The next time someone says “a term is 12 weeks,” smile. You know they’re lying. They probably don’t realize they’re lying, but they are.
A term is a wiggly, stretchy, cultural myth. It changes by country, by school, by teacher mood, and by whether there’s a snow day.
So, how many weeks are in a term? However many it takes for you to finish that one boring class. Usually twenty too many, or two too few. Never, ever the exact number you expect.
And that’s the fun of it.
