[Ansteorra] youth fighters at pennsic

[CAMERON LEWIS]

According to Harry Wong, the first days of school are the most important of
the year.  Those days set the tone for the entire class.  Getting information
out to students about procedures and rules help them to succeed more often
than those students who transfer in a week or two late that dont get the info
the first time around.  I know, being a teacher, that the students that are
there on the first days are the ones that succeed initially, more often.
They get the rules and dont have a doubt about what to do.  Also seeing
students come in a week of two late, used to be after the Fair left, made me
think that school was not as important to them as *I* thought it should be.
Parents need to take this into account and have their students in class ALL
THE TIME.  Parents need to know the school calendar as well, when report
cards are coming out and when vacations REALLY start.  Just last week I had a
student missing in class Thursday and her friend called her and talked to the
students Dad.  He was really upset when he found out the last day of school
was not on Wednesday and his daughter was missing finals in 2 classes that
day... funny though, we didn't see her on friday either...something about
being grounded for 2 months...would suck if you were 16

Sorry for the soap box,
Alrek

ylwrose2 at juno.com wrote:

> Personally, I don't think it matters.  There isn't anything happening the
> first week of school that most kids couldn't catch up on.  And if you
> know in advance, the teachers and admin will often work with you.
>
> Lady Francesca
>
> On Thu, 17 May 2001 04:28:10 -0700 (PDT) Delphina Champeaux
> <lady_rapier at yahoo.com> writes:
> > It was my understanding that this bill (even if it was
> > passes) wuold not go into effect for the 2001 - 2002
> > school year.  I know that my school calender is set
> > and we are starting before the 21st.  I'll ask today
> > though.
> >
> > Delphina
> >
> >
> > --- Eirik <eirik at n-link.com> wrote:
> > > Actually if the bill passes the legislature, schools
> > > will not be allowed to begin prior to August 21.
> > > Might let a lot of people go who normally wouldn't.
> > > I know our local district passed a calendar that
> > > started on August 21 and some are passing two
> > > calendars so they can comply if necessary. The down
> > > side is that school won't be out until June now.
> > >
> > > Eirik
> > >
> >
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