So school starts tomorrow.

daniellaaarisen · #1 08-20-2009, 01:10 AM

Is it just me, or is this RIDICULOUSLY early? I already have a French essay to write and turn in for the FIRST day of class.

To all of you whom this question applies:

When do/did you start this year? I remember the great days when I didn't start school until AFTER labor day.

EnchantedKiwi · #2 08-20-2009, 01:25 AM

In nz we started school February 2nd, and we finish end of November-ish (whenever my last exam is) so we have most of december and january off!

iamnotafraid · #3 08-20-2009, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

To all of you whom this question applies:

It doesn't apply to me, but I like how "Billy" answered PeeWee about school.

PeeWee... "How do you like school Billy?"
Billy........."Closed".

fleetwoodtrick · #4 08-20-2009, 01:28 AM

I don't start until September 1st. But that's still wayyyyyyyy too soon!

LukeA · #5 08-20-2009, 01:34 AM

I always started high school the first Monday of August- then 10 weeks on, followed by 2 weeks off the first part of October... and so on.

daniellaaarisen · #6 08-20-2009, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by fleetwoodtrick

I don't start until September 1st. But that's still wayyyyyyyy too soon!

You are lucky. Mind if I live vicariously through your summer?

I also appreciate how that was your 666th post....

fleetwoodtrick · #7 08-20-2009, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

You are lucky. Mind if I live vicariously through your summer?

I also appreciate how that was your 666th post....

Oh, all right! But you live in California. You have no idea how much I wish I lived there! I live in Wisconsin. Where it snows. And the weather is crappy. All the time.

And hey, I'm just trying to keep up with you!

sywlindseyfan · #8 08-20-2009, 03:16 AM

I just moved into my dorm today up here in Nor Cal, and I am typing this from my laptop on Universiy internet, haha I start school on Monday...

-Marty

Black_Moon · #9 08-20-2009, 06:18 AM

I don't think I go back to school until around September 4th, which is registration day for sixth form. I broke up from school around the end of June.

Chrislit18 · #10 08-20-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by fleetwoodtrick

I don't start until September 1st. But that's still wayyyyyyyy too soon!

Same here. Sept 1 is actually late for us though. We generally start the last week in august. And us seniors graduate the 6 of June. It seems short lol. Yeah, my little cousin in fl is already in school I guess, so at least we've gotten to enjoy our summers.

FMlex · #11 08-20-2009, 09:17 AM

In high school (elementary & middle as well), we always started before Labor Day.

And now I'm moving back up to college tomorrow morning - classes start on August 27th!

vivfox · #12 08-20-2009, 09:32 AM

I'm 47 years old and yesterday when I was driving I heard a dj on the radio talking about the kids going back to school. It reminded me of all those years of dreading September. We always started right after Labor Day.
I've been a "night person" my whole life. So for me school meant forcing myself to go to bed early when I wasn't tired and waking up too early when I was exhausted and being tortured to death by everyone at school almost everyday for being gay. Most of my school memories are bad ones unfortunately.

golddustdrummer · #13 08-20-2009, 10:33 AM

I have to go year-round
and only get two week breaks every 3 months.

Ghost_Tracker · #14 08-20-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

Is it just me, or is this RIDICULOUSLY early? I already have a French essay to write and turn in for the FIRST day of class.

To all of you whom this question applies:

When do/did you start this year? I remember the great days when I didn't start school until AFTER labor day.

That definitely seems WAY early to me.

By the way, I'm absolutely, 100% against extended school years. I think kids will learn LESS that way. In my opinion, it's just an excuse by the school system for not doing a good job and not working as "efficiently" as they used to in the past.
It's ass-backwards thinking. They're trying to say "we need more time to get from point A to point B because we don't move as quickly as we used to." The kids need to step up - but so does the system. This way of looking at things shifts the responsibility and blame from the system to the kids, and robs them of a part of their childhood - summer vacation.

brysondt · #15 08-20-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

I'm 47 years old and yesterday when I was driving I heard a dj on the radio talking about the kids going back to school. It reminded me of all those years of dreading September. We always started right after Labor Day.
I've been a "night person" my whole life. So for me school meant forcing myself to go to bed early when I wasn't tired and waking up too early when I was exhausted and being tortured to death by everyone at school almost everyday for being gay. Most of my school memories are bad ones unfortunately.

Oh Viv--yes, high school years were hell for me, as well. I am definitely a night person and I could never go to bed early, so I ended up always being exhausted. Math was the worse too. Me and numbers just cannot be friends. It's not meant to be. Also, in high school, I looked a bit different than I do now...about 80lbs heavier in high school, so I was always the "fat" friend, you know? haha, man....I do NOT miss high school. I can't wait til my 10 yr reunion though...hmmm, in another 5 years.

Did you ever go to any reunions?