05 Aug 2016, 1:23 pm
KyleTheGhost wrote:
SUMMER VACATION WAS FROM EARLY JUNE TO LATE AUGUST FOR ME.
WHUT? 
LUCKY!! MY SUMMER VACATIONS WERE ALWAYS FROM TOUGHLY JUNE 20TH TO CA AUGUST 20TH. ALTHOUGH THE LAST WEEKS WERE USUALLY LESS SCHOOL AND OFTEN SHORTER DAYS WHERE WE WENT PLACES OR PLAYED HANGMAN ETC, BUT WE STILL HAD TO GO THERE, AS THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO JUST GIVE US FREE TIME WHEN WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOL. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS NUTS, AS IT WAS SUCH A WASTE OF THE DAY. I NEVER LIKED SCHOOL AND DIDN'T WANNA GO ANY MORE OFTEN THAN I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO.
05 Aug 2016, 1:31 pm
Murihiku wrote:
^ INTERESTING. IN NZ AND AUSTRALIA, THE SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWS THE CALENDAR YEAR. IT STARTS IN LATE JANUARY AND ENDS IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER, WITH ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS HOLIDAY OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS. UNI STUDENTS HERE IN OZ GET AN EXTRA MONTH OFF, STARTING THEIR YEAR IN LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH.
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY SCHOOLS IN OTHER COUNTRIES START MID-WAY THROUGH THE YEAR. I'M GUESSING THERE'S A REASON FOR IT (AND AN INTERESTING ONE, TOO).
(PS: WHO STARTED THIS ALL-CAPS IDEA, ANYHOW?
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JUST CURIOUS, DID YOU CALL IT CHRISTMAS OR SUMMER VACATION? I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY SCHOOLS IN OTHER COUNTRIES START MID-WAY THROUGH THE YEAR. I'M GUESSING THERE'S A REASON FOR IT (AND AN INTERESTING ONE, TOO).
(PS: WHO STARTED THIS ALL-CAPS IDEA, ANYHOW?
)I THINK THE REASON WHY OUR SUMMER VACATION IS SO LONG ISN'T SO MUCH BECAUSE WE WANT TO USE THE SUMMER HERE. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH LESS MODERN TIMES WHEN A LOT OF CHILDREN WERE THE OFFSPRING OF FARMERS AND WERE EXPECTED TO HELP OUT ON THE FARM. SOME OF THEM WERE ALSO SHEPHERDS AND WERE AWAY WITH THE CATTLE MUCH OF THE SUMMER. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE SO CALLED AUTUMN BREAK; IT USED TO BE KNOWN AS POTATO BREAK BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN FARMERS' CHILDREN STAYED HOME AND HELPED HARVESTING.
I THINK OUR SUMMER VACATION IS MOSTLY A REMNANT OF THAT, ALTHOUGH TODAY IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO CHANGE IT, SINCE IT'S SO INTEGRATED IN OUR CULTURE. ALSO, IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A TWO MONTH BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH LIKELY WAS THE REASON FOR IT STARTING IN AUGUST HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
05 Aug 2016, 4:43 pm
^ MAKES SENSE. I FIGURED IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH KIDS HELPING OUT DURING HARVESTING TIMES. IT WOULD'VE BEEN SO IMPORTANT IN THOSE DAYS. GOOD TO KNOW THERE'S AN ACTUAL REASON FOR IT. 
AND WE NORMALLY SAY "CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS" OR "END-OF-YEAR HOLIDAYS". MOST ADULTS GET ABOUT 2 WEEKS OFF AROUND THE END OF THE YEAR (IN ADDITION TO THEIR NORMAL HOLIDAY TIME), SO WE END UP CALLING IT "CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS BREAK", OR SOMETHING SIMILAR.
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08 Aug 2016, 1:20 pm
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