In Australia schools have nearl y finished. We finish tomorrow.There seems to be a lot of homework questions still on Yahoo Answers. My daughter has had no homework for two weeks due to all work having finished.
2006-12-12 10:19:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
First of all DJ, I have been teaching for many many years and we never had three weeks off for Christmas, Thanksgiving etc! What planet are you from? As far as the unions controlling this that also is totally wrong. The board of ed has to make the calendar for the school year . They will accept opinions from the union etc. The state dictates how many days a school is open. Check your info before you state it!. I don't know what state you live in but if what you say was true in your state that explains the pressure from Washington on no child left behind laws and school improvement plans.
To answer the askers questions most American schools break around the 22nd of Dec. They are closed usually from then till the 2nd or third of January. Way back in the 1970's schools did close a little longer for Christmas not for religious reasons but for Energy saving reasons. They were closed for about 2 weeks. It saved on heating, lighting and bus fuel.
2006-12-12 15:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the 1960s we got off three weeks for the holidays.
Because most school districts are now run by teachers unions, they get much less of a break because the teachers get paid more for more school days in a year. Messed up for sure!
We'd also get a week for Thanksgiving and a week for Easter, and that's gone too.
We started school in September and left for the year in May. Now school starts in August and doesn't end until June sometimes.
Now, you would think all that time in school would lead to better educated students, but just the opposite is true. US schools get worse every year. Remember I said the unions took over right? Yeah, well they are just like the other unions now and they don't lift a finger unless they must and then it takes three times as many to do the same job.
Bottom line: Teachers unions have ruined our educational system.
2006-12-12 10:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by DJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son gets out Friday until after the new year. We live in Alabama. I guess almost all schools here does.
2006-12-12 10:25:30 · answer #3 · answered by Crystal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the part of america but in virginia, we get out next friday 12/22
2006-12-12 10:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by katee211 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
next Friday, December 22nd. the first day of Winter too.
2006-12-12 10:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by Cuddly Lez 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mOST GET OUT THE FRIDAY BEFORE cHRISTMAS (mii bad about the caps...)
2006-12-12 13:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get out on the 19....i wish i went to ur daughters school.........:-(
2006-12-12 10:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by URworstNITEmare 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋