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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The APS calendar is now bordering on ridiculous. It is time to make some choices. Adding religious holidays wasn't without negative consequences. There are so few FULL weeks of school, yet people feel entitled to two weeks of winter break. Unbelievable.[/quote]
And for whom exactly is a 2-week winter break convenient?  I don't know any working person (other than teachers) who takes 2 weeks off at the end of the year.  These random breaks cause nothing but childcare hassles for working people.  If we wanted to be equitable, we would have more regular 5-day weeks of class and then perhaps a longer summer break. At least with summer break, folks can plan for and arrange for camps for their kids.  Getting childcare for all of the random 1 and 2 day breaks is darn near close to impossible.

And enough with folks who say "school isn't childcare" - it sure as hell is for working people.  People plan their lives around the notion that once kids begin kindergarten that they will be at school from ~9-3, or longer with aftercare.  These calendars are build for families with a stay-at-home parent or people with unlimited leave.[/quote]

It depends on your profession. Most working people we know do take off two weeks at the end of the year. Many people pulled their kids from school before APS changed to the full two weeks over winter break.

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