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? I'm not advocating school as a prison, but, like it or not, it is the job of the kids to learn, and no job will ever give them that kind of break, so there's no sense in setting them up for such unrealistic expectations in the real world.
Agreed.
Long summer breaks is a anachronistic feature of when public schools were first opened in agrian days when most people were farmers and youngsters were expected to help out on the farms during the summer.
Nowadays there is no real reason to have such long breaks. It would be better to have more breaks of shorter periods. A 2-3 month break and kids forget half the stuff they learned.
Ok, fine. Let's just cut out summer break all together and make kids hate school even more than they do already. Happy now?
Interesting points, though I still advocate the time off. But here, it has more to do with having time for family vacations more than anything else.
"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.
You go, partner.
My daugher just started school today. I'd much rather have her in school year round, with several 2-3 week breaks throughout the year. It just makes more sense.