This blog entry is about the number one public policy issue of all time (at least if you live in a state that experiences occasional school cancellations due to snow and ice).
And that question is this: why, for the love of all things holy, do some snow storms cancel school, while others do not?
The obvious answer is, of course, snow. More of it will cancel school, and less will not. And no doubt some snarky SOB on here will point that out post-haste.
But of course, this Einsteinian observation will likely come from a person who has never suffered the heart-wrenching disappointment of going to bed believing that there will be no school, only to wake up and find out that yes, as a matter of fact, there is school.
Anyway, I taught middle school science for seven years and during that time my students and I conducted an on-going investigation into this issue in an attempt to unlock the mystery of 'closers' (storms that cancel school) vs. 'losers' (storms that break your heart).
So if you have ever been cheated by a snow storm or had your heart broken thinking you were going to stay home all day in your pj's watching cartoons, follow me over the fold and I will enlighten you.
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