Kids go free - what about School?

[RugratsMom]

The school year 2002/2003 our schools both public and private are going to a modified year round school year. Every 8 weeks we will get a week out of school but our summer vacation is being cut from 12 to 8 weeks. I am looking forward to this as we will have a week of vacation in September plus a whole week at Thanksgiving and 3 whole weeks at Christmas. Then there will be weeks out in February, last of March and first of May. This will keep us from taking the kids out of school but still getting to take advantage of the value season at WDW.

 

[chris1gill]

RugratsMom, that sounds really GREAT!! Wow... the other good thing, is that summer isn't so long... children can lose up to 3 months knowledge between June & September if they aren't kept academically active... I read that recently!!

 

[2boys'mom]

when these rules are so strict. I think the schools feel the pressure for increasing test scores. There is so much talk about teacher's pay being tied to test scores. It is also a sign that if you can afford private school and can get in a good one, you certainly should consider it. We couldn't get in a private kindergarten near our home. I tried 4 different ones that are well established and aimed towards academics. My son is smart, too. Just a thousand people trying to get into the same schools.

BTW, a family at church is taking a month long trip to Australia with their 4 kids this fall. Yes, I'm jealous. If I didn't have small kids, I'd volunteer to babysit the elderly mom on the trip. I'm thrilled that they have the opportunity.

 

[mickey7861]

When our kids were in elementary school we always took the week before school vacation off as well as the week of so we could still have our 2 week vacation but the kids would only miss 1 week of school. Now they're in High School and we only vacation in the summer. There is just too much information to miss in a full week of high school.