Are you kidding me? I am looking forward to my grandkids vacation and them all coming out to Miami to visit me here, as well as my own kids and giving them a little respite in the warm sunshine. As far as the teachers are concerned, it is part of the agreement due to their small pay scale and the fact that they are always “late” in getting paid, so please fargin them their vacation, they need the break from their stress as well. And by the way, they don’t have “OFF” for the summer, they just don’t work in school, they work in camp, they work one on one, and in any other job they can do to make some money to catch up while the schools still owe them the money they haven’t caught up paying them.
As for the kids, they barely have time to breathe with all the “knowledge” that is being shoved down their throats as well as all the homework and tests. So a little time off to bond with their families, especially if the brothers and sisters can get away at the same time is well worth it. That is a rare opportunity so enjoy it if and when you can.
It is planned in your kids’ school schedule so you have plenty time to plan for it in advance. If it is not in your budget to get away why not get together with other parents in the same situation as you and take each others kids for one of the days and do something special one day per parent. That way the kids are entertained for the whole vacation and the entire slew of parents do not have to take off for the entire time. Some times kids are enterprising and older kids plan a day camp or activities for younger kids during break time. Although you don’t have time to plan ahead during snow days, you do have time to plan ahead for vacation days so take advantage of that.