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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody said we are dumb because we had the whole summer off.  That was not what that meant at all.

Research has been done and most teachers will tell you that the long summer leads to learning loss and need for remediation.  Much of the first quarter of the next year is spent reviewing rather than on new topics.

I don't think any of this is easier for working parents.  I have no idea where you got that impression from.  Care would still need to be found, no matter how the breaks were spaced.

But for everyone bitching about our country's schools and how we are lagging behind and what not, this calendar is better for student learning.  Do I think we'll actually change?  Probably not.  It's sad that we're so resistant to things that are proven to be effective.

[b]I will throw out there that if we really want to have students like those Asian countries we cry about being behind, we'd have kids in school almost all year long, 6 days a week and for many more hours a day. [/b]

Not to mention the inability of our governments to invest in education that actually makes sense.[/quote]

And don't forget after school time in cram schools.   Best start saving for the therapy bills.[/quote]

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