Yikes.......I swear I just saw my 1st advertisement on "going back to school" !!!!!!!

[a kennedy]

It’s July 21st…….although, may-be this year kids WILL actually looking forward to going back. Just seems a tad early for me.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. It's by no means too early.

School starts August 16 where I am, and earlier in lots of other places.

Starting after Labor Day is unusual any more.

added on edit: A lot of places have some kind of different schedule this year because of disruptions last year.

[rsdsharp]

4. Even when I was a kid, and school always started the Tuesday after Labor Day,

we used to have back-to-school sales in July.

[jimfields33]

7. Indiana in some areas being august 2nd

Florida is august 10.

[Claire Oh Nette]

2. Kids start in August

My sisters-in-law teach in WV. Kids back 8/16, teachers the week before.

In Western NC, teachers back 8/16, and kids 8/23.

Growing up in So Cal, I started school each year day after Labor Day and went through mid June. Not till college did school start in August. Every single year I taught (1998-2018), in Bay Area and WNC, kids started mid to late August, two weeks before Labor Day.

YMMV

[Diamond_Dog]

3. It's not like it was when we were kids....

Many schools go back the 3rd week in August now.

I myself don’t remember ever going back before Labor Day.

Hubby and I were in Walmart this morning and I commented on how they had all the school supplies right inside the front door.

[Jilly_in_VA]

5. My grandkids start in 3 weeks

One of my grandsons has to be at his college on Aug. 10. And organizations are doing their "Stuff the Bus" school supply drives this week here in the Upper Shenandoah Valley.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Those who purchase back-to-school items

would be wise to check out the sales as soon as possible, considering supply chain disruptions and the possibility of spot shortages. Needless to say, this is not a normal year.

[malthaussen]

8. I've been seeing them for weeks on Fb.

"Back to school" before the kids are even properly out of it.

-- Mal

[electric_blue68]

9. Eghads! I didn't know until maybe 10 years ago or so that ..

some States school starts sometime in Aug! 😳
We in NYC never started before Labor Day! ✊

I'm 68, and I still cringe (a little less now) at seeing "back to school" ads!!! 😂

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"loss of freedom, and of pleasure, nothing really lasts forever..." 😧