Persuasive Essay About Year Round School

The possibility of year round schools has been a hot debate topic for quite some time. The question is, is the idea of year round schools acceptable considering all the potential drawbacks? Year round schooling can be disruptive to both the family of the students and the teachers themselves, it can be too costly for a large group of people, and year round schools do not provide the same opportunity for learning as the traditional school year does. For several reasons, the traditional school year, which runs for ten months instead of eleven, is more beneficial in comparison to year round schooling.

I think it's funny that the subject of year-round school is still a topic of debate. The reason is I just want to have good teachers and get a good education. I really don't care when and how the schedule is set up because I know my mom and dad will support me and get me to where and when I need to be. But, if I had a choice I would choose to have a schedule similar to what Nick Castellino writes about in his letter. I feel that of the two letters Nick wrote the one I agreed with more. Nick's letter, seemed to me, to be mainly about doing away with year-round school.

If there is year round schooling, there is a higher potential level and students would benefit from having year-round schooling. There are year round schooling which would cause a lot less distractions through the school year. “Suppose in the year round school program, there’s a break every six or eight weeks; that means as soon as students begin to feel settled, they’re off again. If shortened breaks come too frequently, as they’d almost have to in the new system, it becomes harder for students to ever get

Year round schooling may sound scary but read this and I might change your mind. Year round school is pretty much what is sounds like, except it is the same amount of school days as a regular year, and it has more spread out breaks. Year round school would be beneficial because it consist of less review due to “summer slide”, more “family time”, and longer more spread out breaks.

Have you ever thought about how year-round schooling can be beneficial to students? In today’s society, many school districts have been switching from a standard school year to year-round schooling. Year-round schools follow the basic 180 day school year, but the days are more spread out throughout the year following the 45-15 method. Forty five days of school, followed by fifteen day breaks. Year-round schooling is beneficial to many because it prevents students from gaining unwanted weight and causes less stress for teachers and students.

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.

     The possibility of year round schools has been a hot debate topic for quite some time. The question is, is the idea of year round schools acceptable considering all the potential drawbacks? Year round schooling can be disruptive to both the family of the students and the teachers themselves, it can be too costly for a large group of people, and year round schools do not provide the same opportunity for learning as the traditional school year does. For several reasons, the traditional school year, which runs for ten months instead of eleven, is more beneficial in comparison to year round schooling.

In America most public schools go to school on a 10-month system established when America was mainly agriculture, and the children had to work in the fields during the summer. Year-round school was first used in the early 1900s to fight overcrowding and underfunding. It wasn’t until the 60s that year-round school was used again when a school in California became the first school to use it since 1904. I believe that the school schedule is fine the way it is. Some of the cons of year-round school are students can’t have summer jobs, most programs such as lunch and buses cost more, and extracurricular conflicts.

Year-Round school will take away businesses and will end up costing more than the traditional school calendar. YRS calendar would be the regular beginning of the year date and continue on from there and before the next school year starts the students would have only 2 weeks before school starts again to “be on vacation”, if you even want to call it that. The students grades depends on the teachers’ teaching abilities, it shouldn’t matter how long the school year is. If the student needs extended time for school, that’s what summer school is for. “Houston, Texas schools abandoned the YRS program after eight years because of the added expenses and no true relief from overcrowding or improvements

possible con to a year-round school calendar is the lack of time for recreational summer activities

The disadvantages of year-round schooling are just as important as the advantages. Cost and benefits in learning show through the massive 98% of students that attend nine month systems. When a school is running a/c and heating all year this cost will equal the expense of a new

Have you ever wondered if people have been in year-round schooling in a nearby county, city, or even your state? Many schools around the United States have begun year-round schooling and they claim it is better than having a three month summer. Year-round schooling is not the best idea for kids to have as their learning faculty for most of their school years.

Whether it’s year-round or traditional school they both have drawback, but a year-round schedule would be more devastating than many may think. The negative effects of a year-round schedule are enormous compared to that of a traditional school calendar. “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change” (Quote Garden). Overall the cost would add up, kids would miss quality time with their relatives, and moreover struggle with finding a normal

The current school system isn’t perfect, but it does have many advantages over year-round. It doesn’t stress out teachers by giving them as short as a day to plan. It does help students, and it gives them chances to get jobs. It conserves valuable funds. Florida schools should not switch to the year-round method, after all, why should

Academically year-round schooling will be beneficial for the students in this school district. According to Year-Round Schools “Colorado Springs noted that after two years of operation, students in YRS grades 1-3 showed higher scores overall than those in the traditional grades 1-3 but grades 4-6 showed no significant difference.” The students will also continue to gain their independence and are able to develop their own interest into the student’s education. It also can depend on how much the students physically and emotionally receive the material. My audience may resist this situation because their district is not guaranteed to have higher test scores for year-round schooling. According to Costs and Benefits of the Year-Round Calendar System