>>14553566 PB
Actually the current school schedule evolved because of the farm schedule.
At the One Room School Houses, kids went to school in their "spare time" when they weren't needed on the farm. Like during the Winter months.
During the Summer months, the kids worked on the family farm.
The kids were also needed during planting and harvest seasons for a few weeks.
When kids went back to school, they just picked up where they left off.
They used a Mastery Learning System, not based on age, but based on ability. Once a particular subject area was mastered, the student moved ahead. Kids of all different ages could be at the same level.
It all worked out pretty well until the busy-body government decided to get involved and turned schools into factories.