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nomad-ish · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: National Uni. Exam Day

so it's this thursday. i've heard that the traffic (and people) are crazy on this day, trying to get to their exams on time. someone once told me public schools have it off, but my principal is still deciding on that. does anyone have the day off this thurs?

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject:

not at my school... we're way out in a fishing village, though. no possibility of traffic. our 3rd graders are going to the nearest city (about 2-3 hours away) for the exam.

nomad-ish · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

jvalmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2003

If you work in a high school, you probably have the day off. If you work in a middle school, if that middle school is within a stone throws distance of a high school, then you're probably working in a private middle school and most likely have the day off.

But it may depend on the size of your high school and town.

Colorado · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject:

My public middle school is closed because many of our teachers will be proctoring the exams. I have the day off.

Scouse Mouse · Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Location: Cloud #9

I'm in a public MS and I have the day off. I was asked to pull a sickie to account for me not being there.

marckot · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Location: Mokpo

Well I am a lucky man then. I teach at a private boys high school. Tomorrow classes will finish up at 12:30 so that the teachers involved in the test on Thursday can go for some kind of training session. Thursday itself is a free day fo me.

englishiscrazy · Joined: 17 Jul 2007

I have the day off but been told it will be counted as one of my holidays. So my trip home will now cover an unpaid day: how petty!

T-dot · Joined: 16 May 2004 Location: bundang

Wed, Thurs, and Friday off.

Snowkr · Joined: 03 Jun 2005

My high school is closed on thursday. I don't know anything about wednesday's schedule being affected though.
3rd graders will be going to a nearby testing facility. It's a vacation day for me and for the 1st and 2nd graders.

Not complaining...

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

my wife's college for some reason has the day off. some unis especially in the cities wont start classes until 10am so the kids can not be late

my school, no break classes start at 9am

Horangi Munshin · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Location: Busan

I teach at an elementary school I can come in an hour later than usual.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject:

Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

Vo-Tech HS, so most of the students don't have very high expectations. Still, no afternoon classes tomorrow and no classes on Thursday, but I still have to go in. No complaints, I can always use the time to plan, and we'll probably go home after lunch anyway.

If you work at an academic HS, I hear you may be short a student or two the day after exams. Any truth to that Question

cruisemonkey · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

I work at a public middle school and have Wed. afternoon, plus Thurs. & Fri. off because students from private high schools are writing their university entrance exams at my school. I'm not allowed to go in - they think I might 'plant' the answers somewhere. Very Happy