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[Meowingkitty]

And it’s only 115 degrees and will be 117 tomorrow. They seem to start earlier every year. Glad I don’t have kids to deal with. When I look at the calendar for my school district I see why they start so early. Heck, they get off at least 35 days during the year. I certainly don’t remember getting that much time off. No wonder when they get out of school they can’t deal with a real world schedule. 

[RoughDraft]

I don't get the correlation between the poor kids suffering through temperatures over 100 and not being able to deal with a "real world schedule."

Just like almost everyone else, they'll adapt to the world's schedule in time.

[sunshine45]

school here does not start until after labor day, so there is still a lot of summer left.

when it gets too hot they do close schools early in our county when school is in session.

[mac116]

The majority of the schools in my area do not start until the day after Labor Day, and usually end around June 10th.  

[OKPrincess]

When I went to school, it started after Labor Day. I also had  three full months of summer. I don’t get it but then I don’t have to understand. 

[millieshops]

@MeowingkittyWhat percentage of the schools are air-conditioned?  I worked in schools with no A/C in the classrooms and not much learning went on very hot and humid days.  Fortunately there aren't all that many of those days during a typical NY school year. 

As for the number of days -  probably close to the same number as elsewhere -  just spread out differently.  I've never seen any statistics showing how the different calendars affect performance later in life.  I suspect not a whole lot.

[fthunt]

Start school (in the south) in August = get out of school in May.  In the North school starts Labor Day time and out mid June.  Old reason given:  children were needed to help plant crops or whatever,it  had to do with farming schedule.   (new postings will be interesting)

[SurferWife]

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@RoughDraft wrote:

I don't get the correlation between the poor kids suffering through temperatures over 100 and not being able to deal with a "real world schedule."

Just like almost everyone else, they'll adapt to the world's schedule in time.

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@RoughDraft, I think the OP is comparing having 35 days off a year to dealing with a real world work schedule; not comparing the temperature to a real world work schedule.  I'd love to get 35 days off a year (well, okay, come to think of it I actually do get close to that (28 days + any prior years' unused vacation rollover), but I mean 35 holidays in addition to vacation, LOL!).

[mom2four0418]

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@Meowingkitty wrote:

And it’s only 115 degrees and will be 117 tomorrow. They seem to start earlier every year. Glad I don’t have kids to deal with. When I look at the calendar for my school district I see why they start so early. Heck, they get off at least 35 days during the year. I certainly don’t remember getting that much time off. No wonder when they get out of school they can’t deal with a real world schedule. 

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Which "real world" schedule are you referring to?  Soldiers, Police Officers, Nurses, Doctors, Firefighters, EMT's, Store Clerks, and countless other professions that require 24- hour availability.

[simplyfriends]

Schools are required to provide a certain number of instructional hours per school year.  I think the kids need and deserve to have breaks - usually 2 weeks for Christmas and 2 weeks for Easter along with Federal holidays. I don’t think it affects how they deal with a work schedule.