Yet another school district shifts to 4-day week and parents are sounding off

WhentalkingwithotherparentsIknow,it’shardnottosoundlikeagrumpyoldmanwhenwegetaroundtodiscussingschoolschedules.“AmItheonlyonewhofeelslikekidshavesomanydaysoff?InevergotthatmanydaysoffwhenIwasakid!AndIhadtogoworkinthecoalmineafter,too!”IknowwhatIsoundlike,butIjustcan’thelpit. InGeorgia,whereIlive,wehaveashortersummerbreakthansomeotherpartsofthecountry.ButmykidshavetheentireweekofThanksgivingoff,aweekinSeptember,twowholeweeksatChristmas,awholeweekoffinFebruary,andaweeklongspringbreak.Theyhaveasynchronousdays(duringwhichtheycompleteassignmentsathome,whichusuallytakesabout30minutes)aboutonceamonth,andtheyhavetwoorthreehalf-dayweeksthroughouttheyear.Quitehonestly,itfeelslikethey’reneverinschoolforverylongbeforetheygetanotherbreak,whichmakesittoughtogetinarhythmwithworkandcareergoals.Plus,we’reconstantlyarrangingdaycampsandotherchildcareoptionsforallthetimeoff.Actually,Ijustlookeditupa