I am off school this week for “spring break.” By coincidence it is also Holy Week. In case you don’t remember, the original reason for the week off school was to celebrate the week running from Palm Sunday to Easter. It was a religious observation. The parts of the week that I have celebrated over the years are Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and of course the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
If you remove the spiritual dimension, why are students getting a week off in spring? There is no real reason for it. The week could be put to better use for education or the beginning and ending of school could be adjusted. Why should teachers get the week off when no other profession enjoys that benefit?
Maybe we need to begin a campaign to do away with the holiday. If it is for us, it is religious, and thus violates the fantasy of separation of church and state. If it is for them it is a pagan celebration and should be done away with for the same reasons.
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