I guess none of you have high school kids. Half of spring break is taken away for sports training. Without two weeks off, high school kids would get no time off. It drives the schedule for the rest of the school. Once your kids are in high school though, you will really appreciate those two weeks. Or at least your kids will.

PLus the real estate agents send out the public school schedule in their ads! Nice magnet to know when not to fly for a beach or ski trip, or when you wonder why there is no traffic...

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone else bothered by the absurd # of planned days off in the school year?

Not to name names, but our school's spring break this year is 8 school days. And it seems like they never have a full week of school without some kind of late start, early dismissal, or day off.

I know the school would not want to hear this type of complaint, but I wonder if they ever feel sheepish putting out the school calendar?

You would be really unhappy then at our school. 10 full days off for spring break.

OP here. I think I find all the days off bothersome because DH and I are both working full time to pay tuition for our two kids. If I were a SAHM or had an awesome trip to Europe planned to spring break, I am sure I would love all the days off.

Wow. You didn't know this when you contemplated children? You should've planned accordingly as 8+ days for spring break is not out of the ordinary. And I'm sure the school sent out a calendar. You sound disorganized. You must have a personal secretary who handles your schedule at work.

I'm not the op, but come on, no, before having kids I never got out the school calendar and looked the days off. Nor did anyone else.

Were you homeschooled? How could you not know this?????

Anonymous wrote:Fir private schools: # of school days is inverse proportion to the amount you pay.

Yep the more you pay the less you go

School isn't daycare. When are parents going to finally get this message?

You would hate UK private schools. Three terms in a school year. Each term has a one week half-term break, then about 3 weeks in between terms.

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather have a long spring break (that i can fly grandparents in to help or take a vacation) than random days off throughout the year.

This +10000000

The cost per day at camp is higher for random days vs a week too.

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone else bothered by the absurd # of planned days off in the school year?

Not to name names, but our school's spring break this year is 8 school days. And it seems like they never have a full week of school without some kind of late start, early dismissal, or day off.

I know the school would not want to hear this type of complaint, but I wonder if they ever feel sheepish putting out the school calendar?

You would be really unhappy then at our school. 10 full days off for spring break.

OP here. I think I find all the days off bothersome because DH and I are both working full time to pay tuition for our two kids. If I were a SAHM or had an awesome trip to Europe planned to spring break, I am sure I would love all the days off.

Wow. You didn't know this when you contemplated children? You should've planned accordingly as 8+ days for spring break is not out of the ordinary. And I'm sure the school sent out a calendar. You sound disorganized. You must have a personal secretary who handles your schedule at work.

I'm not the op, but come on, no, before having kids I never got out the school calendar and looked the days off. Nor did anyone else.

Anonymous wrote:I HATE the admin days once a month. Why can't they work thi into their daily schedule.

What schools do this every month? For the months that doesn’t have a vacation?

MoCo public minimum 180 school days but shorter days from 9.20 to 3.50

private = 172 actual days but longer from 8 to 3.30 at a minimum.

No matter how you slice it - that is that the bottom line.

OP - you should have know this basic fact before even applying.

^5 days total to 3 days total.

We left for public - tuition just was not sustainable.
That said, my public school spring break was t days TOTAL (Thursday through Monday). With snow days it’s down to just Friday. I miss my kids having a real spring break.
Also, by the time they are in the 5th grade they can stay home alone be.

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Anonymous wrote:The more you pay the less they go lol

This. I feel ya, OP. Ours offers care during those days off. For a $$$ fee, of course. I wanted to private so my kid could learn more. I get frustrated when they have so many days off.

I am so glad that my kid get two weeks spring break in private school as comparing to 1 week in public school.

My kids are in HS so for those two weeks off, he will spend the first week practicing piano and guitar 9 hours a day during the first week and physical training 6 hours every day for the first 3 days of the 2nd week and then join his team mates for Spring matches against other schools. I think private schools have it right.

Anonymous wrote:The more you pay the less they go lol

This. I feel ya, OP. Ours offers care during those days off. For a $$$ fee, of course. I wanted to private so my kid could learn more. I get frustrated when they have so many days off.

The two week Spring Break is a huge sign that these schools are for rich families - families that can afford to go on great vacations. Same with eh 4 day weekend for Presidents day. Both my kids' schools have two weeks spring breaks. A PP mentioned that many times there are sports trips for one of the two weeks - true for both my kids high schools.

We don't take the full two weeks to travel but its nice from a planning perspective.