Back to school in August ?

Cork_chick_94

Is it just me or are school opening earlier and earlier in august every year ? I thought september was back to school time ? I can understand if say august 31st fell on a monday but it seems school are opening earlier in august every year.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Yeah, it's great!

Duggy747

"Cool 4 Skool"

When you saw those words as a child, you knew the summer was nearly over

MistyCheese

My lil sis started yesterday. She's starting secondary though. First Years are in a week early so they can get to know each other before the madness starts.

My husband's starting next Monday. He's in Adult Education. First year of his course but no 'getting to know each other' for the Over 18s.

MsBubbles

I started Secondary School in August 1988 and every year the new school year began at the 26/27 August. So it's been around a while.

Penny Tration

My sister started back in 6th year last Wednesday.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It all comes under the standardised school year that came in a few years back.
http://www.napd.ie/cmsv1/index.php/about/napd-news-blog/267-school-years-2014-2017

anncoates

Thank fcuk.

tritium

If it was up to me I'd give about half the current holidays for secondary school students. Current scheme is a joke and a throwback to the days of helping out on the farms during the summer.

ruthloss

anncoates wrote: »

Thank fcuk.

I hear ya.:D


I survived, they survived., it's all good.

Mint Sauce

They've been off long enough. About time they went back.

Aglomerado

I saw a boy last Friday 22nd in secondary school uniform. That's the earliest I've ever seen.

I was never back before the 1st of September. I was born at the end of August and never suffered school on my birthday!

Its throwing out the rhythm of the year, schools should got back in September or at a pinch very late August i.e the 28/29 it just feels wrong otherwise.

Role on an Indian summer the first week in September.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Duggy747 wrote: »

"Cool 4 Skool"

When you saw those words as a child, you knew the summer was nearly over

... as as grammar nazi, it still does....

Used to hate it when the "back to school" signs came out in mid July. We were only just feckin' off for Christ's sake!

Mr. CooL ICE

Kayden Petite Dress wrote: »

Yeah, it's great!

I live near a school and commute by car. It's not so great for me.

catallus

Little bastards should be made go to school every bloody day of the year.

jimgoose

I don't know why they don't go to school all year round and shorten the whole shooting gallery by about two or three years. That way people wouldn't have to start the whole school rigmarole while they're still practically babies and keep the whole tedious game up until they're nearly 18.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

catallus wrote: »

Little bastards should be made go to school every bloody day of the year.

... and twice on Mondays...

keith16

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I live near a school and commute by car. It's not so great for me.

The traffic during school term is dreadful. It added 30mins to my driving commute time. Even cycling is a nightmare. The behaviour of parents behind the wheel dropping their lazy sh!ts off.

- U turns everywhere
- Parking in or blocking the exit of my apartment block
- Doors flinging open in the middle of traffic
- Absolutely no regard for traffic lights
- Rinse and repeat in the evening

And no-one gives a sh1t.

AlanS181824

I was back today, not fun at all.

Rip Summer 2014, you had a good run!

CB19Kevo

Would be no bad thing if schools went on for a extra 2 or 3 weeks and thought such things as driving,First aid and basic social studies as examples.
Would be better for students as they might come out more rounded from it.. I cant say i liked school but do it right and it could really steer this country to better times.

freshpopcorn

CB19Kevo wrote: »

Would be no bad thing if schools went on for a extra 2 or 3 weeks and thought such things as driving,First aid and basic social studies as examples.
Would be better for students as they might come out more rounded from it.. I cant say i liked school but do it right and it could really steer this country to better times.

Do Transition Year!

adocholiday

It means the Dublin traffic will be bloody insane again and my commute will increase by about 20-30 minutes. The summer is a great time for me. Almost always get a seat on the bus when I take it and get across the city quite quickly. Cycling the same, get into work quicker when the roads are quieter. Now we're back to Mom dropping little Sorcha and Fiachra to school in the 4x4 and making my mornings on the N11 hell until next June. Yay...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

CB19Kevo wrote: »

Would be no bad thing if schools went on for a extra 2 or 3 weeks and thought such things as driving,First aid and basic social studies as examples.
Would be better for students as they might come out more rounded from it.. I cant say i liked school but do it right and it could really steer this country to better times.

This. All joking aside, the idea of extending the school year just to make life more palatable for adults is a **** one. If you're goign to extend it, extend it for practical reasons.

My name is URL

CB19Kevo wrote: »

Would be no bad thing if schools went on for a extra 2 or 3 weeks and thought such things as driving,First aid and basic social studies as examples.
Would be better for students as they might come out more rounded from it.. I cant say i liked school but do it right and it could really steer this country to better times.

Teachers would have a stroke is that was seriously suggested.

errlloyd

compounds the misery of my commute tbh.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

My name is URL wrote: »

Teachers would have a stroke is that was seriously suggested.

Things like Driving and First-Aid are going to require specialist instructors, so it'll be the teacher-haters who are going to have the stroke.

Sorry!

EyeSight

keith16 wrote: »

The traffic during school term is dreadful. It added 30mins to my driving commute time. Even cycling is a nightmare. The behaviour of parents behind the wheel dropping their lazy sh!ts off.

- U turns everywhere
- Parking in or blocking the exit of my apartment block
- Doors flinging open in the middle of traffic
- Absolutely no regard for traffic lights
- Rinse and repeat in the evening

And no-one gives a sh1t.

I used to live in a cul de sac with a school at the top of the road. One time some soccer mom decided to stop in the middle of the road and have a chat with another mom. Everyone was parked all over so i couldn't get around her. I gave her about 1 minute before i beeped. She ignored me. I did it again. They both turned around and gave me the dirtiest look and continued. I then yelled at them and she finally moved on. They think they have every right to break the rules of the road just cause they have kids in school

Nono Toure

CB19Kevo wrote: »

Would be no bad thing if schools went on for a extra 2 or 3 weeks and THOUGHT such things as driving,First aid and basic social studies as examples.
Would be better for students as they might come out more rounded from it.. I cant say i liked school but do it right and it could really steer this country to better times.

There's a joke there somewhere

Tail Docker

MsBubbles wrote: »

I started Secondary School in August 1988 and every year the new school year began at the 26/27 August. So it's been around a while.

Any word on when you'll be finished with it or are you going to repeat 5th year again?

My name is URL

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Things like Driving and First-Aid are going to require specialist instructors, so it'll be the teacher-haters who are going to have the stroke.

Sorry!

I'm pretty sure teachers would still be required to be present. I don't think many driving or first-aid instructors are qualified to look after 30 or so kids.

I'm not a teacher hater btw, I just know what their general reaction would be to being asked to work an extra 2-3 weeks per year.

freshpopcorn

My name is URL wrote: »

I'm pretty sure teachers would still be required to be present. I don't think many driving or first-aid instructors are qualified to look after 30 or so kids.

I'm not a teacher hater btw, I just know what their general reaction would be to being asked to work an extra 2-3 weeks per year.

When I did transition year, we did a few driving courses(a lot of common scemce stuff) and first aid courses. We were always left with just the instructors.

Senna

My daughters birthday is the 28th of August and she will probably be going back to school on her birthday every year.
When I was in school it was always the 1st of September unless that was a weekend and then you'd start on the next Monday. Never started in August, not even the 31st.

jimgoose

freshpopcorn wrote: »

When I did transition year, we did a few driving courses(a lot of common scemce stuff) and first aid courses. We were always left with just the instructors.

We're not so bad. We're FETAC level 6 teachers anyway. Take up your broom Grasshopper, and strike me with it!

evolving_doors

My name is URL wrote: »

I'm pretty sure teachers would still be required to be present. I don't think many driving or first-aid instructors are qualified to look after 30 or so kids.

I'm not a teacher hater btw, I just know what their general reaction would be to being asked to work an extra 2-3 weeks per year.

Horayyyy 2-3 extra weeks pay...where can I sign up...

It might make up for the extra 2 weeks imposed on me from croke park and the pay cut too!

Thanks MynameisURL, I know you got my back.

_Redzer_

Kayden Petite Dress wrote: »

Yeah, it's great!

No it's not, it means commuting will be a nightmare.

God. All those psycho moms with 4x4s and minibuses for their 2 kids pulling up everywhere and pulling out of everywhere... it's gonna be hell!

Aglomerado

_Redzer_ wrote: »

No it's not, it means commuting will be a nightmare.

God. All those psycho moms with 4x4s and minibuses for their 2 kids pulling up everywhere and pulling out of everywhere... it's gonna be hell!

It already is. I started leaving the house 10 minutes earlier this week to beat the congestion. So far it's working.

anncoates

_Redzer_ wrote: »

God. All those psycho moms with 4x4s and minibuses for their 2 kids pulling up everywhere and pulling out of everywhere... it's gonna be hell!

I don't know why they just can't transport their kids to school by telepathy.

vicwatson

Armelodie wrote: »

Horayyyy 2-3 extra weeks pay...where can I sign up...

It might make up for the extra 2 weeks imposed on me from croke park and the pay cut too!

Thanks MynameisURL, I know you got my back.

Pass me the kleenex

philstar

sure, in the uk they only get 6 weeks for summer

the brats and teachers have got it too cushty over here

Santa Cruz

green_screen wrote: »

My sister started back in 6th year last Wednesday.

Did she look nice in her uniform?

Diabhal Beag

August is when nonces tend to go on holidays too

miss no stars

I directly pass 4 schools on my commute, 1 has been back since Monday. The other 3 are primary schools though, so wouldn't expect them to be back til Monday. I expect a lot more will be back tomorrow.

Primary school I was always off til September.

Secondary school was always back at the end of August. First year was a day before the rest of the school (the last Wednesday of August), to get timetables, find base classrooms, meet classmates, meet teachers, be shown the way around the school and so on. The next day was a half day for all the school and the Friday was a full half day (Fridays were actually early finish days). The following Monday was business as usual.

tritium

tritium wrote: »

Current scheme is a joke and a throwback to the days of helping out on the farms during the summer.

It's no throwback, 1000's of students still work on the farm during the summer and are vital in managing the heavy summer work load.

Students and teachers deserve every day they have off anyway. It would be totally counter productive for both to extend the school year and is only suggested by parents who look on teachers as baby sitters and complain when they have to organise their own child minding or else teacher bashers who have no clue what they are talking about.

If for no other reason its worth having the schools off for the drastic reduction in traffic also.

fryup

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hello teacher

fryup

fryup wrote: »

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hello teacher

Should probably have mentioned that I'm not a teacher in the post. I do often regret not going down that route but the money is gone is crap now (not that it was ever good) and its a very tough job so even though I'd only have to do a hdip to teach its not something that would be on my radar.

fryup

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hello student

Sunny Dayz

Little Sunny Dayz was back in primary school today. Has been back early the last number of years. It is handy though because he has finished up a bit earlier for his summer hols the last 2 years and that suited us. We even went on a holiday this year as soon as he got his break for the last week in June and it was so much cheaper than if we had even gone a week later.


Waaaay back in my day (1990's mainly) I don't think we ever grazed the doors of a school in August. I think the first I ever heard of it was with my younger sister.

smellmepower

No seat on the bus this morning,mainly secondary and a few primary school kids with their parents.Miss the space and tranquility of yesterdays bus already, will be even worse when the colleges are back.

Cork_chick_94

So is the answer that a small minority of schools always chose to open in august but now its mandatory for all schools to open on the same day ?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

fryup wrote: »

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hello student

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Hello parent.