So school starts tomorrow.

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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.