Syag, great post! (the first one)
Shopping, I was just pointing it out. I wasn’t saying its a good OR bad thing.
Nechomah, what do you call private schools? We are talking about Yeshivos and Beis Yaakovs which are private schools. And when I say older girls, I mean (at least) 9 year olds.
And, from what I understand, girls get a two week vacation before Pesach. And yes, they help their mothers. But they do have a nice amount of time for themselves as well.