School cancels kindergarten show to prepare kids for college and career. Letter to parents.

[msanthrope]

15. I'm loathe to override the decision of the four female kindergarten teachers who signed this.

Given the number of snow days New York State lost this year, it is entirely possible that each of these women decided that cancelling the play would free up some seriously needed make-up curriculum time. Kindergarten does have curriculum....and I tend to err on the side of the people who actually have to teach it.

Kindergarten plays do take a serious amount of time...and perhaps the principal and the teachers thought that the kindergarten graduation or other activities would best suit the schedule.

My daughter's school recently decided that given the amount of time lost to snow, two "specials" would not be taught for the rest of the year during the regular school day, but would be offered at different times before and after school. This compromise has worked very well, and we have been able to only lose one day from our calendar.

If you can provide more hard facts as to why this is happening, I'd appreciate it.