We had Easter with my folks on Saturday afternoon and all the immediate family including Grandma W and Mum & Dad's Rotary exchange student, David. He's Columbian 17 years old, in his second year of law school. He took 2 years worth of schooling in one to get ahead and their schools run January to December - 12 months of the year.
Frankly, I think our kids would do much better academically if we were to adopt a schooling system such as this. As our country develops & evolves it's no longer a necessity to have the summer months off so we can help our families on farms as was historically necessary. As the family farm disappears and big corporations are running mega-farms times are changing fast.
I can just hear the resistance from teachers now...oy! It'd be a real bastard to have to work for a living 12 months out of the year like the rest of us, eh?
I got to see Paul this weekend *big cheesy grin*...I can't wait 'til the weather improves enough so we can go camping & take the kids. His & mine - I think they'll get along great when they finally meet!
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