But for public schools, we have a few here where I live. They take breaks more often than other schools do (despite people thinking you NEVER get a break) or longer breaks, like 3 weeks at Christmas instead of just 2 like everybody else. I’ve heard positive things about them: the kids don’t get so burned out, the teachers don’t get so burned out, learning does seem to be better. Parents are usually the ones to complain because most parents work and don’t get 3 weeks off for Christmas and 2 weeks here and 2 weeks there and finding childcare can be very difficult. Seems to me that elementary schools that offer such a program should make sure to have reasonable childcare available for those weeks.

I don’t think I’ve heard of any jr. high or high schools here doing year-round.

Our schedule is to have 4 weeks of school and one week off. This way, we still get the 10 weeks of vacation that public schools have.

I like not having to plan for months worth of activities, and, if something isn’t working, it gives us more chances to change things up.

This also allows us to take mini-vacations whenever we need it – because we go well over the 180 days per year, we can take a day here and there whenever necessary.

I think it’s a good idea, because that way, students retain more of what they learn(ed).

Home – unschooling is not tied to a conventional school schedule, and since we do not follow a traditional fixed schedule or curriculum, learning happens every day in one way or another.

Home – unschooling is a way of life for us, and life happens 365 day’s a year 24/7.

Its also pretty hard to stop kids from learning new things, you would have to blindfold them, put ear plugs in, and they would still learn something-what it is like to be deaf and blind.