tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post6153094704973597185..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: School DaysMarilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-43584425602594051082012-05-17T15:29:09.688-05:002012-05-17T15:29:09.688-05:00I'm not really happy about it either. That fal...I'm not really happy about it either. That fall break was the only time we ever got to go anywhere. And I hate to say this, but we won't be getting 2 weeks for Christmas. We get only 8 days, which seems extra long because they start it on a Friday, but really isn't. And no weather days? Have they seen the weather in northern Alabama during a normal year? We're going to end up making up those days at the end of the year anyway. <br /><br />Nope, not a big fan. I'd rather my kids have more holidays during the year than a longer summer. By the end of the summer they are bored and driving me crazy! :) One good thing, though, we won't have to come home from RWA National and have them ready to start school the next week!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-64635469257716856972012-05-17T09:34:50.738-05:002012-05-17T09:34:50.738-05:00The solution to this is year-round school which ha...The solution to this is year-round school which has successfully worked in many areas (Raleigh and Wake county NC for instance.) This not only keeps the continuity of education, it maintains constant employment for school personnel.PM's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589041787489100928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-20540177789916555422012-05-17T08:02:12.878-05:002012-05-17T08:02:12.878-05:00I don't remember having that many days off whe...I don't remember having that many days off when I was in school. We started in late August. Got Labor Day, 2 days for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks for Christmas, Spring Break, Memorial Day and got out some time after the beginning of June. No fall break. No MLK day. I think we might've gotten Nevada Statehood off.<br /><br />I remember thinking when I moved here - what do parents that can't afford to take off when their kids are out of school supposed to do? My mom couldn't have taken 4 weeks off with me and couldn't have afforded day care. I would've ended up home alone, like I was during the summer. Not all kids can be trusted to be left alone like that, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-68345528399605037552012-05-17T07:02:17.825-05:002012-05-17T07:02:17.825-05:00I never had a fall or spring break. We started sc...I never had a fall or spring break. We started school around Labor Day and got out the end of May. I have to agree with Jean -- this will let kids know they don't get a week off from work to head to Panama City.<br /><br />The change will be... well, a change. But you'll get used to it.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-76734131328447388752012-05-17T06:52:00.417-05:002012-05-17T06:52:00.417-05:00While I am sympathetic to having to make change--w...While I am sympathetic to having to make change--we all know how I hate change--they are reverting back to how things "used to be". <br /><br />I think this gives kids a more realistic view of what to expect when working in the real world.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-4173311053289553622012-05-17T06:37:34.533-05:002012-05-17T06:37:34.533-05:00The schedule they've set is pretty much the sc...The schedule they've set is pretty much the schedule that was used when I went to school, lo those many years ago. We got two days off for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas, plus one week for spring break. Other than Labor Day, that was it. We weren't off for Easter, or President's Day, or anything else. There was no such thing as a weather day. But our summer breaks were longer, which was great, and as far as I can tell I didn't turn into a big dummy over the summer. It'll work out, once you have a chance to deal with your scheduling.Maven Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191207825985417403noreply@blogger.com