Funny, we used to think of summer’s end as the time when school started. Officially, summer does not end until about 3/4 of the way through September, but the beginning of September was close enough. We would decorate our classrooms with colored leaves, apples, acorns, and other items that had to do with the quickly approaching autumn. Traditionally, back-to-school clothes were sweaters and long pants. Cooler weather meant football games, bonfires, and open windows taking over for air-conditioners.
Since school started August 10 in our district, that doesn’t really hold true anymore. We have been in school for four weeks, and I still haven’t seen the first local, fresh apples of the season on sale at the grocery. We may need to start decorating with bright suns, swimming pools, etc. in classrooms. Back to school clothes might start looking like shorts and sundresses; otherwise, you might hear Mom saying, “Sorry honey, you can’t wear your new back-to-school clothes until it cools down outside. Try again in about a month.”
It is sad to see some traditions go. There was a certain amount of comfort when going back to school signaled the end of summer.
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