You're right Marj, in a way. All of our schools are air conditioned but I just think having the long holiday is a throw back from the 'olden days.' Back then parents needed their children to help with the planting and harvesting of crops during the summer months. The long summer holiday has nothing to do with teacher's tenure. Our kids also get the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday off because it's the first day of deer season hunting. I imagine that's for a similar reason, families needed enough meat to last for the winter season. Sue* ----- Original Message ----- > I honestly don't think the long holidays that Sue and Angela are talking > about have anything to do with teachers wanting another pay rise, or being > for the benefit of teachers. > > The weather where Angela lives will not be fit for kids or teachers to be > cooped up inside, and I'm sure that must have something to do with it? > > Don't know much about where Sue lives, but perhaps it's the same there? > > I don't think you have to worry too much about the demands teachers make, > Brian, as successive governments have done their best to load more and more > on to them so that they have no spare time at all. It's not the job it once > was. > > Marj --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 5/29/2002