Mrs. Misselhorn
5th hour Language Arts
24 March 2017
Should Kids Have A Summer Break?
They are trying to take our summers away! Here are three reasons why we should have a summer break: summers been here for a long time and it is very important to our culture, it allows students and teachers to prepare for the upcoming school year physically and mentally, and not having a summer would interfere with sports and other activities. The first reason why kids should have a summer break is that summer is very important to our culture. According to “Why Summer is so Important for Teens,” during summer, teens can do activities they wouldn’t be able to do during the school year. In addition, it is important for teens to learn life lessons and social lessons from spending time with friends during the summer. Furthermore, the article reports that if there was not a summer, students would be over stressed and start to fail (“Why Summer is so Important for Teens”). As a student, the free time gives us freedom and gives us a break from school work. Also, the article reports that summer allows the …show more content…
According to “Top 10 Reasons Why Year Round School is a good idea” Studies show that frequent breaks are good for students and teachers. Furthermore, breaks improve stress levels for both teachers and students. Students would be more productive and teachers would have more free time, after grading is done. Also, teachers wouldn’t have to stay late after school grading every day of the week (“Top 10 Reasons Why Year Round School is a good Idea”). As a student frequent breaks would help us teens relax. According to Phyllis Korkki more breaks increase productivity. Constantly working stresses, you out and decreases productivity. Evidence shows that frequent breaks increase creativity and productivity (Korkki). We students would work a lot better with long, frequent