In the United States, the public school calendar was created based on the agrarian calendar.Children, from agricultural areas, were expected to help their families during the spring and fall with planting, harvesting, and selling their crops.Children, from farming families, often attended school in the summer.In urban areas of the United States, schools were limited to the number of days that they could open during the summer months.The higher temperatures and lack of air conditioning in city buildings
Year-round school schedule can benefit the students and the school. My opponents may believe it should not go year round because they feel it it takes away family time. I believe school should be year-round because of changes in our society, teacher and student stress reduction, and academic achievement. To begin with, when public schooling first became available to students, our society was mainly agricultural and children were needed during the summer months to help at home with chores and field
that most students forget everything they learned from during their school year when they go on long breaks such as summer vacation? Maybe that could change. School time should be extended and the school year should be longer to improve academic scores and overall performance on school work. Having more school days and shorter breaks means more teacher collaboration and planning time and also gives the students more opportunities which was proven by Boston's Clarence Edwards Middle School and Kuss
adventures, students return to school with rested minds and darker skin. During the previous school year, they were constantly worried about homework, projects, and tests. Their three month getaway has cleared their thoughts of school completely, which is precisely the problem. When teachers ask returning students what material they remember from last year, the answer is absolutely nothing. Summer learning loss is only one major problem of the famous three month long vacation from school (Ballinger
YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLING Many families are satisfied about year-round schooling; 88% or more are positive about year-round schooling. Only 2% of the 88% disliked the idea of year-round schooling. Even though 48.1% of teachers, students, and families were unpleased first hearing of year-round schooling, they ended up having a positive reaction later (Varner, 1). Many people are having positive reactions to year-round schooling because student seem to be more interested in their classes, there seems to
completely flipping the traditional school schedule and idea of summer vacation upside down. Just as with any idea, there are advantages and disadvantages as well as supporters and opponents. Each district must look at their own individual needs and evaluate the trials from schools that have gone before them to decide if year-round schooling would benefit their school. The first year-round school was opened in 1904 in Bluffton, Indiana with the intent to increase school-building
Education at a Year-Round School Consider the following situation: A car is driving past the local elementary school on a hot and sunny July afternoon. As the car approached the school the driver notices some unusual things. Students are outside with the teachers for recess, and it looks as if school is in session. The school is on a year-round schedule. The driver is intrigued and decides to do some research. From the research, this person found that students are achieving more academically and
the traditional school calendar did serve a purpose. However, lifestyles have radically changed from the times of the countries’ early development, and it is only rational to adopt a school schedule fitting for the times. Despite being
Schools today are focusing on improving their students’ academic performance. Each school district has their own calendar schedule which they believe is the best schedule for their students and community. There are a variety of school schedules including traditional public schools, year-round education, and four-day school weeks. School districts across America cannot compromise on an optimal schedule. Traditional public schools are located all around the United States. Public schools start at the
Many schools across the country are choosing to change their school calendar from a traditional schedule to a more nontraditional schedule changing the school year to a year round calendar. Schools are choosing to change up their calendars for many different reasons. Some schools are choosing to change the calendar to help maintain instruction and improve academic achievement. Some are trying to save money and prevent overcrowding in the school. I agree with making the nontraditional school year