Parents and lawmakers speak out against Obama's speech to students

[DaemonSeid]

Agreed.

Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance

As far as recording...who knows...sometimes you just cant beat live.

And in some places it's the first day of school so that in the middle of the rest of the pandemonium that goes along with it...hmmm..

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Agreed.

Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance

As far as recording...who knows...sometimes you just cant beat live.

And in some places it's the first day of school so that in the middle of the rest of the pandemonium that goes along with it...hmmm..

I wonder what percentage of schools start the day after Labor Day?

We go back waaay earlier than that down here. Most Atlanta area schools will have been back for about a month. It never even occurred to me that it was deliberately on the first day; how funny is that? Noon is still kind of a bad time logistically, but it maybe the only time that works to get all the time zones in.

But yeah, I guess it would be great on the first day of school to start the year with an address like this. It's always the message schools are trying to send. And there's no real teaching to mess up.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I wonder what percentage of schools start the day after Labor Day?

We go back waaay earlier than that down here. Most Atlanta area schools will have been back for about a month. It never even occurred to me that it was deliberately on the first day; how funny is that? Noon is still kind of a bad time logistically, but it maybe the only time that works to get all the time zones in.

But yeah, I guess it would be great on the first day of school to start the year with an address like this. It's always the message schools are trying to send. And there's no real teaching to mess up.

knowing this takes the thread off course... but what causes one area/region/state to start school in early/mid August, late August, or early September? Are all school systems required to be in session 180 days? (aside from year-round schooling)

I can see in places where summer, weather-wise, can start in late April/early May, and school ending around Memorial day makes sense.

[court4short]

Originally Posted by tld221

knowing this takes the thread off course... but what causes one area/region/state to start school in early/mid August, late August, or early September? Are all school systems required to be in session 180 days? (aside from year-round schooling)

I can see in places where summer, weather-wise, can start in late April/early May, and school ending around Memorial day makes sense.

I'm 99% sure this is correct - 180 days. As for the cause of schools starting at different times, I have no idea. My guess would be just different demographic? Tradition? I dunno.