I was about to throw the first strike, then it hit me….. 2 days earlier… Winter break is over. Sadly ugh! I have had the worst year ever. Saving the day is stressful also dealing with the worst bully at school! It doesn't help that I don't know where my family is to support me. I can't concentrate. My boxcar is a mess, and on top of that my lab is a disaster. I don't know what I’m going to do when I get called in to save the world, and being in different classes at the same time. Also it doesn't help that I have a stack of homework to do to pass junior year. I guess school and homework does not matter to me, I have the best job in the world. And if I don't do all that stuff, my teachers would suspect something. And I definitely would not want that! Well I walk a couple blocks to the bus stop so no one suspects anything of my boxcar. And now I face the bully! These past few years I've learned to mute her out because that’s my secret power I guess I could say. “Lizzy” the classic mean girl. Blondie, sassy, and just a big fat brat. She is a spoiled brat, and has bothered me for the past 3 years when I have been transferred to go undercover. I hear the loud screeching of the bus up the street. I take the first step on the bus. The first thing I hear is, “Oh look there’s miss raggedy.” I ignore and just keep walking to my seat. As I go minding my own business I feel something among my foot, before I have time to look, I’m already on my face in the bus aisle.
Schools all around the nation have starting times for school, that are too early for the students and teachers alike. Schools starting times should be 8:30 in the morning or later, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Sleep loss has become more common in children due to early start times which only gives them 6-7 hours of sleep a night when growing children should have 8-9 hours a night. children suffer the chronic loss of sleep due to the hormonal roller coaster that you call puberty, which only lets them begin to go into a REM sleep around 10 p.m. . It’s also been proven that adolescent children suffer from highers risks of physical health problems, mental health problems, lower test scores, missing school, substance abuse, and being in a car crash due to sleep deprivation. Students end up having to get up before 6:30 to get ready and catch the bus or walk to school, but when you have to study for hours after school, eat, clean up, participate in extracurricular activities, including sports and clubs, and do chores in less than 4 hours to get the sleep they require to be healthy mentally and physically it’s almost impossible. School should start later to better our future generations, with more sleep we could have more positive members of societies.
Imagine a school year that gave the students one week off after every quarter and every Friday off. Does this sound exciting and rich with possibilities? Then ask the superintendent of the school district to consider year round school with only four days per week.First, students would not forget what they learned over the long summer. Next, parents would not have to get day care except on Fridays instead of the whole summer. Finally, teachers and students would have better relationships as they spend more time together instead of being rushed. Let’s take a look at some proof.
Damascus, Maryland usually gets 2 days of snow if not less per year. Which is why it’s essential for every kid living in Montgomery County to make the best of their snow day when it actually comes. Snow days are very enjoyable for every kid, but it is sometimes difficult to find what you’re going to do.
Many schools take the week off for students to repose which is called Spring Break. I really like spring break because it lets me take time off from school, and it lets me catch up with sports.
How would it sound if school weeks were only four days long and, in doing that, it saved your school money at the same time? Well, for some rural schools across the nation, this has become a reality. Four day school weeks are becoming a necessity for some rural school districts that lack funding. It provides a realistic way for schools to remain open and also has added benefits beyond saving money. Four day school weeks may not be a realistic situation for all schools throughout the nation, but for those that it is possible, the four day school week saves money, improves test scores, and further improves the school as a whole.
A normal day can turn into a day filled with icy cold snow and warm hot chocolate just by one call. One call that gives everyone around the school district a sigh of relief that they can curl up back in their comfy beds and sleep for an extra two or more hours. Some may wonder how one call makes everyone’s day so much better: it is because it is a call from the school saying there is no school today due to icy conditions. Upon hearing this one can be sure that their phone will be buzzing with ones friends asking what they are doing today, or maybe one snoozes through all the texts and continues to curl up in one’s warm blankets, with dogs heating ones feet. No matter what one chooses to do there always seems to be a trend as one gets older. This trend is that in the grades kindergarten through fifth grade, children love snow days to stay outside and play; then in grades sixth through ninth, children love snow days to stay inside and watch movies; finally children tenth through twelfth grade, children love snow days to again go outside and play.
Have you ever really pondered the way schooling is done today? Have you ever wondered if it is really the best fit? Some experts say that a all year round schooling calendar would be more beneficial to students. Paul Von Hippel, a researcher and sociologist of ohio state University, says “Students have a better tendency to remember material because of short breaks.” While other people believe that summer vacation is an american tradition and shouldn’t be changed. If I could plan my ideal school, I would create an all year round calendar, teach specified subjects, and begin the school day later. Summer break dates back to the 1800s(Pearson, 2010). Now is the time for a change, or is it?
According to Nea, “Not all schools will adapt to this newer way of school”. The point of this is: not all schools across the nation will be a contributor to year round schooling. Having common core, and standardized testing will not be around. We could not administer the same test for the kids who go to school the entire year, to those who go for ten months. Also, Zubruycki explains “ Only about four percent of all public schools in [America] operate year round”. If the year round schools were a big hit with the public schools, why are only four percent open year round? As shown statistically, four percent of schools adapted to this way of school. What about the other ninety-six percent of the schools in America? The year round schools have
The three-month summer vacation block may sound great for planning vacations, but in reality, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. By having one large vacation block, parents have to compete in the workplace to get the appropriate time off and travel is more expensive because everyone else is traveling. Year round schooling offers more breaks and more opportunities for everyone to take a well-deserved vacation
How would you feel if your school district made you go to school year-round instead of getting a summer vacation? Certain educators feel that the summer break we receive now is way too long and students should continue school all year round with occasional breaks throughout the school year. If the year-round school was put into place then students would receive a 3-4 week break in the summer,longer winter break,and a week off in the spring and fall. The school year should remain how it is including a summer vacation instead of year-round school because many students depend on the summer vacation we already have uptain for a variety of reasons: there are many job opportunities that students take during the summer,summer vacation allows students to travel places that are only open in the summer,and students have more time to relax and calm down from all of the stress they received from school.
Now I know you all are thinking, why would I want to go to school for an extra two months, while instead I could be tanning by the pool or on family vacation enjoying my stress free summer. Whith year round school you would still have plenty of time to do these things. A common misconception is that year round schools are in session for more days than regular school, when in fact students from both types of schools attend 180 days of school in a year. The most common year round school plan is the “45/15” plan. On this plan, students spends 45 days in school, then take a 15 day break. This plan will still include all the same holidays and PA days.Students who attend a year round school are able to retain more knowledge and move along at a more
As a student who use to attend a year-round school, all schools should become year-round. Year-round education will be an improvement for students who have never been in a year round school. There are roughly 3,000 schools enrolled to Year-Round Education and more than 2 millions students in those Year-Round schools in the United States. Year-Round schooling would help students cut down on the amount of stress they develop throughout the year. When having a long 3 month summer break you will forget a lot of information that teachers had taught; but if you was to go to school for 9 weeks and get out for 3 weeks to come back to school and start the next 9 weeks of school. More counties should have year-round school to prevent students from dropping out. It is proven that less students drop out that go to year-round school instead of regular.
Year-round school is not a good idea. For one, the cost of essential items in school will rise. Also, it gives parents less time for “family time” because their children are too busy doing homework. For kids, homework and projects present them with too much stress. Without year-round schools, it would benefit the school, the parents, and the children.
Thomas Decker once said, “Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” School. There’s a lot of things people can say about it. Mostly they’re arguments about school such as should school have trimester or semesters? Or maybe school should be year round rather than having a summer break. However, out of all those, one in particular caught my eye. Should school start later? Now me being a student myself, this was very enticing. Being able to sleep more and have a full night's rest would be delightful. I, myself, believe that school starting later would be beneficial for school and the kids going to school. It would have its pros and cons, but it would be an overall positive impact to everyone.
I believe that every person should try snow skiing at least once. Snow skiing is a great activity with so many benefits, plus its really really fun! People of all ages can try it with the youngest person recorded being one year old. For me, skiing is the best sport out there and when I’m skiing it feels like I’m on another planet because everything is white from being covered with snow. Some days there is so much snow you can't even see in front of you. Those are the best days. It's such a great experience and I'll give you the motivators that keep me looking at the mountain peaks in July.