So, I think February and March are the Wednesday of the school year. That is, like a work week Wednesday, not a swanky vacation kind of Wednesday. You know, the excitement of Monday (or insert here: new pencils and crayons) is over, and Friday (summer vacation) seems so far away.
If you're paying attention at all to the school calendar of your local school district you may notice a peculiar thing this time of year: random days off. Why shouldn't we do the same? We've just taken about a day and a half off for no particular reason at all, no holiday to celebrate or get ready for. Why, then, take a perfectly good weekday and NOT do school??
Here are my top 5 reasons: