And, as long as we are no longer celebrating Christmas, there is no longer a reason to have Christmas day off as a national holiday. I'm sure that some of the various unions will object, but then, if there is no reason for a holiday, why should we pay people for that holiday.
BTW, I see above that you mentioned your children did quite well in the 80's, they celebrated Christmas in the 80's, perhaps that's why you never had any trouble with them.
"They are only mandated because of Christmas, as spring break is for Easter. If they aren't going to celebrate those things there is absolutely NO reason not to have the children in school. As a matter of fact, we are paying both teachers and administrators an annual salary, why not make them work the entire year. They can get two weeks off just like the rest of us.
And, as long as we are no longer celebrating Christmas, there is no longer a reason to have Christmas day off as a national holiday. I'm sure that some of the various unions will object, but then, if there is no reason for a holiday, why should we pay people for that holiday."
I actually have no problem with that. My kids went to summer school, and did extracurriculars that kept them busy during the summer. Keep em working, raise the SAT scores.
"BTW, I see above that you mentioned your children did quite well in the 80's, they celebrated Christmas in the 80's, perhaps that's why you never had any trouble with them."
They did well because they were given sound educations in the public school district here, and because they came from a good home ( blush.) I have to say that they were taught to be good and productive citizens within the school district.
To be very honest with you, I was a room mom in the 80s AND 90s (I have lots of kids) and there was not any emphasis on Chrismas, just on Winter Break.