Ok, Its August 3rd already, and the state fair is only a few weeks away signaling the end of the those lazy hazy days of summer. There's already talk in the newsroom about where has the summer gone. But if your a parent with school age children, perhaps, just perhaps, those laments of "I'm bored", or "there's nothing to do" have you thinking summer vacation is way too long.
Of course we know you love your children. But even the most even tempered well behaved kids can get antsy and on their parents nerves as even TV, internet, and video games get monotonous. And then there's that often debated issue of how much children forget over that ten week break. So our question for you is do you think summer break from school is too long? Should the school year be longer? Should the school year stay the same length and vacation periods be adjusted to make for a shorter summer break? Or should we just leave well enough alone?
Now before anyone gets excited, we don't know of any proposal anywhere in CNY to change summer vacation. We're just giving you an opportunity to talk about it.
