We all love an unexpected day off, right? A snow day is exciting whether we hear the announcement the night before or early the day of. What if you had TOO many snow days or days off? In the winter of 2015, Boston surpassed many records for snow totals and by February vacation was up to 8 missed school days. Other systems--Quincy, Braintree, and Somerville--were up to 11 days. Massachusetts requires that all public schools offer 180 days of school. Schools need to figure out how to make up all those days especially during years when the number exceeds 5. Should students and teachers skip Good Friday, part of April vacation, or attend school on Saturdays? No one wants to remain in school past mid June, right? It just gets too hot!
Americans rarely feel grateful for the 180 school days that they are required to attend. Some kids even state that they prefer vacations. Yikes! Would you feel differently IF....
Examine the graphic below that was shared from PRI.
What if you lived in Liberia or Syria? Would your feelings about missed school days be different? What is going on in these places that is preventing students from attending school? Do you think students in these places long to return to school? Why or why not?
Below is a slightly different photo from Afghanistan.
What would it be like to learn in this classroom? How might it be the same to your experiences? Different?
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