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Off-Topic: When does school start in your neck of the woods?
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Up here school goes back right after the holiday in the first week of Sept.
A friend of mine kids go back to school any day (she is in Georgia)
How about your area?
Karen
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CommentAuthorbonafizzle8
- CommentTimeAug 4th 2005 edited
for us, it starts aug. 29th, the first time ever our district starts in august, due to the new teachers' contract. however, the bona's contract clearly specifies that school starts in september, so I'll be showing up september 1. :wink:
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CommentAuthorJimiHendrix
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I live in Georgia, and my county (Fulton) starts back August 15. Other counties in GA started August 1st, if you can believe that.
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September 6th is the first day of school for District 81 here in Spokane.
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I know school started for a member about 3 hours ago ;)
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i still am shocked that you start school in the middle of the year...that is totally foreign to me...over here people have been back at school for a couple of weeks...
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CommentAuthorJimiHendrix
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[quote="TomS"]i still am shocked that you start school in the middle of the year...that is totally foreign to me...over here people have been back at school for a couple of weeks...[/quote]
Do you mean that you all have a few months off in like December to January (Our winter your summer)? Or did everyone start their new school year a few weeks ago?
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School starts in end of January/begining of Febuary.
and school finishes End of November/Begining of December...Maybe schools just dont want students during the hottest part of the year...that could be why?
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CommentAuthorJimiHendrix
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That makes sense to me, that or I think originally summer break was made so kids could help farm and harvest and stuff. Thats why all of the advocates for year-round school say summer break isn't needed anymore, because most people don't farm.
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CommentAuthorbonafizzle8
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[quote="TomS"]
Maybe schools just dont want students during the hottest part of the year...that could be why?[/quote]well, the heat raises crime, and even when it's -20 F outside, kids are still pretty ornery...
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yea...i understand now...it just seemed weird starting school in the middle of the year...
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Tom
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CommentAuthorbonafizzle8
- CommentTimeAug 4th 2005 edited
well, at least we're not in japan - those kids go 6 days a week, all year round, AND they have to do all of the janitorial work themselves... then again, we're not inventing robot dogs and car headlights that move with the road either....
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[quote="bonafizzle8"]well, at least we're not in japan - those kids go 6 days a week, all year round, AND they have to do all of the janitorial work themselves... then again, we're not inventing robot dogs and car headlights that move with the road either....[/quote]
true...true...
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- CommentAuthorchris.pund
- CommentTimeAug 4th 2005 edited
[quote="JimiHendrix"]I think originally summer break was made so kids could help farm and harvest and stuff. Thats why all of the advocates for year-round school say summer break isn't needed anymore, because most people don't farm.[/quote]
This is true from what I understand, people around in my area are trying to push hard for year round schooling but it wont happen.
I head back to school (Radford University, VA) on Wednesday (the 10th) but clases dont start until the 22nd. For some reason the public schools around here always start the week right before the holiday, so you only go to school for 4 days and then get a 3 day weekend. It never made sense to me as to why they couldnt just push it back another few days. Oh well, I am out of those days...
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I can't believe how many posts this question got asked...Karen, you weren't even serious about this!!! ;)
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Sure I was ... I am curious about when school starts in various areas.
Have to research hiring students as sub contractors .. dontchaknow. 8)
Karen
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CommentAuthorJimiHendrix
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I just don't see the appeal of year-round school. The only legitimate argument for it is that students forget everything over the summer (which is a little bit true, but not completely). That pales in comparison to the benefits of having that 10 to 12 week break though, both from students' and teachers' psychological standpoint and also economically. Year round school means its harder for stores to hire cheap summer labor, and amusement parks and beach motels and stuff get less business. So I think the status quo is fine.
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CommentAuthorbonafizzle8
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they actually have 4day school weeks in oregon, and i think they're testing it out in other areas as well...
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They are testing year round schooling in some areas in Canada.
I think that the kids go three months, and then get two weeks off, all year.
It would really mess things up if you ask me.
Karen
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I would have HATED year round schooling growing up - I think it's for the birds.
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Starts on August 24th around these parts...
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[quote="ewindsor"]Tom
Your site looks great - just saw it for the first time and I really like it.[/quote]
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I go back to Ohio State University on September 18 and classes start September 21st. We are on a quarter system, so we go to school for 10 weeks, get 3 1/2 weeks off (christmas) then 10 weeks, 1.5 weeks off (spring) then go for 10 weeks, and either take of the summer off for 3.5 months or go to summer quarter.
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CommentAuthorJimiHendrix
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[quote="BenKB"]I go back to Ohio State University on September 18 and classes start September 21st. We are on a quarter system, so we go to school for 10 weeks, get 3 1/2 weeks off (christmas) then 10 weeks, 1.5 weeks off (spring) then go for 10 weeks, and either take of the summer off for 3.5 months or go to summer quarter.[/quote]
College has much more extensive breaks than high school- 3 and a half months of summer!?!
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