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Internet Could Mean End of "Snow Days"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the think-of-the-children dept.

fangmcgee writes "Could the Internet mean the end of snow days? Some schools think so, and they are experimenting with ways for students to do lessons online during bad weather, potentially allowing classes to go on during even the worst blizzard." Alright folks, it's finally happened: The Internet has gone too far. It's time to blow it up and go back to papyrus scrolls and horseback couriers.

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  1. Me fail English? Thats unpossible! by chill · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe it can teach the difference between "to" and "too"? Then move on to advanced concepts like "their", "they're" and "there"; the proper use of commas and even that spawn of satan itself, the apostrophe.

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  2. Re:Don't think so by NatasRevol · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it's a small town, the kids can walk to school. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways.

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