"It's a random Tuesday in October, and your kids are home again. A national holiday? Nope. A snow day. Not even a speck of frost on the ground. It's Professional Development Day or Parent-Teacher Conference Half Day or one of the 15 other noninstructional days that appear in the school calendar like little landmines for anyone with a full-time job."
"I love my kids, but that doesn't mean I can drop everything every time the school district decides teachers need a day to recalibrate. I want their educators to have the time they need, I truly do. It's a job I don't have the patience or superpowers to handle. But the system is still built around a 1950s fantasy where one parent is home and is available for midday pick-ups, early dismissals, and weeklong winter breaks."
Random noninstructional school days frequently leave children home unexpectedly and force working parents into logistical, financial, and emotional strain. Parents must scramble to arrange childcare, trade shifts, exhaust vacation days, or risk calling in sick. For families without resources for nannies, backup care is unaffordable and drop-off programs quickly fill. Remote work rarely substitutes well when children need supervision, reducing productivity. The school system still assumes a 1950s model with one parent available for midday pickups and extended breaks, a reality that most modern families no longer live.
Read at Fast Company
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