The Benefits Of Year-Round Schools

Year round education (YRE) is implemented in 436 U.S. school districts with very few complaints. In fact, school districts that have been participating in YRE and extended school days (ESD) are raving about the benefits in pupil's achievement level, their new found enthusiasm in learning, as well as the many programs that exist in the extended day promoting the decline in latch key children.

Year round education (YRE) is implemented in 436 U.S. school districts with very few complaints. In fact, school districts that have been participating in YRE and extended school days (ESD) are raving about the benefits in pupil's achievement level, their new found enthusiasm in learning, as well as the many programs that exist in the extended day promoting the decline in latch key children.

Is the traditional school calendar really the best option for your local school system? Maybe, having a year-round schooling system would be best. Year-round education is when schools operate on a 180 day school calendar with frequent breaks. Year-round calendars also don’t include a long summer vacation(Melissa Kelly, February 21,2017). A traditional school in America has a 10-month school calendar, but, many are switching to the year-round calendar. Some are switching to maintain more consistent instruction. A few others are switching in order to save money(Grace Chen, July 2017, Public School Review). There are over 3,000 year-round schools in the United States today. Year-round schools first started in major cities or towns like, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Buffalo and Detroit. But, Los Angeles has the most year-round schools, over 500, in the nation. And there are only 10% of public school students who attend a year-round school. This can be beneficial for both teachers,students and even the families involved. The dropout rate is 2% lower than traditional schools( Niche ,2016). The absence rate is also lower, about 1% lower to be exact. This type of system can increase the school building capacity which means there’s no overcrowding. More education would be provided to lower income families or a child that is disabled. Studies also show that year-round schools have higher test scores than traditional schools. Changing the traditional school calendar

The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 1/2 months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule.

For most people they don't like school. People look towards those nice long summer breaks. however a lot of things happen over the summer, the main thing that happens is that students tend to forget everything they learned during the previous school year. By the end of the the first month of summer, all that knowledge has leaked out of the brain. Then when the students return in the fall, the first month of school is wasted by re-teaching students what they should have already learned last year. It would be beneficial for students if every school went to year round school

Year- round school is growing in popularity around the United States. School years that are considered Year-round do not take the traditional three-month summer break, but instead take multiple breaks throughout the year that vary in length. Year-round school is necessary to today’s education system because it helps prevent summer learning loss for students, teachers do not have to waste time re-teaching old material and lower income families benefit greatly from the adjusted schedule.

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

”http://neatoday.org/2014/09/04/districts-weigh-pros-and-cons-of-year-round-schools-2/ The article explains that in a year-round set up, extra-curricular activities may be harder for kids to participate in unless all of the schools that they compete with have the same schedule. Vacations are also harder to plan. Lastly, there is no complete and significant proof that students improve their learning. The last reason why people are against implementing year round

Year-round school is not a good idea. For one, the cost of essential items in school will rise. For parents, it gives them less time for “family time” since their children are too busy doing homework. Also, the student’s homework creates stress and they can’t do the outside activities they desire. Without year-round schools, it would benefit the school, the parents, and the students.

Teenagers need to have a job and they can’t do that with year round school. Julia Sines, Journalist of Pantagraph says “Some students work over the summer to save up money for college, so with school being year-round, they wouldn't get that opportunity”.  (“The Pros and Cons”). If students have year round school, then they wouldn’t be able to make money because instead of working they are at school. So students should not have year round schools so they can get good jobs for college.

Does the Idea of year-round school sound like a good idea? Many educators feel that summer break is too long and that student don’t retain information as easily when they return, so they believe that year-round school is necessary. The idea school all year-round sounds appealing because many students wouldn’t forget what was taught so easily, also they would stay busy, and it can improve a child's academic achievement.

Year-round school improves students’ academic achievement. Because students have multiple breaks throughout the year, they experience less academic burnout. They have frequent opportunities to refresh and restart their learning experience. Year-round schools have lower drop-out rates (2%) than traditional schools (5%) (StatisticBrain.com). In addition, one study of six elementary schools, three on traditional calendars and three on year-round schedules, found positive effects of year-round education. The sample of students in the year-round schools posted overall test-scores that were higher than students at the schools with traditional calendars (Education Week). Not only do students at year-round schools do better throughout the year, but

About four percent of public schools are operating on a year-round schedule, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Year-round schooling is a misleading term; students in most American year-round school districts spend the same amount of days in class as students in traditional calendar schools. Year-round schools break the academic year up with several medium-sized vacations. This growing trend comes from America reacting to students scoring poorly on national and international tests. Year-round schooling had detrimental effects on students such as the emotional and developmental well being of a child, child care, and sporting event times.

Is year-round school, a good idea? Many think it is a perfect idea, others not so much. Education is a big part of what forms the minds of today’s generation. So, why not have it all year around? We would be expanding children's minds further and giving the most education possible for their future.

As our Nation evolves, so does our technology and everyday life. So, why do we use a school calendar that has been implemented from over a hundred years ago? Schools should be year-round. With a continuous learning flow, ease from overcrowded schools, and flexible calendar plans the American Education system will be able to branch away from the traditional school calendar with benefits that will soon follow.