[rmmcdaniell]

How many three month vacations have you taken from work? Don't you think, say, four weeks would be enough for a child to relax, have some fun, and get ready for the next school year?

"Student" isn’t a job description. Therefore your question is irrelevant.

Let me guess, you have 5-6 rugrats and are only too happy for the government to baby-sit them for you at some else's expense?

Property taxes are high enough already, thank you. Its not like the schools are putting out a high quality product either.

[Future Snake Eater]

Let me guess, you have 5-6 rugrats and are only too happy for the government to baby-sit them for you at some else's expense?

No, I'm the oldest of seven homeschooled children. I didn't go into public school until 10th grade, and, as I said before, I found the long summer breaks, while very welcomed by my lazy side, to be detrimental to my ability to recall necessary information for compounding classes (math especially).