Besides having summers and weekends "off," teachers in the Midwest and the East coast really like snow days...or at least the teachers I know. Get a few flakes in a row in the evening and you want to plan your day out away from school...perhaps the day will yield a memorable moment.

There are some really good reasons why we have snow days (e.g. 16 year olds driving and in the snow). Some folks point out the "bad" on these vacation days and it's impact on student learning.