Now, as more school districts consider changes to the traditional schedule, decisions about breaks are beginning to drive the discussion. That said, I am no fan of year-round school, and I am opposed to blanket statements that we simply need a longer school year. However, a shorter summer break with extended fall, winter, and spring breaks makes all the sense in the world. Summer vacation is a time-honored tradition in American culture, and it is one that should remain. Summer is a time for extended camps and summer employment, leisure time and more athletic opportunities. While we currently have one-week breaks in the spring and fall, I would gladly lop three weeks off the summer on either side, and take two weeks in fall, two weeks in spring, and three in the winter. That would still leave eight or more solid weeks in the summer.
Nothing wrong with that.
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