a family, so i need to figure out how to work around that.
there are many many many reasons why a parent cant help their child with homework- one is that it just doesnt work. my friend gets so frustrated with her daughter that she really cant help her and its not good for either of them. my father used to try to help me with math, but he understood it and i didnt and he was never able to explain it in a way that i understood. most people know their limitations. i dont think its fair of you to judge ALL parents who get help for their kids.
and yogi, you should know better than to make personal attacks against people. how do you know what students kids are learning from student? every child learns midos from their parents AND from their teachers. all of those good midos that your little cuties came into the classroom with at the begining of the year were learned FROM THEIR PARENTS.
anonymrs – you hit the nail on the head. I never meant for this to become a diatribe against teachers, and I am the type of parent who spends all my time after work with my kids. My kids are my #1 prioroty and I appreciate the hard work their teachers put in. BH I can juggle working and a family. But I have to work to pay exorbitant tuition, and I hate leaving my kids with babysitters while many of their friends are going places with their parents. Not to mention the enormous expense it puts on my already tight budget. Yes schools should have half days on fast days and off erev yom tov. But the schools today need to understand our predicament as well. They cannot give off for no reason. Why are schools closed tom? If I lose my job due to excessive absences I will not be able to pay tuition. (BTW Yogibooboo just because I complained about schools being closed , does that make me a bad or neglectful parent? Why are u judging my midos? Why do u think I am never home with my kids? Your attitude seems rather rude, should my children really be learning their midos from you?
Freilechen Purim to all, especially the hard working teachers.
and one more thing. no teacher is educationg my children as a favos it is a service that i pay for, just like any other service. thats not to put down teachers at all, as i think they are some of the most overworked and underpaid and underappreciated people out there. BUT….a favor is something that is done out of the goodness of your heart, not for monetary gain. any teacher who has the attitude that they are doing a favor needs to recheck THEIR priorities. (sorry, just my opinion)
Anonymrs – I couldn’t agree more.
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