Our kids start in two weeks. Their summer break is shorter than when I was a kid, but their holiday breaks are longer.
Schedule pickup for my son is the 9th, first day of school is the 17th. Junior in High School.
Why on earth do they have the first day of school on a Thursday? Seems odd.
Growing up it was September for me, but it changed in the late 80's to August and it's been like that since. I can't wait until my kid is old enough to be a latch key kid like I was so I can save some money on child care and camps in the Summer. 5 feet of rope and a water bowl within 4 feet of your sleeping pillow. That's how we used to roll!
That is true throughout life though. Even in new jobs/careers there is that adjustment period, I wasn't referring to academics either. Just getting into a groove. That is why I try to keep my kid structured between fun stuff and learning. Last week he did a science camp at the museum and this week was a skateboard camp. His bedtime and wake times are very similar but it's getting back into things like homework and remembering his supplies that are a pain in the butt.
My wife and I were talking about school schedules last night because of this thread. As we were talking she remembered she had her school planner upstairs in a box. I'm thinking, wth is a school planner. She brought down this badass day planner that her middle school had custom made for the school. It had the entire school calendar, the classes she had, and then a day by day planner for the whole thing. It was a requirement that the students write their homework down from each class throughout the day and the teacher would stamp it. A parent had to sign it once weekly as well. It was a very well thought out and laid out way to keep students organized and parent/teachers informed. I was very impressed and wished I had something like that in school
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