[Taylor]

What Sanddrag and Patrick said.

One thing I've noticed about this thread - and this is a generalization - is most folks who are against extending the build season are on teams with <6 mentors, and most folks who are for extending the build season are on teams with >6 mentors.
We are spread exceedingly thin as it is. We don't just meet 6 days a week during build season - we also meet at least once a week the rest of the year (summer excluded) for training, outreach, other STEM initiatives, etc. While some mentors lay dormant for 46 weeks of the year, descending on their teams for those six weeks of build, we don't have that luxury. We are here, all the time, and we're barely getting by as it is.
Also, the 6-week aspect is a challenge I happen to very much enjoy. With the urgency created there, the team is able to truly learn prioritizing, scheduling, making tough decisions quickly but intelligently - all the real lessons learned in an abbreviated build schedule.