School Year Round School Research Paper

Year Round School: Friend or Foe? 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. As kids, we love those three months of summer vacation where we can forget about those math problems, or that science project. But is it really helping us? According to nayre.org, the Director of John Hopkins University for Summer Learning claims that 2.6 months of learning are simply lost during the summer months. (Priddy) In order to make up for the learning loss, teachers must take time to refresh their students’ memories, and review past lessons instead of furthering the students’ knowledge by moving forward. (complex/periodic sentence) All of the time spent reviewing and reiterating past lessons is time lost, and takes away from the students’ total education. Having school year round eliminates this problem and allows for
Most parents do not have a three month summer vacation; they must work during the day. (compound sentence) This means that their child or children might be left alone for the entire day. With some children, this is not a problem, but with some others, this could wreck havoc. Day care can cost an arm and a leg (synecdoche), and some parents do not have adequate day care options, especially for three months during the summer. All year school breaks are more spread out and are normally set around the holidays, when it might be easier for parents to find someone to watch their child, or even to take a few days off work.