Over all public schools, there are only 4% that operate on a year round calendar. In that 4% there are 2 million students learning under a year round basis. Besides, year round schedules mitigate education loss from the previous school year. It also tarnishes the tradition of summer break, according to “Should You Give Up Summer Vacation?” by Laura Kelsey. Evidently the year round calendar is a prime solution to alter failing grades and help struggling students catch up. For instance, some students are overwhelmed with work and drama that occurs in school. With that in mind, year round schedules have more spread out recesses eradicating the overwhelming school environment. Simultaneously, year round calendars lessen memory loss between long breaks. Thus helping students retain and understand their curriculum. Lastly, studies show that American students are less proficient in academic topics.…
When most people hear the words “year-round school” they automatically disagree without knowing all the information about the subject. The fact is that year-round schooling is becoming more popular around the United States and even the world. It is the twenty-first century, most school systems are shying away from the more traditional school schedules and turning to year-round schooling. In 1992, 25% of the United States attended year-round schools, 17.3% higher than in 1988. Therefore, in just four short years the percentage of year-round school more than doubled (Gándara). Year-round school could become a reality for all of America, maybe sooner than expected.…
Schools should be year-round because of many factors like the fact that year-round schooling can generate strong feelings. A 1994 report, “Prisoners of Time,” argued that “a departure from the traditional school calendar could better meet the needs of contemporary society and result in increased student achievement.” Research has also shown that year-round schooling does have an effective on students. Reviews of existing literature on this subject generally contend that the achievement of children in year-round schools is as good as, or slightly better than, that of their peers in traditional schools (Palmer & Bemis, 1999; Kneese, 1996). Another example would be a study on six elementary schools where year-round schools posted overall-test-score increases that was higher than those of traditional schools (Kneese, 2000). Schools should also be year-round because the common belief is that after a long three-month summer break, students are forgetting what they learned the previous year and teachers are wasting valuable time trying to review everything from the previous year. A review of 39 studies that has been conducted showed that students test scores drop over summer vacation and that mathematics…
Furthermore year round schools is not a good idea. Having year round schools is not a good idea because it could interfere with family trips, it could also interfere with the time the student has to relax, and would trouble the schools…
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 is more beneficial in comparison to year round schooling.…
Having school year round means that students won’t forget what they’ve learned at school when they go on breaks. At some schools students go on long breaks and when they come back they can’t remember what they have learned. If their school is year round then students won’t forget what they have learned. When students have…
As seasons change, and the school year progresses, many students lose that “first day of school excitement” (I know that I do!) (parenthesis) that they once felt. So how do we regain that joy that once filled us? The answer is simple, year round school. Having school year round will enable students to expand their knowledge, decrease the time during which kids are idle when they tend to get into the most trouble, and reduce the stress levels of both teachers and students.…
First, students should go to year around school so they will not lose the material they have learned. Students spend their summer breaks doing nothing educational, therefore they lose the knowledge they recently learned. When the students come back, it is very difficult for the teachers because instead 10 weeks, 3 weeks would be better because there is less…
Now here are some cons of having a year-round-education; Increased costs and more stress on buildings that are inhabited year-round; Less time for large maintenance projects and more risk of having to do repairs at night or on weekends, at overtime pay rates; Potential difficulty scheduling extracurricular program practices and competitions; Teachers might have to share classrooms, making it difficult to store supplies and have a place to work during breaks.…
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.…
Year-round education is sometimes introduced as an academic remedy and sometimes as a logistical necessity. Advocates for both often describe the traditional school year as outdated, based on an agricultural calendar, and not suited to modern society’s needs or structure. There are many reasons for and against all year round school.…
Summer is a time for fun in the sun, family vacations, and relaxation. However, this can also be a time when students easily lose the knowledge they’ve worked hard to gain throughout the school year. With a lack of routine, classes, tests, and homework, students risk falling behind when the school year begins again.…
“Open your books kids”. It’s September and your teacher is getting you ready for your class and she is going to teach you a very important science lesson. Over the summer all you’re thinking about is the beach and getting a tan while all of that information just leaves your head. If there was year round school forget that information they learned at school, they would enjoy the breaks more because you can go to different places at different times of the year, and many students would receive a better education.…
Education is essential to everyone. It is through education that helps people earn respect and recognition. It is indispensable part of life both personally and socially, benefitting the society and his being as well. Providing quality education produces globally competitive individuals who can cope up with the innovations of the world. Every child should be given equal opportunities to learn and study. Because the development of a country depends vastly on the standard of education.…
As we know that the examination system has come to be the main theme of modern education. Everyone from his early child-hood should take endless examinations and succeed in passing them, before he could graduate from a college or university. As much importance has been attached to it in school education, it has been subjected to mounting criticism as to its validity. People in favor of it praise this system to great extent; and those opposing to it maintain that such a system should be abolished. A lot of people think that the examination system should be abolished. In the first place, because of the existence of the examination system, students go out for gaining high marks so that they often forget the main purpose of education. Many so-called "clever" students are nothing but bookworms who merely know the skeleton of knowledge. The aim of education is to enable students to learn how to live, how to work, and how to contribute to the country with their expertise. To do this, the students must receive training, in physical as well as mental areas. But the present examination system has discouraged students from making such an attempt. Furthermore, since the students try so hard to memorize, in a short period of time, as much as possible, psychologically, they will forget the whole subject as soon as the exam is over. Surely, this is one of the greatest wastes ever made in the history of human civilization. I do have the same opinions as those people do. But I do not agree with them that the examination system should be abolished. Let's clarify some things first. Take Thomas Edison and Marie Curie for instance. Edison stayed at school for only three months when he was young. Because he always asked strange questions that his teachers thought he was a fool. So they sent him away from school. Little poor Tom had to teach himself to learn. But he made more than 2,000 inventions years later.…