Summer -- at last! Having been born and raised in Illinois, I still can't get used to these New York school schedules. Having to go to school through June seems so cruel. When I was a kid (yes, I'm plenty old enough to be able to utter those hoary old words with impunity), we were out of school by Memorial Day. Summer stretched before us - - an impossibly long stretch of leisurely days with nothing but 24/7 play on our minds. Now, my daughter's last day was this past Friday, June 27th. You turn around and - oh my god - it's the 4th of July already! What the hell happened to June??
It just shortens the summer, somehow. June should be a get-out-of-school-free month. No one should have to sit at desks and pay attention in June. It's too hot. The weather's too nice. June, to me, is the premier summer month before the hazy, hot and humid days of July set in. The month to savor and enjoy for all ages. Not a month for homework and final projects and sweaty band concerts.
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