Wednesday in Chicago, IL, USA
His Honor Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the CPS School Board of Directors graciously allowed teachers and students to enjoy an early Thanksgiving by closing the schools the Wednesday before the holiday. No pay of course.
Wednesday in Fujairah, UAE
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, UAE announced to the utter joy of his people and educational expats that all public and private schools in the UAE would close Thursday because Dubai had just won the World Expo 2020 bid. No one's pay was affected.
To make the extra day off just that much more delightful, we were entering into a long weekend (Friday - Monday) because of the National Day holiday. This meant that I was off of work from Thursday until Monday, returning on Tuesday: 5 days! paid! Woo hoo! And, instruction finished for Term 1; all that remained were exams. Students would be leaving at 10:00 immediately following their exam of the day. Then, they would start their three-week winter break. Staff would complete a week of training before starting our two-week break. I love the schedule (even though my teaching schedule changed four times during Term 1!). I have learned to go with the flow.
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