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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't schools favor shorter summer breaks?

Is it the teacher's union?  Do teachers prefer having the longe summers off?  I'd guess they'd rather just have more time off during the year so they get more breaks from the kids!

Or is it the summer camp lobby that wants the longer summer??

Seems like a no-brainer to have shorter summers.[/quote]

Why would YOU prefer shorter summers?

to take care of childcare for two more months?  [/quote]

I'm the PP and DH is a SAHD, so child are is not an issue for us.

I find that my kids spend a few weeks in Sept relearning/reviewing stuff they did the year before.  Plus, haven't there been studies out that show students DO lose some of their knowledge over those two months off?

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Sounds like SAHD needs to spend part of the summer doing school year review :oops: [/quote]

Thanks for your concern, but no worries about my kids.  Both are in ES, and DH does work with the kids over the summers - reading every day, writing practice, math work.  It's not an issue for them at all, but they do still have to sit through the 'review' time in the beginning of the year anyway.[/quote]

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