[NancyBrooke]

Is there any reason to imagine that Gondorian schoolchildren (assuming gondorian schools), would have a schedule different from ours, with vacation in the summer?

Might they be let out for harvest? for winter when it might be too costly to heat the school and difficult to travel?

What do y'all think?

[SilverMoonLady]

Well, I suppose this is assuming they had 'school' at all...
But if they did, it is reasonable that times of agricultural buzy-ness, like planting and harvest, would indeed mark the 'breaks' in the schools that catered to children of those classes that would need to help their families out that way. Like as not, it would be different for 'city' children whose families did not directly live on the land but were merchants and tradesmen; then the 'breaks' would either rely on the traditional timing set by agriculture, or in a more arbitrary manner (regular intervals, perhaps, or according to seasonal holidays?)
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*binds and gags the anthro-nerd in her head before she babbles on further*
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That do?

[NancyBrooke]

Yes, that does help ... that helps me realize I have chosen a poor simile!! Well ... back to the keyboard.

Of course, other opinions are still welcome ~

[Rhapsody]

Well I am still trying to wrap my head around a thing like Gondorian schools and kids getting vacations given the setting of Gondor as a civilisation on Middle Earth. I can imagine that children of high birth have their private teachers/mentors, but for a common Gondorian child I am more leaning into the direction that at a certain age they become an apprentice. So this combined with Sil's input: farmers kid would live by the season's, children of merchants and guild professions will become an apprentice and they will work/study according to the guild's most important happenings.

Just my 2 eurocents...

Sorry Nancy, I needed to get back on my feet first before I could reply or weigh in to this.

[NancyBrooke]

Thanks, Rhaps ... good sense. I'm reaching again.

Glad to hear you are up on your feet!

[Rhapsody]