MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: Now, some of your comments about our program. And today, about snow days.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, host: Yesterday, we heard from an Ohio school district that will be the first in that state to try e-days. That means on snow days kids will have lessons to complete. They can be accessed on a home computer.</s>MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: In the story, we heard what some students think of that idea. Kindergartener Bryson Rehmert already has a plan for how he will combine work with his usual snow-day play.</s>Mr. BRYSON REHMERT: And I ride my four-wheeler, and me and my dad do doughnuts. I'm going to do that for a minute, and then I'm going to go inside and turn on the computer.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, host: Come on, ATC. That's from David Nelson of Tivoli, New York. He writes: You could have interviewed education experts who are for or against computer-based learning. You could have talked with social policy experts about the great divide in access to the Internet between poor families and wealthy ones. But instead, we heard from a kindergarten pupil, a sixth grader and a high school senior. Is this really news?</s>MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: Well, e-days are not new to Erin Wilcox of Colorado Springs, Colorado. She writes: We have been having online days for four years at our school. It's worked very well for years with heavy snow. It has also been a big help for a couple of other occasions, like when a water main broke in the city.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, host: And finally, horrible idea is the assessment of e-days from Michael Malovich. He writes: Snow days let kids be kids. I can't think of anything more saddening than a kid watching his teacher while the snow falls.</s>MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: Well, thanks to all of you for your comments and keep them coming. You can reach us at npr.org. Click on Contact Us.
Listeners react to our story about an Ohio school district that will be the first in that state to try "e-days" — where students will go online for lessons when school is closed because of inclement weather. NPR's Melissa Block and Mary Louise Kelly read from listeners' e-mails.