Should students go back to school after christmas when they should? Or should it be..

[Stephen]

I think they should shorten it instead of extending it. More time at school will make better learning and I am not just saying this cos I don't go to school

[AgnesIO]

I think they should shorten it instead of extending it. More time at school will make better learning and I am not just saying this cos I don't go to school

Influences your decision though, right?!

I believe pupils NEED rest - overkilling it leads to stress and lack of sleep, which leads to illness and missing school. I get migraines from lack of sleep and let me tell you I get more and more in to the academic term. Which means college is missed.

I believe four day weeks and three day weekends would be much better - the current 2 day weekend goes so quickly it seems pointless!

[-:Undertaker:-]

The holidays we have now are pretty good, some busybodies wanted to split the summer holidays up a few years ago and move them more into the autumn period - as if we don't have enough miserable days during our time off as it is. The only change I would make it perhaps bring the 6 weeks summer holidays forward slightly by a month so we can take advantage of the weather more rather than sit through the wet and miserable August weather period.

[Eoin247]

I think that maybe moving a week from summer to winter wouldn't be a bad idea. Xmas holidays always feel very short to me.

[Fiendly]

Wow.. Didn't notice this.
For my school break, my final holidays for the year go from December till February..

It should be extended by a few days or something, so they can rest for Christmas as well as New Years.
I can't say much as I don't know what it's like but it's biased as to make students like machines, metaphorically speaking.

[.x.miss.angel.x]

I think that we should have a week taken off summer, and added onto the end of christmas to A; avoid all the flu ect, and B; to get rest & C; so i can have my birthday off (XD). My parents were saying they won't be happy if in a few weeks schools have to be shut down because of the swine flu.

[Nuxty]

Well, I'd rather keep my 7 week summer holiday! I agree with what Alkaz has said, they would end up cutting down the other breaks. I wouldn't mind an extra week in Feb though!