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Should School Start After Labor Day?

by Self Sagacity at 3:06 PM
I am early for Labor Day, which never happens. Like I always say, my blog lives in the past, it recalls things that I have done, not things that I will do. Well maybe some wishes and dreams, which are just words, not something that I will do.



I know a lot of moms would say they would prefer that school starts after Labor Day. I can remember when I was in school, first day back in fall was always after Labor Day. I guess if given the choice I would like school to start after Labor Day as well. We live in a sunny state and it would be nice to have more summer time with my kids.
The bad part about that is the kids will have to stay in school longer...in June. So far school districts have not been able to move away from June as graduation dates. No matter how early they tried to get off in June, it is still June.

Here are Self Sagacity's Thursday Two Questions #150
1) Do you think school should start after Labor Day?
2) When does public school start in your area?

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  1. Joanne OlivieriAugust 28, 2013 at 4:48 PM

    1. I think they should start after Labor Day which would give them a longer Summer.

    2. Out here in SF, they actually started a couple of weeks ago, and the kids do not look too happy :)

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    1. Self SagacitySeptember 1, 2013 at 10:08 AM

      Public schools now have a great school year calendar. It seemed like they have a day or two off every couple of weeks.

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  2. Cathy KennedyAugust 29, 2013 at 8:41 AM

    I think school should start after Labor Day. That's when we always went back to school as kids and I would often begin our homeschool year after Labor Day, too. Unfortunately, our school system usually begins mid August. That's just insane! Oh well, have a safe & happy holiday weekend, my friend.

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    1. Self SagacitySeptember 1, 2013 at 10:09 AM

      I think it was the same way where I grew up. The summer seemed longer just by pushing the first day of school out to Sept.

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  3. Icy BCAugust 30, 2013 at 4:33 AM

    Our school office has always started after Labor Day, and it made sense to me as the kids don't have to go back to school for a couple of days and then get off again. This will make consistency work much better once they are back in school.

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    1. Self SagacitySeptember 1, 2013 at 10:12 AM

      True, the couple of days before the holiday is ridiculous. I agree that it should be after the short one day break.

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  4. Colette SAugust 30, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    I agree about the blog being a teller of events past :) I prefer it that way anyway...or a mixture.

    I am used to school beginning in September in my country, so yes. I prefer September.
    I also prefer if school was broken up into two week holidays instead of such a long summer off.

    Happy Friday!

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    1. Self SagacitySeptember 1, 2013 at 10:14 AM

      Blog is only as spontaneous as the blogger. Being able to stay on top of things all the time means you are blogging or working all the time.

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  5. Theresa MahoneyAugust 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM

    I agree about it being nice to start after Labor Day. However, I would actually like to see year round school here with little breaks here and there. I don't like the kids having an entire summer off. Boredom sets in and they forget a lot of what they learned, then have to relearn it when they go back.

    My kids went back last Wednesday. My nephew went back at the beginning of August, which I though was way too early.

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    1. Self SagacitySeptember 1, 2013 at 10:17 AM

      year round school is a great idea. I think it should be year round as well, then maybe we should have at least two weeks of time off around the holidays.

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  6. Katherines CornerAugust 31, 2013 at 8:13 PM

    I have always thought they should start after labor day. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop xo

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    1. Self SagacitySeptember 1, 2013 at 10:11 AM

      Yes. I think we are all in agreement of after Labor Day.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    I have always known to school to start after Labor day and I graduated in May. The day after Labor day makes perfect sense to me.

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