Two days will never feel as long as the two that are sandwiched between a weekend and the start of our holiday break.

After going to school from September to December, students and teachers will be worn-out during classes on Monday and Tuesday— a lot are already. On the slim chance that an assignment is passed out, it’s unlikely that students will complete it or remember content. Instead, students are counting down the minutes until they are free.

Most classes do not even complete any curriculum in the days leading up to holiday break. We’ll end up playing games, coloring and talking about our plans for break. Yes, this would happen whether or not break started after a Friday or after a Tuesday, but still, students are having to come back to school after the weekend to rot in class for two unproductive days.

Teachers understand that any turned in work from Monday and Tuesday will not be their students’ best quality work. Even if teachers decide to do something curriculum-based, they will not have much time. With our winter pep rally on Tuesday, our bell schedule will make each class period significantly shorter. Teachers cannot complete a full lesson within the modified schedule.

Although students would love to always be given Dec. 23 off, we cannot blame our school district. According to the New Hampshire Department of Education’s website, each year, our state government submits its suggested school year calendar including the days that we should be given off.

The Londonderry School District usually follows this calendar, even though it is not mandated. We typically go to school through Dec. 23 with our break officially starting on Christmas Eve. However, last year, we were reasonably given Dec. 23 off because it fell on a Monday. Yet, somehow it makes sense for us to go to school for two days this year.

When it is 90 degrees in June, maybe we will be glad we suffered through these two days, but right now, we are burnt out.