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08-07-2007, 02:59 PM
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I am working on my laptop. I finally opened it up ---haven't used it since June. I almost forgot the password.
I gotta get started. Gotta get ready for the school year. Say it isn't so... summer isn't almost over.....
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08-07-2007, 03:08 PM
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It isn't so.
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08-07-2007, 03:08 PM
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Our kids start back August 20. Ugh. 
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08-07-2007, 03:11 PM
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Kareem starts at his new school Aug. 22
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08-07-2007, 03:17 PM
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Hubby goes back 8/20 for two weeks of in-service and room set-up.
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08-07-2007, 03:52 PM
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Schools around here go back next week.
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08-07-2007, 04:26 PM
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08-07-2007, 05:15 PM
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Speak of the devil, Kareem's new school just called to schedule him for his courses. I signed him up for an elective in computer game programming 
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08-07-2007, 05:44 PM
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I just cleaned out all my email from last year, and responses. I got rid of all the stuff I have to keep for a year. My desktop looks empty.
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08-07-2007, 06:06 PM
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Back in the dark ages, when I was a kid, school started after Labor day and ended around the 3rd week of June.
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08-07-2007, 07:10 PM
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08-07-2007, 08:51 PM
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Teachers go back for 2 days of inservice (sometimes it's more) this year the week before Labor Day and the kids start the day after Labor Day. Michigan passed the after Labor Day law last year. We get out around the 15th of June. |
08-08-2007, 09:51 AM
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Why does school start so early now? Here in Nova Scotia, Canada, school still starts after the first week of Septemeber.
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08-08-2007, 10:39 AM
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I have no idea why it starts so early down here. OPS starts up next week. AUGUST 13. They usually end up having early outs the first several weeks because of heat, so it makes no sense whatsoever.
I do like having the kids out before Memorial Day, because it's become a traditional vacation week for us, but it just seems sooo early!!! I remember when I was a kid, it was always the Monday after Labor Day, and I was always bummed because I never got to celebrate my late-August birthday at school!
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08-08-2007, 10:45 AM
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Quote: amykhar said
 Speak of the devil, Kareem's new school just called to schedule him for his courses. I signed him up for an elective in computer game programming | That should get you mother of the year!
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08-08-2007, 11:38 AM
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Ostensibly, the early start to the year helps out with mid-year breaks and tests. Before, kids were getting out for Christmas and New Year, and having to study for mid-year exams all during that break. Now, they can get them out of the way before the break and actually enjoy their break.
Also, I'm pretty convinced that some folks are working behind the scenes to try and ease in year-round schooling. Just jumping into it never seems to work, so I think they're trying to work their way into it by increments.
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