I find it hard to believe that the teachers encouraged them to stay home. It will get a teacher in hot water to do that here.... Seriously.
Wouldn’t surprise if it were true. I’ve heard that before from my nieces and nephews, and my dd, in grade nine this year, has had several days where there has been no lesson plan, no teaching. Just yesterday, I picked dd up early because they were just sitting around in the gym and she had an essay she would rather do. We are new to the school system and I have to say—not impressed. If you are at school, there should be work. So many wasted days.
Does that make you angry? This is a touchy subject with me this week so this thread is timely. I’m a teacher by profession myself, and I can tell you that if it was an instructional day, I was teaching, regardless if it was the week before Christmas, the Last day of school, whatever. I can’t believe that whole weeks are wasted. You paid for instruction this week and were not given any. Terrible.
Yeah. That’s unacceptable. Here we’re not even allowed to show films before breaks, even if related to curriculum. My only problem with teaching right up to breaks is students pulled out before breaks expecting me to reteach the material.
Is this a private school?!? The school calendar is set by the province & this is not allowed. Teachers are still expected to provide sick notes when absent directly before or after holidays (even when the law was to the contrary). Closing an entire school is not above board.
Not sure why you are quoting me on this, that is exactly what I am saying? It's the OP who said kids were encouraged to stay home.
I was agreeing with you.
. Geography was a study class and his last class was a games class, which they all carried into their lunch period. 
