School starts early around here. In the Minne, I never started before Labor Day. I do like the idea of starting the week before on Wednesday, so there's three days of school, then Labor Day so four days of school this week, and then up to the full five days of school the week after that. But, that's not what we do around here...
I agree. 3,4,5 is the best start.
Our school district adopted that schedule this year. The kids complained until I mentioned they also get out a week earlier this year.
Our district used to start right before the county fair, then have two days off for it. The fair was two weeks ago. (I think the district started right after the fair this year)
The Mrs usually schedules her calendar concurrent with the district, but this year has her first day today.
First day of 9th grade and 6th grade in our household! The jalapeno left the house with a printout of his schedule on his person and it only took two hours for him to text me and ask if I could send him his schedule. 🙄
I'm at my office and don't have my login info with me, but he has a school-issued Chromebook, so I suggested he look it up himself. (Assuming he hasn't yet lost that as well...)
We've been 3-4-5 for a few years now, and we love it. Soft openings are the best. So is getting out before Memorial Day.
Last year school started the week before Labor Day because they had ended the previous year a week early so they could get cracking on the additions and renovations to the elementary school. A lot of people complain that it seems dumb to have a 2-3 day week then a long weekend, but I've come to the opinion that its beneficial because that first week is pretty useless for learning so why not make it shorter and get down to business during a longer week 2?
that first week is pretty useless for learning
I'm wryly amused at how long this assumption persists in college students. Every semester I get some variation of "Professor, are we covering anything in the first week?" and it doesn't matter if it's first-year or senior students.
I started chem 2 two weeks ago and was kinda bummed the first day was a full tilt lecture…..
See?
See?!
Heh, yeah, I should make it clear I am specifically referring to anything below college level.
Because during college that uselessness lasts much much longer? (I kid, I kid.)
I definitely did roll my eyes at the professor (my grad advisor) who sent an email the last week of August assigning a 600-page work for the first meeting of a fall semester course. I’m all for jumping into things, but a couple well-chosen journal articles would suffice if you want me to read for your course before the term begins and over a holiday weekend I’m pretty sure you’re taking, my dude.
Our school district started August 15, (the less ideal 2-5-5-4-5 start) so we're well on our way. They've already had their first 2 standardized testing days!
My kids started August 5 this year, so they are in week 5 already. Not my preference, especially since my school doesn’t end Spring semester until mid-June.