Should School Be Year Round School’s being year round has existed since the early 1800s, it has led to many argument’s, some agree with it and some are against it. The first school that went against the version of having the summer off were in the urban areas like Chicago and New York. They believed that having the summer off for student is setting them up for failure, while others believed that students having a long break is a must so they could catch up on hanging out with their friends and
Year-Round School Essay Summer break is often looked towards as the highlight of people’s year. Year-round schooling replaces breaks like summer vacation with many smaller breaks in between the school year. Year-round school cycles are spreading quickly across the country as many consider it to be the superior schooling cycle due to less review being required. What many schools switching to year-round schooling don’t consider is that year-round schooling can be very disruptive not only when it
Year-round education Its mid June and students are anxious and have been long waiting for summer break. After about 10 months of hard work students should have the next 2 months to themselves. Over 3,000 schools in the country have made the switch to this new schedule. But is it really the right change? No, Schools should not change to this new schedule. With this change comes a rise in cost, difficult situations, stress and many other complications that would not be present with the traditional
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. There are numerous downsides to year-round schooling. It has not been proven that it has positive effects on education, it adds to costs, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation. Contrary to the well-accepted belief, year-round schooling has no constructive
whether schools should run all year around, or should run like the traditional school system. There are some schools that run all year around, while there are many that don 't. To those who favor year round education: there are LOTS of disadvantages to having schools run all year around. Schools should not run all year around since running school all year can be burdensome to many, and can result in teaching and education issues various ways. Having school all year can be burdensome, and can have
How would the population react if the schedule that structures many peoples’ entire year were to change? This change is a reality for a growing number of families across the country as a method of improving primary and secondary education through year-round school. Although many have come to accept or even embrace year-round school in an effort to help students retain more material, year-round school would actually disrupt the learning environment, be potentially detrimental for students and their
History of the Traditional School Calendar The American educational system is based on the traditional, nine-month school calendar, which has been in place for over a century. Originally, the United States was an agrarian society. The majority of Americans lived on farms. People made most of the items that they needed, and with little trade necessary, there was no need for schooling (McLain, 1973). However, as people branched out into neighboring areas, they needed to learn new skills, such as
said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which one can use to change the world.” Year-round school would be beneficial to students because they would have that education year-round. Also by having school year round the students would be able to get more breaks throughout the year, and even though this type of schedule is not perfect, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. The main issue with year-round school is that not everyone completely understands what it is. Having school year round does
Year-round Schooling: A Simple Solution For Today’s Students Summer break is supposed to be a time of rest and rejuvenation for students. After nine months of hard work and challenging classes, one would think such a long break could do nothing but good for students; however, this is not the best way for young minds to learn. A three month break is far too long for children to go without proper education and supervision. Instead of a long three month break at the end of each school year, why not
School; a part of education that has been around for centuries while causing moaning and groaning from students hopping out of bed in the morning. But then again there’s also the season of summer; a two month break that most kids look forward to, simply because it’s their time off from school and being educated eight hours a day, for five days a week. Although these two activities are very good for an adolescents mind, there is also the question about going to school year-round. Year-round schooling is