英语翻译ThetraditionalAmericanschoolyearbeginsinlateAugustorearlySeptember.ItendsinMayorJune,followedbysummervacation.Whysuchalongbreak?Becauselongago,youngpeoplehadtohelptheirfamiliesharvestthesummercrops
英语翻译
ThetraditionalAmericanschoolyearbeginsinlateAugustorearlySeptember.ItendsinMayorJune,followedbysummervacation.
Whysuchalongbreak?Becauselongago,youngpeoplehadtohelptheirfamiliesharvestthesummercrops.Atleastthisiswhatpeopletodaymaythink.
Thereasonhasmoretoit.ArecentreportfromaneducationpolicycenteratIndianaUniversityexploredthehistoricalrootsofthetraditionalschoolcalendar.
IntheearlydaysoftheUnitedStates,childrenwerenotrequiredbylawtoattendschool.Schoolcalendarsdependedonlocalneeds.
Studentsinruralareaswenttoschoolfornomorethansixmonthsoftheyear--halfinthesummer,halfinthewinter.Theyworkedonfamilyfarmsduringtheothermonths.
Cityschoolswereoftenopenmuchlonger,someforelevenmonthsoftheyear.Parentswerehappytohaveaplacefortheirchildrentogowhiletheparentsworked.