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A longer school day and school on Saturday??? Anyone hear about this?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 309985" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Marg, there is no university calandar. They are all different. The University of WIsconsin is probably way different than Western ILlinois University and the private universities are all on their own schedules. All states are on different schedules and, within the states, each college also has it's own schedules. Also, many kids go to two years colleges, on their own schedules. So there is no university schedule per se. And the university schedule has little to do with the rest of the schools anyway...do they? I don't see a connection. Nor do I see any reason for every country to be on the same schedule...anyhoooooo...</p><p></p><p>We only have a week off near Christmas. Most kids are wildly excited and hard to teach during that time. And those of us used to going out in cold weather do plenty of stuff during the cold days of winter so we're not housebound at all <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" />. I can understand how somebody from a warm place would think so..lol..but we go out and about as always. My kids don't like to hang around outside in summer either...too hot!!! </p><p></p><p>I think two or three week breaks are too short (just my opinion). And I like to leave summer open for various summer family trips and camps and other extracurricular activities. I really think extracirrcular activities are important! </p><p></p><p>Our kids go to school (with catching the bus and all) from before 7am and son gets home at 3pm. Daughter has volleyball practice after school and we pick her up around 5pm, but school is out for both at 2:30pm. Both have study halls and get their homework done there. </p><p></p><p>I'm all for allowing people to choose year round school. I think it's great to have various choices. But I don't see any reason for ALL kids to do the same thing. Americans tend to be strong individuals who don't like to be all boxed as one, which is why our healthcare system is so conflicted. We like having choices.</p><p></p><p>Our country does not completely close down on any holiday except for Christmas. We have a lot of Christians, but we have everything, including atheists and new agers like me. I was brought up Jewish. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 309985, member: 1550"] Marg, there is no university calandar. They are all different. The University of WIsconsin is probably way different than Western ILlinois University and the private universities are all on their own schedules. All states are on different schedules and, within the states, each college also has it's own schedules. Also, many kids go to two years colleges, on their own schedules. So there is no university schedule per se. And the university schedule has little to do with the rest of the schools anyway...do they? I don't see a connection. Nor do I see any reason for every country to be on the same schedule...anyhoooooo... We only have a week off near Christmas. Most kids are wildly excited and hard to teach during that time. And those of us used to going out in cold weather do plenty of stuff during the cold days of winter so we're not housebound at all :raspberry-tounge:. I can understand how somebody from a warm place would think so..lol..but we go out and about as always. My kids don't like to hang around outside in summer either...too hot!!! I think two or three week breaks are too short (just my opinion). And I like to leave summer open for various summer family trips and camps and other extracurricular activities. I really think extracirrcular activities are important! Our kids go to school (with catching the bus and all) from before 7am and son gets home at 3pm. Daughter has volleyball practice after school and we pick her up around 5pm, but school is out for both at 2:30pm. Both have study halls and get their homework done there. I'm all for allowing people to choose year round school. I think it's great to have various choices. But I don't see any reason for ALL kids to do the same thing. Americans tend to be strong individuals who don't like to be all boxed as one, which is why our healthcare system is so conflicted. We like having choices. Our country does not completely close down on any holiday except for Christmas. We have a lot of Christians, but we have everything, including atheists and new agers like me. I was brought up Jewish. :raspberry-tounge: [/QUOTE]
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