Comments on: Where did summer vacation come from? https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/where-did-summer-vacation-come-from/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/where-did-summer-vacation-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-2571572 David Foster Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:12:15 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42223#comment-2571572 Re starting school in August, see my post Six Hundred Million Years in K-12

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]]> By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/where-did-summer-vacation-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-2571547 Bomag Tue, 15 Aug 2017 05:38:21 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42223#comment-2571547 School should start in October, if at all.

Yeah, a shorter school year would be a step.

Some local public schools around here have gone to a four-day week.

]]> By: Faze https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/where-did-summer-vacation-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-2571535 Faze Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:46:59 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42223#comment-2571535 Bomag: I’m assuming that school is one of those 80 % of social interventions that have no effect. And that being the case, I am totally outraged that our local school system starts the school year on August 20th! It’s child abuse to make a kid sit in a classroom, or any kind of room at the end of summer. School should start in October, if at all.

]]> By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/where-did-summer-vacation-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-2571497 Bomag Mon, 14 Aug 2017 11:25:13 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42223#comment-2571497 With today’s internet/social media, is today’s classic K-12 adding value? I recall a study where professional educators couldn’t tell the difference between graduates and drop-outs.

We could, at least, spend less on the thing.

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