Persuasive Essay About Spring Break

Spring break is a very popular vacation time for both students and teachers. If spring break were to be removed, a large attendance problem would likely erupt during Easter week. Families often have set weeks each year that they take off for vacation, and they would pull their students out of school. Wilson is also struggling with a lack of substitute teachers this year. If all of the teachers are using their vacation days over the same week, the substitute problem would worsen. Also, families aren’t likely to change their vacation week just because of school. People tend to follow tradition. If they’ve been using the week of Easter for the past few years, it is unlikely to change. After all, taking a vacation over spring break is very ideal. Airfare and hotels have decent prices, especially compared to over winter break. In many places, the weather is better during the spring than in winter or summer, and it may not be as crowded as it would be over other school breaks. Winter break is a very traditional and family-based time. Spring break is more relaxed and open to traveling or leisure. It is the perfect time for students and staff to wind-down and have a stress-reliever. Spring break is essential to our education and learning.
Wilson has always gotten out of school fairly early compared to our surrounding locations, so what is the point of getting out even earlier? Lots of students have friends from other school districts. If spring break gets shortened, these students would be out of school two or three weeks before their friends. Also, one of the main reasons to shorten break is to avoid conflict with, and allow more time for standardized testing. However, about ___ parents opted their students out of the PSSAs last year, and that number is expected to grow this year and next. Also, school is not supposed to be based on standardized tests, so basing our year’s schedule off of it seems extremely