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School (Secondary and University) is out for summer break....
by htrp 3y ago
School (Secondary and University) is out for summer break....
- chriskanan 3y agoThis is the major explanation I've heard. With Fall semester starting, I wouldn't be surprised if it ramped back up considerably.
- crazygringo 3y agoExactly. Let's compare April with October and we'll have a meaningful statistic there.
- copperx 3y agoI heard this excuse before, but aren't many schools back already?
- sxg 3y agoNo? In the US, nearly all schools start in late August or early September.
- throwaway287391 3y agoApparently (according to a 2023 survey [1]) the median is more like mid-August (14-18) and a couple even start in July :o (Your point is still right though, <5% had started school when the ChatGPT data was collected) [1] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/25/back-to-school-dates-u-s/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/25/back-to-s...
- dragonwriter 3y ago> I heard this excuse before, but aren’t many schools back already? Today (August 30), yes, most are back. But, the stats are for July, where (other than summer sessions, which are usually optional or remedial) most schools are between academic years (even “year round” schools often have a somewhat longer break from late June through July compared to other breaks, to accommodate a brief optional/remedial summer session.) Most schools return with a new school year sometime in August or occasionally early September.
- joot82 3y agoIn North America (at least Canada, I assume US too?) school year starts next week after Labor Day. While I know staggered school returns from some parts of Europe and some might be back in session already, universities often don't start lectures until October.
- stevofolife 3y agoHaving country-level breakdowns of user sessions can easily help determine if the decrease is due to school seasons ;)