Can We Please Put the 'Agrarian Roots of Summer Vacation' Myth to Bed?

Can We Please Put the 'Agrarian Roots of Summer Vacation' Myth to Bed?

I often thought the old "kids needed to pick crops in the summer " line seemed a tad daffy, but was not aware of the various shift in school calendars in the earlier centuries. Interesting, but not particularly earth shattering. I think I'll go out and tend to the crops, now.