School will soon begin! / myLot

Charlotte, North Carolina

August 23, 2016 8:11pm CST

Although it is still around 100 F most days in North Carolina, school will soon start again. It seems that the summer is flying by, although not fast enough for some. The heat has been an issue, but we are not ready to think about school beginning next Monday. It seems it would be better if school began in the middle of September and ended in the middle of May in this area. However, some don't want the students in their family to be home any day, let alone that many days! Would you like your students in your household to be home more and at school less?

8 people like this

10 responses

Morgan

@OneOfMany (12150)

• United States

24 Aug 16

I found out that our schools start tomorrow. I was wondering why I haven't seen my sniper lately. He's going back to school! All the groundhogs are really thankful.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

24 Aug 16

What do you mean by sniper? Did you have someone annoying you here?

1 person likes this

Morgan

@OneOfMany (12150)

• United States

24 Aug 16

@PatZAnthony Like an actual sniper with a high-powered rifle. He gets rid of groundhogs in my hay fields, because their holes can damage the machinery. He's taken out 19 in the last month. It's nice to get their population under control.

1 person likes this

Patsie Hatley is Deceased

@Hatley (163772)

• Garden Grove, California

9 Sep 16

@OneOfMany not only machinery but when I was a kid our hired man stumbled because of a ground hog hole and broke his leg poor guy.

PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21845)

• Canada

24 Aug 16

Mine are all grown so its not a problem for me. We moved so often when the children were school age every year was different. Living in Kansas, school started in September was was over early because of the necessity of Farm and ranch kids were needed at home. As a kid, myself birthday was often the first day of school and that was a bummer.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

30 Aug 16

It just seems the children spend way too much time away from home! Some like that idea and prefer the children are gone all day.

1 person likes this

PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21845)

• Canada

30 Aug 16

@PatZAnthony I always enjoyed my kids but there was no reason to like or dislike their being around. it is just life. But I do understand what you are saying, i would never prefer they be away...But school is what makes them interesting adults.

Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

25 Aug 16

My kids are all grown but I think that compared to the rest of the world, out kids already have too many days off.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

30 Aug 16

It seems school is long but not much is learned.

1 person likes this

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382018)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Aug 16

In Australia children have a long break from Christmas to early February. It can still be very hot for the first month or so back at school.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

24 Aug 16

Too many here would not want that long break, sad to say.

1 person likes this

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382018)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Aug 16

@PatZAnthony I sometimes wonder why some people have kids.

Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

24 Aug 16

I hope the schools are air conditioned! I can't imagine being in school when it's that hot out.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

30 Aug 16

The schools have A/C but not all of the buses and we will still see really hot days.

1 person likes this

Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

30 Aug 16

@PatZAnthony oh that's true! I'd forgotten about the school busses! ugh

Jessica

@missjessicadawn (3286)

• United States

24 Aug 16

I don't have kids but I'm sure I'd much rather have them home. I babysit a lot and I worry enough about everyone else's kids. I can't begin to imagine how I will be with my own! lol I think I would choose to home school my kids though.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

30 Aug 16

There are many here who teach their kids at home for various reasons.

1 person likes this

ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

24 Aug 16

I wish my children were home with me all day long every day. I am never a parent who would rather their kids be away from them. Some day they will grow up and I will have to much time away from them so I enjoy it now as often as I can.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

24 Aug 16

Many here have a home school situation and teach the children at home. Yes, they grow too fast and soon enough will be gone.

1 person likes this

Judy Story

@jstory07 (148731)

• Roseburg, Oregon

24 Aug 16

I liked having my kids at home during summer and other vacations. I liked doing things with my kids and grandchildren..

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

24 Aug 16

They seem to be gone most of their lives if they have an active school schedule.

Anna

@LadyDuck (502394)

• Italy

24 Aug 16

The school will start on Monday here in the south of Switzerland. In the north they already started two weeks ago (it's cooler there). I think that 8 weeks of holiday vacations are enough, students become lazy if they stay at home too long.

1 person likes this

Pat Z Anthony

@PatZAnthony (14749)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

30 Aug 16

We have different areas starting at different times also.

1 person likes this

DEV D

@abhinalstrikr (4110)

• India

12 Sep 16

not usually but if climate is not so well and some others personal