Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for May 26, 2009
Transcript:
Alix: What are YOU so happy about? Holly: It's almost SUMMER! What are you so grumpy about? Alix: They just extended the school year TWO WEEKS to make up for all the SNOW and FLU days! Holly: I feel SICK. Alix: Well, don't TELL anybody or we'll be going to school until AUGUST.
I’ve heard about 12 month schools. It is probably logical in extreme climates, and wouldn’t a child complete schol earlier than a child who gets Summers off. BUT… I would have hated that concept as a kid. My best times were during the Summer vacation.