Comments for School District 57 DPAC

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by Krj

Krj — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:14:00 +0000

Wow, I feel your direct attack on teachers and 10%of the population is pretty hard. Teachers work very hard and deserve recognition not critisism. I am not a teacher myself but do feel that they earn the right of respect. Second, there is plenty for children to do around Prince George, have you tried looking or doing a little research at the library and other community places like The Y.

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by Barb_parker

Barb_parker — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:43:00 +0000

Instead of debating extra time at spring break, I suggest looking at dismissing school one week earlier in June. Quite honestly, by June most of the kids have stopped learning new material. They are burned out. Teachers are burned out. Parents are tired. It would be better to end the school year earlier, even if it meant slightly longer school days during the year. The short spring break is enough to catch a little rest for the final push to the end of the year. Parents have to deal with summer daycare anyway. One more week of summer holiday shouldn’t make that big a difference to that issue.

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by KM

KM — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000

Both my husband and I agree that our schools are not rigorous enough as it is. Compared with other systems, our days are short and children are graduating from high school without a clue as to what it takes to work hard, and to participate in a demanding program. I would vote against a 2-week break, unless the school year was extended significantly, or we move to a different type of schedule altogether, where instead of a 2-month break in summer, the longest break is only 6 weeks long.

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by muck

muck — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:56:00 +0000

1 week just isn’t enough to spend with family and cousins.
We need a 2 week spring break!

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by Prayers

Prayers — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:50:00 +0000

We all need 2 weeks spring break.

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by CC

CC — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000

ABSOLUTELY 2 WEEKS SPRING BREAK!

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by TLC Mom

TLC Mom — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:46:00 +0000

Our family is in favour of a two week vacation!

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by Pepi

Pepi — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +0000

MOST DEFINITELY 2 WEEKS SPRING BREAK, HIRE A STUDENT FOR YOUR DAY CARE, KIDS LOVE IT! Kids, parents, teachers all deserve some extra family time! We are both working parents and not by choice, we have found that in the past several years we have found that the one week spring break has never been enough time to have quality time with the families.

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by Guest

Guest — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:27:00 +0000

I vote for 2 weeks!

Comment on Spring Break in 2013 by NBasha

NBasha — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:33:00 +0000

I vote in favour of the 2 week spring break. Many families pull their children out of school for an extra few days if they are going on vacation during that time and with spring break falling so close to Easter weekend I would think even more people would take those extra days in between. A 2 week break would avoid that. It would be nice for the kids to have an extra long break at that time of year.