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Post by rocket on Aug 6, 2014 6:11:36 GMT -6
Next Thursday august 14th 1st full day of school.
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Post by rocket on Aug 6, 2014 6:15:09 GMT -6
I think the reason they are starting earlier this year is incase they end up having more snow days and kids would get out of school in may instead of middle of june.
I remember when I went to school in the 80's ,school didn't start until sept 1st or after labor day.
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Post by seaturtle43 in hostile forum on Aug 6, 2014 11:02:16 GMT -6
when I was a kid in grade school it was usually after Labor Day as well. Last winter was crazy, wonder how it will be this year? What do you think about year round school schedules? My cousin's kids go one and works out pretty well for them. They have longer breaks during the school year
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Post by chevypower on Aug 6, 2014 11:06:27 GMT -6
Back in the day we had to have a lot of snow or ice to have a snow day (late 70s early 80s)
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Post by vikesfan on Aug 6, 2014 12:28:59 GMT -6
Back in the day we had to have a lot of snow or ice to have a snow day (late 70s early 80s) And we had to have it none of this crap of calling off school the day before and then never receiving it or receiving not near as much as predicted. |
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Post by helencrump on Aug 6, 2014 15:03:49 GMT -6
And, most of our mother's and grandmothers were stay at home moms who were there to watch us, if school was called off in the morning.
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Post by chevypower on Aug 7, 2014 11:30:12 GMT -6
Back in the day we had to have a lot of snow or ice to have a snow day (late 70s early 80s) And we had to have it none of this crap of calling off school the day before and then never receiving it or receiving not near as much as predicted. I agree vikesfan, now they have a snow day at a drop of a pen lol. |
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Post by Anonymous on Aug 7, 2014 12:32:14 GMT -6
I don't agree with that. I think a lot of consideration is put into whether or not they call a snow day. I don't have any issues with that. It's the early dismissals every Wednesday, the half day once a month, and all of the teacher's institute days that I don't understand. Again, we look back to "when we were kids" and we didn't have those days off. I don't believe today's education or the way it's taught is BETTER than when we were kids either.
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Post by helencrump on Aug 8, 2014 6:26:30 GMT -6
I agree, Anon. Times have changed, and I think they feel they can't just wait till morning to make a decision when they are calling for a big storm.
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Post by mamab on Aug 12, 2014 11:00:02 GMT -6
I have heard lots of parents complain about getting the call at 6 am that school is cancelled and then they have to find someone to stay home with their kids while they go to work. Also, there have been times where the weather got bad after school started and it's hard to send kids home after they get to school because parents are at work and have no one to pick them up or get them off the bus.
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Post by oldtimer on Aug 12, 2014 20:32:28 GMT -6
Back in the day we had to have a lot of snow or ice to have a snow day (late 70s early 80s) Last year was the second snowiest winter of all time and one of the coldest. Put that in your back in the day pipe and smoke it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 20:58:18 GMT -6
Back in the day we had to have a lot of snow or ice to have a snow day (late 70s early 80s) Last year was the second snowiest winter of all time and one of the coldest. Put that in your back in the day pipe and smoke it. Oh come on I lived by Thatchers in the 60's,and had to tunnel my way through the snow many times in order to get to Northlawn... I may be exaggerating a bit there but as cold and snowy as it was last year and I'm out there in it daily-it still didn't compare to many of the winters I fought through growing up.. |
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Post by chevypower on Aug 12, 2014 21:53:58 GMT -6
Back in the day we had to have a lot of snow or ice to have a snow day (late 70s early 80s) Last year was the second snowiest winter of all time and one of the coldest. Put that in your back in the day pipe and smoke it. delusional as it seems, was not that cold last winter and compared to early 70s last winter was a joke. |
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Post by oldtimer on Aug 13, 2014 8:20:04 GMT -6
Last year was the second snowiest winter of all time and one of the coldest. Put that in your back in the day pipe and smoke it. delusional as it seems, was not that cold last winter and compared to early 70s last winter was a joke. Knowing that those who compile yearly snow totals say last years was the second snowiest ever and one of the coldest ever, your thought is very delusional. |
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Post by dumdave on Aug 13, 2014 8:48:17 GMT -6
Are we the only country that does not have full time school???
I thought Summer vacation was a throw back to the times when most people were farming and needed the kids home to work the crops in the Summertime.
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