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The Surprising History of School Summer Vacations

Natalia J.

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Kids today take the summer vacation for granted. But there was a time in the not-so-distant past it didn't even exist. So why do we have the summer break, and when did it start? Many people believe the summer break was invented because kids had to help their parents work in the fields, but this is not really true... This video reveals the real reason why there's no school in the summer.

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