Daily Dose of BS Jan 10 year round school

School days, school days, dear old Golden Rule days, 'reading and 'riting and 'rithmetic taught to the tune of the hickory stick.  This week the kids are back in school for the first full week since mid December and are trying to get their heads back in the game.  Beginning next school year Hamilton Early Learning Center in La Crosse a preschool - 3rd grade school that will operate on a year-round calendar beginning with the 2013-14 school year.  The school's schedule is a 45-15 day operation the same number of days as the rest of the district, but the days are dispersed more evenly throughout the school year. Hamilton's school calendar includes the same staff development days and holiday breaks as the district's traditional nine month school calendar.  The 45-15 calendar will help the students better adjust to school.  I think that this is a great idea and wonder why it has not been done before?  I know it will take some getting used to for the families and vacation schedules, but if you know 6 months you should be able to make scheduled vacation changes.  I really believe that this should be implemented through-out all the k-9 grades.  Once a kid hits the high school years they should work over the summer to get them ready for working later in life.