Are year-round schools a good idea that should be adopted by private and public schools? |
Hell yesssss!
I think Kids teens should go to Year round schooling Because,If u learn more you improve more. People Would not lose a a whole lot of education over the summer form not doing anything.You may say that you need a break from school, But would you just want to sit around and be dumb or go to school and be smart and, maybe have a better jobs when u get older.
Posted by: AnonymousShorter Vacations Might Increase Retention Rates and Increase Test Scores.
Supporters say year-round systems improve academic performance. They look to Japan, where test scores are higher than those in the United States, and where the school year is longer as opposed to a “normal” year in America. Also, the Oxnard California School district has a long record of successful year-round schooling. The year-round calendar has been going strong since 1976, and a nine-year analysis of students’ assessment results shows significantly improved test scores without changing their basic education material. With this evidence, we can see that year-round education will help students keep more information learned in school in their mind
Posted by: AnonymousThey're more protective
The more kids stay in school the less they'll get into danger. Either by themselves or outer influence of other kids, they'll be more responsible. If they have abusive parents they will be more protected because they'll stay in school more than having to spend almost two months at home.
Posted by: AnonymousDefinitely
Kids who are bored otherwise during summer vacation usually use electronics a lot, and a lot of electronics usage fits into their regular routine. By splitting break into manageable chunks, kids can be less overwhelmed during school and less bored during break, and they will use electronics less frequently, thus becoming less antisocial.
Posted by: williamliang451Shorter vacations might increase retention rates and increase test scores.
Switching to a year-round calendar is a benefit for the school itself and the students. Year-round school does not mean there will be no summer. Our summer will just be at different times. It's a benefit because kids will not lose information as easily. Also, more knowledge will be taught and put into their heads. Finally, it helps prepare students for their future.
Posted by: AnonymousYes.
Yes because your breaks would be spred out more because it would be less for students and you would get time in evry season out of school this would also be ideal for perents because you would not have to come out of school to go on a vacation this is also based on an old system to let kids out to help harvest there crops for winter
Posted by: BbghhYes year round schooling should be allowed.
Why? Because it helps with are education and so we don't forget things over the summer. Also year round schooling doesn't mean we'll take your summer break away, it means you'll have a month of summer then, back to school. Why, do you not want to have a good education, for you to get a job, if you want to have fun have fun, but what will happen if your grades drop what will you do? That is why year-round schooling can help, it helps with are grades, are parents will be proud, and you get to have great scores. So, I would say yes to year round schooling.
Posted by: AnonymousYes
The current school schedule was designed for farming. Most of the population lives in the cities, or at least the suburbs. Don't farmers have all these machines to do work for them? Seriously, this is the modern era, not the 17th century. 1800's, kids make their own toys, do hard work on the farm, chores in the house, etc. My son was devastated because his MAP score fell 10 points after the summer break. Sure, sure, make our kids study unsupervised. But do we know that they are doing it right? At least make a half-day online school for the summer, weekdays only. Summer school is specialized for struggling kids. Maybe we should change that and make it standard.
Posted by: AnonymousYES WE SHOULD!
Okay, here's one reason. As I read through the pros and cons most of the grammar errors are in the comments on the side against year-round schooling.
This past summer I had the chance to go to school in Japan for a week, and the way they had everything set up was so effective. I honestly wish I had the chance to go to an all year round school. I only have a year left of high school. Ever since they took recess away I only have a 25 min lunch and the weekend for breaks. I get so tired of going to school everyday - it's like I'm a robot getting out of bed to catch the bus. I wish that I was able to have a break every now and then.
Another good thing about it is that I would be able to travel cheaper with my family during the fall and spring times when people don't travel as much :)Posted by: AnonymousEducation first
More Than 180 Days!
The best part of year-round school is that it helps students increase their overall grade.
Year- round schools don’t keep teaching their students in boring ways, they make it more exciting for students so that they enjoy school and they don’t have to think every school is the same. Students don’t forget what they’ve learned in school if they have break, students have this advantage to stay focused and be in school to study and not to fool around. Therefore, schools should year round because of the better education students receive.
As a nation, it’s been debated as to whether or not school should be year- round. Schools should be year- round because learning more increases student’s grades. One example that show that year-round schools are helpful is, as stated in the article “Year-round schools- my kids love it, yours will too” by Brigid Schulte “Karl Alexander, a sociology professor at John Hopkins University, studied 800 students for more than 20 years in Baltimore’s elementary schools. He found that by ninth grade, low income students for more than 3 ½ grade levels behind their middle class peers. And most of that gap was attributable to learning lost over the traditional summer.” This shows how year-round schools can help students catch up on any topic they need help with. Secondly, in the same article by Brigid Schulte, the students learn more information but in fun ways, as stated in the article “They’ve learned CPR, calligraphy, Japanese, rollerblading and how to make art like Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock.” Therefore, that even though student are learning new different activities they are having fun while learning. Lastly, in the video “Balanced Calendar” one principal, Will Robison from East Harlem Charter school, guarantees that year-round schools have gained his students. He made it conspicuous that’s students and teachers like schools that way student learn more and their grades are increasing. Therefore, this information shows that year-round schools will not bore students but help them in fun ways.
Posted by: mandanYes.
Students tend to loose information that they learned over the summer. Also, if students have breaks during the school year, when they come back, they will feel refreshed and ready to learn. Year-round schooling also can help solve the problem over overcrowding issues for some schools. Kids will have better futures because they will gain more information.
Posted by: AnonymousYes
Year round schooling is a better opportunity for students of all sorts. Usually after 4-5 weeks of summer break, they are ready to go back anyways. Year round schooling allows them to have breaks during the school year which is what they need so they aren't getting burnt out. A super long summer break allows time to forget all of the information that they have learned. Getting longer breaks in the colder time periods would help increase attendance also.
Posted by: AnonymousIn Michigan, I tend to agree to have year round schooling .
An article written by Amanda Morin it shows that many who agree for year round schooling think that more is better and even the president agrees and hesitated "The challenges of the new century demand more time in the class room . " One reason year round schools is a good idea is that most parents and teachers prefer it, for an example 60% or more agree to have year round schooling . Another reason year round schooling is a good idea is because of education, it shows that kids will be able to remember their work they did before rather then the five to six no school weeks and the kids wouldn't be able to remember as much. My third and final reason is because of child care, the parents who find it harder to find child care will benefit from the after school programs and more school days so it won't be so hard on them . And that is why I want year round schooling .
Posted by: AnonymousKnowledge can be lost during summer break.
I myself am in 8th grade. I never ever thought that I would be agreeing to year-round schooling. But when I come back to school, it is hard to get back into the schedule. I mean, waking up at 5 AM, remembering all the stuff I had learned the previous year, etc., etc., etc. But when you say "year round schools" I think, I am not ever going to get a break! But the thing that many people don't realize is, you get the same number of days off, just spread out. Students, about half way through summer, start missing school. They miss their friends and their regular routine. Year-round schooling would be the best way to retain information that has been learned and have more break between days.
Posted by: AnonymousMore Days for Breaks and Longer Breaks.
Year round school should be used because children can learn more and they can remember and retain what they have learned instead of forgetting it all summer. Personally, I get bored after a couple of weeks out of summer, yet alone three months without friends. Year round school will provide more breaks and longer breaks out of school.
Posted by: AnonymousPrevent the summer slide.
During their summer break students forget everything that they learned that year. If there isn't that long of a break teachers won't have to spend practically the entire first quarter reviewing. Students can also use their time off to catch up and complete unfinished work. When the normal school calendar is 180 days just spread out throughout the year not 365 days of school. With these shorter breaks students won't have time to forget what they learned.
Posted by: AnonymousI don't think people understand "year round"
If you look at other countries that have year round school they still have "social" breaks. They have a month in the summer, a month in the winter, and 2 weeks in spring and 2 weeks in the fall. This will still allow for children to be social, and the children will still have breaks for the holidays. This helps so that children do not forget things during the three months and the first few weeks back don't have to be just review. This also keeps the children on healthy sleeping habits. Instead of sleeping until noon for three months and than not knowing how to funtion like a normal person. This also helps teachers pay. A teacher would get steady pay all year round and wouldn't need to budget for the summer months.
People need to realize that it does NOT mean 7 days a week and for 12 months! They still get breaks. I saw a post on the no side saying "Otherwise they won't be ready for the real world." Are you kidding me!?! Other than a teacher what "real world" job is NOT all year round!?Posted by: AnonymousStructure is good for kids.
I totally agree with Year Round Schooling. Kids need structure and they do get bored quickly. Set the schedule to where they get enough breaks to revive them and keep them motivated at the same time. Instead of no school in the summer, make it early morning and have them out by 12 noon, just my example.
Posted by: AnonymousYes
As a small business owner, parent and citizen the benefits of having our future workforce engaged in challenging activities consistently throughout the year with intermittent breaks is a more "civilized" way of educating the future of this country. How many adults do you know can take 12 consecutive weeks off every year?
Posted by: AnonymousMy argument will be intelligent, I promise.
Three months of summer vacation makes no sense to me. It gets boring halfway through, and my brain forgets things. I become constipated when I try to remember locker combinations the following school year. Review time every September is a waste of time as well. Year-round schools will be more beneficial. Of course, there will be breaks in between marking periods that will last for several weeks long. I understand that children, teenagers, and adults need breaks, just as cars need brakes. Having a year-round school year without burning out the students will allow students to adjust to the fact that having a job doesn’t give you summer vacation, be less forgetful, and putting the right amount of breaks in between balances it out with the amount of school days in a school year-summer break-school year type of schedule. Who knows? Maybe I could even pick up a date this way, instead of being an introverted, drooling potato every summer break.
Posted by: AnonymousYES!
I think that year-round school is a good idea. Kids would need more review after a longer time away from school. Shorter vacations would lesson the amount of time in accomplishing this. Kids would still need a break from the stress, and a proper amount of time would be given for that. With a longer vacation, you run out of excitement about a quarter of the way through, so why not spread out the days? This idea would keep more kids out of trouble, and provide a better learning system.
Posted by: AnonymousIt is better for the student
If the student has shorter breaks during the school year they are less prone to forget what they learned. So when they come back to school the teachers do not have to waste time going over the things they learned all over again. With this extra time they will get more learning in and have a better education over all.
Posted by: AnonymousI think the year-round school model is an excellent idea.
There are so many things that kids learn in school that aren't used during the summer. One example is foreign language. My son was so excited when he started learning French in the 8th grade, but since he didn't have the opportunity to speak it during the summer, he lost interest in it then really struggled with it when the next school year started. And think of all the time that gets wasted every year because the first couple of weeks of many subjects tends to be spent reviewing information previously learned. The year-round model should be adopted for all schools, although I imagine it would be more difficult to impose this on a private school.
Posted by: Iy3rJameYou don't forget what you learned.
I'm in 8th grade, about to go to the high school next year. Over the summer I forget everything I learned because I'm having so much fun over the summer. If Munster had year-round schools then the teachers wouldn't have to review what we learned in the last school year for a long period of time instead of moving forward and learning something new! Duh!
Posted by: AnonymousI AGREE WITH THIS MAN/WOMAN
I agree because kids would have more vacation time because the kids would go to school for 6 weeks then have vacation for 2 weeks. It's going to be a lot more money though for the taxes even though they're already high. I think the kids don't see it as more vacation time because they hear 6 week school then 2 weeks vacation. This is why I think this is a good idea.
Posted by: bbgirl88Yes yes yes
It is just way better and more beneficial for the student. Other people don't like this idea because they think that more school is worse but in the long run school will benefit you more 100% sure.
-shorter breaks to forget stuff
-lower drop out rates
-higher grades
-gives more jobs stable jobs to staff that can work longerPosted by: AnonymousSmaller class sizes, increased enrollment, childhood obesity
Schools can increase enrollment by up to 1/3 and decrease class sizes. This both improves the educational environment and allows for funding that would go towards building further schools to go towards year-round schooling. Teachers are not necessarily teaching more, as the school year is spread out rather than increased.
Also, summer is the biggest time of increased childhood obesity. Year-round schooling allows for both increased participation in sports and increased day to day activity in our youth.
Financially, fewer required schools will help support year round schooling. Plus, decreased childhood obesity will have an even larger positive impact on health care spending. It's time we focus on our obesity problem.
Children and teachers need to relax over summer break? Three months is way more than the needed time, plus students get the breaks anyways, just more spread out.
No, because children look forward to summer break? ok well lets just give all the kids A's and baby them even more.
The current 3-month summer school system is outdated, as it was originally used for kids to help on the farm. Time for our school systems to get with the program.Posted by: AnonymousYear-Round School are a good idea, but should not be made mandatory.
Year-round school has been shown to be a good model in helping students retain what they learn. However, it should not be made mandatory for school districts or private schools because each individual school district knows what is best for its students in that particular area. Parents should have choice in what kind of school calendar would work best for their family.
Posted by: KourtneyBI support because
The U.S. Average score in mathematics literacy (487) was lower than the OECD average score (496) in 2009, as it was in 2003 and 2006. In 2009, among the 33 other OECD countries, 17 countries had higher average scores than the United States, 5 had lower average scores, and 11 had average scores not measurably different from the U.S. Average. The OECD countries with average scores higher than the U.S. Average were: Korea, Finland, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Estonia, Iceland, Denmark, Slovenia, Norway, France, and the Slovak Republic. The OECD countries with lower average scores than the United States were Greece, Israel, Turkey, Chile, and Mexico. Among the other 64 OECD countries and education systems, 23 had higher average scores than the United States, 29 had lower average scores, and 12 had average scores not measurably different from the U.S. Average score.
Posted by: AnonymousChildren lose knowledge over vacation.
We used to need our current calendar but now it just leaves us at a disadvantage. We needed that calendar because farming was still the only way to survive back in the nineteenth century. Farms were family-run, and children were needed to help plant, tend to livestock, and to prepare and store food for winter consumption. The school calendar was devised to meet the needs of these farming families. Time off from school during the summer was not a vacation but rather an intense two-to-three-month period during which children were hard at work on the family farm. Now that two month period causes the ‘forgetfulness factor’, where kids lose up to 2.6 months of what they learned in school; according to the director of John Hopkins University for summer learning. This forces teachers to take a long time to re-explain all the knowledge that was lost at the hands of the long summer.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round school
European school attend year round. Jan.-march.off april.may-july.off august.sept.-nov.off dec till after the 1st of the year. Twelve weeks of school.off 4 weeks.no one is bored, teachers don't get burned out, less drop outs, less delinquency. I think we should adopt this here in our country. A friend of mine lives in England. Her daughter is 7 and has an education of a 4th grader. The teacher would not lose out on salary. The cost would be the same. Some say the ac would be a problem. All new schools being built have ac. This is only the beginning. Our school system needs to be revamped as well. Improve the quality of education and I believe this gives teachers a break having these short breaks in between semesters to regroup and try new techniques in the classroom.
Posted by: AnonymousYes, we definitely should.
Bringing in the year-round school will decrease the amount of learning loss over the summer break. Having school go throughout the whole year, the students can learn more, improve on what they learned, and become more educated without the constant loss of information. Making schools switch to the year-round school schedule will be a win-win.
Posted by: AnonymousYeahhhhhhh
As a student I know that I forget a LOT over the summer. Imagining the struggles special needs kids have. Year-Round schools give is more time to learn and process difficult skills. Plus, this will prepare us for the real world with jobs. Adults don't have summer breaks with their jobs. We need to go ahead and get settled for jobs and adult-life.
Posted by: AnonymousWe need year round schooling!
Having year round schooling would mean smarter students, smarter students would mean more people to think up new technology, more people to think up new technology would mean a smarter and better world, a smarter and better world would probably mean a richer world, a richer world would mean more smiles on everyones faces, especially on the faces of the the people who live in the poor countries in Africa, South America, and Asia.
Posted by: AnonymousSchool year round is a great idea!
You learn more, you get to know your peers and teachers better, you get more time off but spread out, and you don't get the chance to be a lazy bum all summer. You dont get the chance to forget everything you learned because of summer. You stay in school and keep learning.
Posted by: amber13We need more school time
With out more school we might forget what we learned from school over the summer. But with this two week thing we can actually remember what we have learned. Most of the world goes with this plan I don't see how America's school system should be any different from the rest of the world. So on a solid note I support year round schooling.
Posted by: AnonymousWhy shouldn't we
Determine how effectively school time is currently being used. For instance, states that are considering increasing instructional time should examine their academic standards along with all other requirements schools are expected to provide to determine whether they currently require enough school time to meet them. So why do you want to have summer vacation that long?
Posted by: AnonymousI support Year-Round Schools.
Year- round schools would help close the achievement gap between lower-class and middle-class students against their wealthier counterparts. Many studies have shown that upper-class students retain more information than their poorer counterparts because their families can afford enrichment classes. Learning is a skill, and like any other skill it is fungible- you don't use it, you lose it.
Posted by: AnonymousLegooo for year round schools
Year round schools should be a school for EVERYONE. It will help educate to children of the world for the common good. A resent study shows 77.3 percent of students are getting a better education with year round school. The projected goal for year round schools is the at least 35 out of the 50 states will determine weather or not year round school is a good idea. This is logic people look up one study about year round school it will say bogus about how year round schools should be ban.
Posted by: AnonymousI was in year-round schooled and it worked.
We got the months of January, May, and September off. Where I live it is too hot to go outside during the summer, but we could still do things in the winter. During the summer we forget everything and basically do nothing. At my school right now, all of us high school kids are too tired of school to even care about grades.
Posted by: AnonymousStudents will become smarter.
Switching to year-round school will help children and teens better academically. Students won't forget what they learned the previous year. It also helps save time. Teachers won't have to waste time going over things they learned the previous year. It also gives you more breaks, making your life a lot less stressful.
Posted by: AnonymousChildren in America should not take the summers off as this policy is leading to the United States falling behind in education.
Summers off from schooling was placed in effect when the United States was largely a farming country, when children were required to work the fields. Year-round schooling would give children the opportunity to learn more and not have a large break each year away from classwork, as well as maximizing the use of school facilities during the summer downtime.
Posted by: SlyHymieI'm all for it.
One thing I see the people opposed saying is that there are more days, and it would need more money and kids would become more stressed. What they do not get is that a year round school would have the same amount of school days, just with breaks spaced out throughout all the months instead of a 3 month break. Another thing, is that there ARE still weekends. As a middle school student, I find that the summer seems way too long. All summer long I feel stressed thinking of the day that school starts, and having a shorter break would make getting back into the swing of school a lot easier. I also love the colder months, and I personally would love more breaks to do winter sports instead of sweating all summer long.
Posted by: AnonymousIt would help prepare students for the real world.
Year-round school is definitely a great idea. The students get used to learning as an ongoing activity, which helps prepare them for the real world. Ideally this maintains learning and minimizes disruption.
It is true that traditional schools are indeed old-fashioned as students are no longer needed to help out on the farm or in the fields. Traditional schools should promote doing away with this old-fashioned system and move to the year-round schooling system. Year-round schooling delivers results and result matter more than anything. It also benefits everybody, so why not change our secondary schools to year round secondary schools now?
The whole educational system needs to change. The way society thinks needs to change. If it wasn't for change Canada wouldn't be where it is as a multicultural and strong Canadian society. Change is certainly inevitable. In a decade or two traditional schools are going to be history. This inspiring and very true quote by Habeeb Akande “The weak makes excuses and the strong makes changes” says it all when it comes to change and should be a applied to year-round schools.Posted by: AnonymousYear round school would be better for kids
The shorter breaks provide different times for families to go on vacation at off-peak times, give the students more time to de-stress, and doesn't allow the students forget as much over the long break vs the shorter breaks. The students would still go to school 180 days and still get weekends off. Instead of the long summer break, they would have shorter breaks throughout the whole year instead.
Posted by: AnonymousYes.
It doesn't have to be NO SUMMER. You could have one month of vacation placed sporadically during the school year as well as another month off completely. This way summer break isn't too long, and there's more time during the year to relax and reduce stress. Therefore, you can still go on vacation to visit family and even go more often during the year when it's less expensive because most people are in school/working.
Posted by: AnonymousThere are so many more advantages to a year round school
A. Kids instead of getting big huge breaks at a time would get breaks throughout the year.
1. It keeps the children's brains in tact and healthy for the next grade so that their minds can keep up with the information they just learned and imply it to the next grade without having to review.
2. During these breaks there can be homework packets that could be done to keep their minds stimulated. Big breaks kids often forget about it to last moment.
B. With all that kids do on a basis each grade some people act too immature which slows down the whole production of the class.
1. Year round classes would give teachers more time to prepare the children in class without getting so behind that they have to do many subjects in a short period of time.
2. This would give children more opportunity to slack off without being pressured into doing a lot in a short period of time so they won't fail the grade.Posted by: TD_ColeYear round schools are the bomb.
I think that we should have year round schools because they are helpful and beneficial to teachers and students in multiple ways. One way that it is beneficial is that students have more prep time and teachers have more time to grade assignments over the multiple longer breaks. Another way that it is beneficial is the fact that students get time during the year to get rejuvenated and become at peace and ready to learn at school again.
Posted by: AnonymousWe will learn more.
I think we should have a whole year-round school, because if you don't go the whole year round you will forget what you learned and might not know much when you get older. If you do got the whole year round you will have more time to get that assignment done faster. You will be able to get to the next part and get more work done. Kids will remember what they learned and they will have a better life.
Posted by: AnonymousYES
children learn more and improve more duing edecation. and also you will improve your test grades. education is very inporatnt to chlidren. so if you attend the a year school you will not forget things. Teachers can also spend more time teaching students new things. Even if you don't get to go on a vacation you would still have fun during all year long school
Posted by: AnonymousOf course!
The opposing side can talk about how it would take away someone's childhood all day long if they wish! In reality, kids will be kids either way, and there will still be frequent breaks throughout the year. It's like the one long summer break is just split up into pieces. Pretend this is applicable to today's cost of living: If all you had was a thousand dollars for a year, would you rather spend it all in a three month time period and live uncomfortably for the other 9 months, or ration it out so that you could live comfortably all year? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like being miserable for nine months.
Posted by: OddwadKnow your facts
Year-round school and traditional school DO total to the same amount of school days. However with a case of year-round school you attend classes for shorter spans of time and have copious vacation dates. How is that a bad thing? The people on the "no" side act as if students will be at school every day out of the year. This is incorrect. Year-round schools still attend an average of 180 days, the same number as the traditional school calender. But with the traditional school calender students and teachers have to attend school for longer times, which causes burnout. In addition to burnout, over the long 3 month summer students lose a lot of what they learned. This is especially devestating for graduating seniors because most colleges do not offer high school review courses.
Posted by: AnonymousSummers off mean information lost.
I am a teacher and if we are wanting to keep up with our global economy we need to update our school thinking. Students do not need to work on family farms, so it unnecessary to be off through those months. With the new focus on getting students ready for the new workforce we need to rethink when students work. Summers off is information lost.
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round schools should be allowed
Year-round school would be fun to me but some of the students have problems with it. It also messes up the school calendar. One kid is in traditional school, some are in year-round school. Kids learn faster than any other kids they get a lot of homework and I think that Its for kids that has bad grades or they just don't pay attention in class. The president is among them, I don't, why? But he just is. Year-round schooling causes problems with the students because the construction workers have to work on the school and that's a big disruption to the kids who are taking test working. For example? The students that don't have year-round schooling is at home forgetting everything that they learn. It's like that technology takes them away from working and so they can hang out with their friends and their brains are like you kids should have fun and the good voice comes in and he says or her says, No you must study study study! And then the bad voice says no you should have fun and so they listen to the bad voice. And they brainwash everything out of their head that they learn. I would do the right thing and go to year round schooling and learn faster and study harder. That's my reasoning.
Posted by: AnonymousYES, year round schooling is logical
Yes there should be year round school because there is more frequent breaks to relax and get more organized. More organized means more success! and more success means more money! And more money means more stuff! and more stuff means more smiles (:! more smiles means a brighter and happier world!!!
Posted by: AnonymousHell yes
We are not learning enough in school. We need to learn more in school so we need school year round. When we come back from summer brake we forgot everything. We have to have school year round. So if we forget the stuff we learn in school then we wont know every thing we need to know!
Posted by: AnonymousYes, It's Better for our Kids
With the year-round schedule, children will get a more tightly packed school year. More breaks mean a better chance to get refreshed, even though it may seem kids would learn less; they don't, they learn more, as they are able to focus more on their work. The three month vacation in summer is too long, making it so kids not only forget what they have learned, but cut the social interaction provided by school and get kids into the habit of staying up late, sleeping in, and doing things school would not allow them to. With the shorter break given with year-round, children will not have enough time to set in these habits, but will still have the time to go on vacations, and have the time to relax for a little, so they can get back some of the sleep they may miss in the school year.
Posted by: AnonymousTake a look at China.
China has one of the best educational programs worldwide. If the U.S. adopted this, it could change the way America's future would turn out. Students may not want it because of "Summer", well I personally think it's tough luck. I myself am in school, Senior year, and agree with this. I'm no straight-A student, but would like the best of the students to shine out before it is too late.
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round schools are a good idea and should be adopted because American children are falling behind.
Year-round schools are a good idea and should be adopted because American children are falling behind. It doesn't mean that kids wouldn't get vacations or have to work very hard all the time, but the summers-off schedule was created when the US was agrarian and the kids were needed to help farm. Childcare is a big issue now with so many working parents that it would help them financially to not have to find care for kids for the summer.
Posted by: H0bi3InvaderWhy aren't we funding this
Having year round schools doesn't mean that we would have school on the weekends, or that we wouldn't have summer break. It just means that summer break would be shorter. Also, instead of having school nine weeks strait, there will be small one or two week brakes every month or so. It can help with not having to forget all material in the summer, and you will have more free time within the school year.
Posted by: AnonymousThey should, absolutely!
It would eliminate parents to pay for summer baby sitting, teachers would have more job opportunities, the info would stay fresh in their minds, and a better/fuller education. They could widen the curriculum spectrum giving students more knowledge hat could help their college acceptance. Teachers may not get paid more money but since they are working longer and more often they'd have more pay days. Parents who work during summer now wouldn't have to unnecessarily pay for daycare and babysitting. The information they learn would stay fresh in their minds and they wouldn't lapse over summer break
Posted by: AnonymousI think its a great idea!!
I think year-round school is a great idea because they will have a lower drop out rate. 2% of regular schools have 5% drop out rates. My school is actually doing a debate in a couple days. We did a rough draft and we are soon to be making a final draft, then we are going to be doing a debate. I would like to be in a year-round school but I live in a small city that does not do year-round schools, but I think its a great thing. People say we don't get summer vacation but actually you go to school for 3 weeks and then you get a summer break or holiday break or whatever comes up. No you don't get weekends but they do get a 3 week long vacation after a couple weeks of school.
Posted by: Anonymousthe good the bad the ugly
i went to a year round school it was great! the lots of breaks that you get for a couple of days really lets you keep loose. the bad thing is sometimes would get work from school over the days off.
when i go to a traditional school i am often trampled in book work and test's that i don't know where to start. the good thing is the long breaks but the long school days make school boring.
the ugly thing about school is that it can be so much better then where it is today. limited budget plans have reduced education in all school.Posted by: AnonymousYes we should
It gives the students a better understanding and education on the skills that they need to work on. I get it If you don't like that the fact of no summer break, but its still better for learning and using the classroom more efficiently then ever before. Pulse students wouldn't forget as many things after their brakes.
Posted by: AnonymousThe summer vacation is an antiquated system based on letting kids return to the farms to help out during harvests.
There is no reason that children should have to leave school during the summer, because very few children live in the agricultural system that required extra labor during the summers. Year-round schools allow children to continue learning at a steady clip, without having to return to cover information they've already learned.
Posted by: LivingJimmyBetter for teachers.
This is the reason why I think yes. It is better for teachers in that school. You have just the same amount of vacation time, just not all at once. It's not normal or traditional, but that's what makes it special, just like you it stands out from other schools.
Posted by: AnonymousYes
I think we should have school year round because when you only have a week-long summer break you don't forget anything, but if you have three months you will forget every thing you learned and when you go back to school you won't know anything. I think school year round is better.That is my opinion.
posted by: AtefPosted by: AnonymousIt is the same amount of days.
People think that school is going to be longer if it is all year round. Well guess what, people, it is not. It is the same number of days, but we get more breaks. It's not good or bad, but you get more breaks. That's the only difference. Thanks for reading.
Posted by: Anonymousyes
Year-round school and traditional school DO total to the same amount of school days. However with a case of year-round school you attend classes for shorter spans of time and have copious vacation dates. How is that a bad thing? The people on the "no" side act as if students will be at school every day out of the year. This is incorrect. Year-round schools still attend an average of 180 days, the same number as the traditional school calender. But with the traditional school calender students and teachers have to attend school for longer times, which causes burnout. In addition to burnout, over the long 3 month summer students lose a lot of what they learned. This is especially devestating for graduating seniors because most colleges do not offer high school review courses.
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round is fair and pays off.
Some people think that year-round school takes up too much time, but really all it's doing is helping you or your child in their skills of learning. When you go to school, you hear your friends say "oh I hate school," but really people just don't understand that when you go through all those years of school it really does pay off. As you get older and older, when you get to that age where it's time to get a job, all of that schooling you went through comes in when you really need it. That's why year-round school can help your life and future.
Posted by: AnonymousYes it should!
I think that year-round schools are a great idea because kids wouldn't forget the things that they have been taught about 10-12 weeks ago. I think traditional schools are a good thing too because you get a long break away from school. Though it's not such a great idea because it's serious when teachers have to review the things students have learned the year before. It is also good for parents and working parents too, because they don't have to stuggle finding summer camps.
Posted by: AnonymousYRE is great people are just stubborn and don't agree to change.
People don't like change thats the only reason why people don't like the idea of year-round education. Year-round education would keep students busy but you'd still be able to have vacation periods. Children also benefit academically as well. Dropout rate for Non-YRE is 5% were YRE is only 2%. Kids with remediation definitely benefit from YRE the most. The way YRE is set up stress will reduce on the kids as well as the teachers. Kids with low performance will be able to have more time for help with all the breaks. Other countries do it successfully so why can't we?
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round does not mean no breaks.
The breaks are simply spread out instead of lumped into one huge summer gap. This way, students don't lose so much information over the summer and have more opportunities to explore the world in various seasons instead of just summer. The summer break system came from when we had an agricultural culture and students were needed to help on family farms (incidentally, that's why we have spring break too - for the planting). And maybe using a year-round system would eliminate the rampant redundancy in the material being taught.
And to all those kids out their talking about how adults just don't understand, I learned about year-round schools in 7th grade and have been an advocate ever since. It just makes more sense to spread the breaks out.Posted by: LaithaMore days for breaks and longer breaks.
Year round school should be used because children can learn more. They can remember and retain what they have learned instead of forgetting it over the summer. Personally, I get bored after a couple of weeks into the summer. Year round school will provide more frequent and longer breaks out of school.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schools help students remember stuff.
You go the same amount of days (180). Summer vacation (as you know it) is also referred to as the summer learning loss because when you miss that much of school you forget a lot of the stuff that you learned the previous year. So if you did year round school then you will remember a lot of the stuff that you learned the previous year so by comparison you would be smarter.
Posted by: AnonymousYes I think that year-round schools are much better
A lot of kids might think that it is unfair to them that they don't get two months, but when summer break is over and it is time to go back to school, all the kids are already used to sleeping in late and not waking up early. And usually the teachers spend all August and September teaching the children what they were taught last year. While year-round schools make sure that the breaks aren't too long that the kids forget things that they learned already. And that is why I think that year-round schools are much better then regular schools.
Posted by: AnonymousThey should be equally spread out on vacation and school.
Year round schools do just that. It equalizes the time period of vacation and school. You still get the vacation, but in small segments spread throughout the year. It benefits students to have a break each month where they can relax and take a break from school. Also, teachers won't have to review learned subjects and teaching can progress faster. So year round schooling is something public schools should give a try for sure.
Posted by: AnonymousYes, schools should be year-round.
An article by Amanda Morin has indicated students with lower tests scores increase academic skills with more instructional time . The first reason is multi-tracking system those in which groups of students are on different school schedules may allow for school learning . Another reason is the ability to have more global educational experience . The last reason is it is easier to schedule family vacation.
Posted by: AnonymousYes
I'm currently in high school and I think it would be a great idea and I know a lot of my classmates feel the same. I think it would be a lot better because for half the year we review what we did last year its a waste of time. We could technically make it through grades k-12 in less time than needed. Think about it. Summer gets boring after a while anyway.
Posted by: AnonymousSchools all over the world practice dis
For people who think that it is too much of a strain on children, it is not necessarily more school days per say. It would mean no 2.5 month vacation during the summer, but smaller breaks throughout the year. By spacing out the school year, it would mean that the teachers won't have to waste time reviewing in the beginning of September on all of the things students forgot. It would still allow for relaxation and family time, and would greatly improve scores by going at a slower pace. On the political side, the no child left behind act would be null is this were to take place, putting more money back into other important areas. Overall, there are no drawbacks except not being able to go on a 2 month vacation.
Posted by: AnonymousThat depends on the grade and school.
I pick yes. Not elementary charter schools. In all middle and high schools they should. Elementary non charter schools need help, while charter schools do not. But after 6th grade, no more summers. We need to learn more and mature, so we will be more prepared for the future. After 6th grade, your childhood ends so we can mature. (There should NOT be fall or spring break at all.) My point? We need help to the privilege of learning, not elementary to make them happy and listen, but us so we prepare to be adults. And luckily, starting next year, we will be a year round school! YAY LEARNING! THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD!
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round schools are advantageous because they would provide stability and consistency.
As a parent, I would support year round schools because of he stability and consistency that they provide. Oftentimes, a parent's schedule and a child's schedule have to be forced to be compatible and it's the parent - the breadwinner - who has to make the sacrifice. Vacations, holidays, half days, etc... are examples of these times. If schools were made to be year round I believe that it would cut down on parent's angst over finding appropriate supervision during long vacations and it would save childcare expenses. It's easier to request that your employer give you one or two days off, than to ask them to give you weeks off because you can't find alternative plans for your children. And, year round schools would keep children on track. Kids need something to do. They don't need an abundance of free time because they get bored easily and waste it. When you keep them away from school for too long, they have to be reconditioned all over again. And, it can be a battle to get them back into school mode after a long period of living carefree.
Posted by: MohaI0v35Yes we should.
Students will have more integrative learning time and will not lose as much knowledge over breaks. More frequent smaller breaks are more realistic for students as they head into the real world after graduation. They would have better attention spans in class, because they would not be as bored as they wait for a big upcoming break.
Posted by: AnonymousYes, because students can forget things they learned during their summer vacation.
During their summer vacation, kids always forget things they've learned, and when they come back to school in September or August, teachers spend the first month or so just reviewing what they learned last year. If you have year round schooling, it can help the kid not to forget as much, and they always get breaks to relax from the stress of school. People say that they want summer vacation, but it's not good for them because all they do is forget everything. You need to go to school and have a break where you won't forget anything. Year round school can really help kids.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round school has more breaks.
Year round schools have more breaks every month or two, and they also for like a week I think. That's better than 2 day breaks here and there, then a 2-2 1/2 month break at the end of the school year. It can also give kids more breaks to hang out with their friends.
Posted by: AnonymousYes, because of the lapse of time and the breaks.
There is no huge lapse of time in between school years. So by the end of seventh grade we’ll be going into eighth grade. This way we would not be able to forget things over the summer.
Also, the kids would have breaks all the time and be less stressed. The kids could go for either a 40:15 or a 60:20. This means that you go to school for 40 days and get 15 days off ( not including weekends ) and its the same for the 60:20.
Year round school is better for our kids.Posted by: AnonymousObviously the system now doesn't seem to be working
If you see something that needs changing, why isn't it changing? If we do agree to commit to better education, wouldn't the first obvious step to be to focus and that would require more time in the classroom; yes it would be more expensive, but perhaps we could direct porkbarrel "gifts" by legislators toward education. What will it take to change this? It may be that we're just used to 9 months (plus more time off for holidays than anyone in the private sector gets) of school and now is the time (obviously) to make a dramatic change.
Posted by: AnonymousTime Can Amount to Success
Children in the U.S. Are receiving less instruction than other children in other countries. This has led to some problems popping up. First of all, schools in other countries such as China and South Korea all follow year long school years, and they both show signs of success, as well as hold better test scores. Second of all, there is a huge amount of learning loss, and it takes around a month to review all the lost knowledge. Decades of learning have proven that learning loss is real, so I don't want to delve further into it. Third, there is a huge learning gap, between the rich and the poor. This is also partly connected to learning loss, for all classes of students loss knowledge. The only thing is that the rich and some of the middle class can pay for instruction over the summer, so very little is actually loss. The poor don't have this resource, so they just keep on forgetting. If those of you on the other side of this debate, take a stand and give me credible evidence and a logical solution to these problems then I can submit and agree to your position. If you cannot, take a while to see why I take my position. We must do our best for the children of our nation, for they are the future. Thank you.
Posted by: AnonymousHigher academic achievement.
If students have lower test scores in school they can raise them up.
If students raise their scores they will feel better and know they will pass the grade and have self confidence in them. The students will have longer periods and have more global learning in class .If they have longer breaks they will enjoy and relax themselves and study to be ready for anything in there way. The half world maybe think this the more knowledge they will be ready for the next grade and be like aw I don't know this I need to practice 1 time and get it rightPosted by: AnonymousYear-round school would support economy.
Year-round school would help because if kids are in school, teachers will make more money and parents will have more opportunities to be at work. Summer would be missed, but with more breaks, children have more chances to do what they do during summer. Education would be boosted and we need intelligent people for the future.
Posted by: aagedentonSchools that are year round are more productive.
According to edweek.org, a 1994 study of three year-round schools showed significant achievement gains for low-performing students that needed help. Besides, most students do nothing productive during summer break. As a result, students tend to forget past teachings that teachers have to go over for students to be on track again. Also, the more frequent breaks help ease stress that some students might have if they were on the traditional calendar schedule.
Posted by: AnonymousKids need the support .
We should have school. All year round it will help parents worry less about what there children are doing while they're in work. It would also help the kids get support when they need it. They won't have to wait till summer to review what was learned a couple of months ago.
Posted by: AnonymousAbsolutely
Once summer break has gone on for like a month or even sooner we are ready to go back to school anyway. Plus, we get more learning time and learn how to spell the word RECENT!!! Most of the people writing reviews on here saying that we should have year round can't even spell. We need more school.
Posted by: AnonymousIt's a good idea!
Having year-round school will keep kids from having to re-adapt to their daily school routines. They will still be able to have breaks, but they will be spread out more. If we have year-round school then we will actually be getting a better education and we won't forget everything we learned over the summer.
Posted by: AnonymousThey forget everything over the summer.
We should look to the world's BEST education systems and follow their examples. They all utilize a quarterly system. The summer off system was, after all, designed around the CROP SEASON! I think that might be a little outdated now!
Posted by: Anonymoussounds good to me
all year schools is the best idea ive heard of as far as education goes for this country. with more breaks and less summer, the risk in failing is almost impossible. yes i know that summer has been traditional for years, But think about it; whats more important, your childs education or letting them go mess around with friends. And who's to say that with all year round schools, they wont get to hangout with their friends still? heck, with all those breaks they will have plenty of time to hangout and goof off all they want.
Posted by: AnonymousAs a 7th grader I think more schools should go to year round school.
Because in the middle of the long summer I get bored and I'd much rather be at school and in the winter I want to go on vacation. If you do enough research you discover year round school is beneficial. With year-round school, students don't fall behind as much and every one has faster success. There are already 3,181 year-round schools in the US. If they are that popular, then they must be helpful. The common breaks year-round school provides are an opportunity for kids to relax and take a break from stress. At first, I thought year round school was a terrible idea but its not as bad as it sounds if you look into it.
Posted by: AnonymousOut with the old, in with the new!
The traditional school calendar was created so that children could help their parents on farms during the summer months. Today, however, less than 1% of the U.S. Population is farmers - and the 1% is aided by machines such as tractors, so they no longer need help from children. This obsoletes the traditional school calendar. Most people think that year-round school means 365 days a year of school, but this is not the case. Year-round school operates on a 180 day calendar, with shorter, more frequent breaks, with no learning periods any longer than 45 days. These breaks leave students very refreshed and, with a one-month summer break rather than a three-month one, students suffer from much less information loss, allowing for less review time and more learning time.
Posted by: AnonymousAbsolutely
The education system in America needs to be revamped. We are no longer competing with others around the nation for jobs, we are competing globally! Statistics show other countries beat Americans in testing scores, and unfortunately our country is oblivious to this. With adopting a year-round schooling program, nationally, we can hope to increase our children's future knowledge.
There are three main reasons year round school should be implemented here in America. First, children lose knowledge over the summer, and this can be prevented by decreasing the breaks period. Second, there is a widening gap in children's education between different social classes, and some parents can't afford to send their child to summer school while others can. Lastly, this leads me back to globalization. Like I said, our country is no longer faced with those living in this country, but other countries like Singapore have developed an education system that well exceeds the American standard.
Therefore, I believe parents need to understand the importance of education. It starts with the parents. If you don't set an example and show your child how to be successful, they may never understand. Of course children deserve to have a summer, but why does it need to be three months long? Have you never heard your child tell you they're bored and ready to go back to school?Posted by: AnonymousI feel that the option of year round schooling is a wonderful idea.
Did you know that it has been proven that students lose some of what they learned in school during summer vacation, most commonly in math? Year round schooling would prevent this by teaching and having the students practice their knowledge even during summer. Also, with summer vacation I find it very hard getting back into the flow of school in the fall. Year round schooling would help students stay used to going to school.
Posted by: AnonymousYes totally yes
We should have year-round school because we get better education and we also get smarter. If we split up summer then we still have the breaks but we are much more focused and active. Also Year-round school improves grades 10% more than regular schools. Because of this we can be ten times smarter and possibly have smaller classes.
Posted by: AnonymousOnly in middle and high schools
In elementary school, they have less to learn and need more time at home, so they need their freedom. They would refuse to learn with year round! After grade 5 in most schools, there should only be no school days for Christmas and Thanksgiving. And they need to be maturing, so going to school when it is NOT a holiday will help them mature faster and be prepared for the real world. Then if they go to school everyday all year, they will graduate when there like 15 and can either make so much more money or retire earlier!
Posted by: AnonymousOnly in some grades
I picked yes because I'm in middle school. Preschool and Elementary need their summers, because it's just the beginning, and they need to reduce stress. After grade 6, I think they should not have weekends and need to be at school when its not a holiday. Preschool and Elementary would refuse to learn this way. Middle and high schools should be year round because they need to be maturing, and when they work, they will have to work everyday that is not a holiday. Then they will mature faster, graduate earlier, either retire earlier or make a lot more money before retirement (and I think you shouldn't retire until you REALLY can't see, hear, or work well.) In conclusion, we'd hate it NOW, but will one day be thankful about such joys of learning!
Posted by: AnonymousBetter scores with the same amount of days
Year-round school is not what most people put it out to be. You don't add any more school days to the calender and summer break is only 3-4 weeks shorter, with those days dispersed through out the rest of the year. As a student I would rather have these short break so I can relax in the middle of the year instead of waiting for one long break in the summer. This allows students to spend more time with their friends and do things over the 2 week breaks to unwind and be ready to come back when school starts. With more energy I might not fall asleep in math class, and the thought that family losing time together or that parents aren't going to find day care for their children is totally false. Day care can be more easily found when all the schools in the area are out at the same time. You could find a high-school or middle-school student to take care of your child. And you spend the exact same amount of time with their children because there is the exact same number of school days 180. Thank very much!
Posted by: AnonymousI'm Rebekah Murphy and I'm 17 and I think school should be all year long
I think that schools should be year round because I feel like kids/teens loose a lot of what they learn because of the huge gap in between grade changes. I also want school to be year round because we would have longer vacationing time. Its just a great idea to have school all year. I also think it would keep kids/teens out of trouble because they are at school longer.
Posted by: AnonymousLength is actually not a factor in this.
In year-round schooling, there are actually more breaks that in total last as long as a typical sumemr vacation. This means there is more opportunities to break out and relax. This also means that the number of school days will be equal, so students in year-round schooling will be as educated as non-year-round schooling students.
Also, schools are where people hang out with each other. During the summer break, kids at home will be bored without their friends.
There are much more things to talk about, but I think I'll make my point right here.Posted by: angryhamster88All school districts should have Year Around School.
Students that forget about what they learn, comeback early to school and would be able to learn more. One reason is that year around school can help kids be prepare for next school year. Another reason is students can get a scholarship so they can get into collage for free. Last reason is teachers can teach more to there students.
Posted by: AnonymousIt means higher academic achievement.
If students have lower test scores in school they can raise them up. If students raise their scores they will feel better and know they will pass the grade and have self confidence. The students will have longer periods and have more global learning in class. If they have longer breaks they will enjoy and relax themselves and study to be ready for anything in their way. The more knowledge they have, them more they will be ready for the next grade and be like awww I don't know this I need to practice one more time and get it right.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round school is good for learning.
Year round school is not a new issue in education. It has been contemplated and even tried in many different places. There are many schools that use this system. In the traditional school year there are only 180 days off. In year round school, they go by a 45/15 schedule meaning that every 45 days they get a 15 day break. The opinions of year round school vary but my answer is yes and I'm only 12. My opinion is very strong and I think all schools both private and public should go by this program.
Posted by: AnonymousI vote yes because it promotes learning.
I am currently doing research on this topic for my school paper. I am in advanced classes at my middle school. My friends and I often get bored in school and have to wait for other students to relearn or learn new things from teachers. Year-round school will help with this issue, and plus the breaks are the same length but will seem longer. I hope my school does this in a few years.
Posted by: whitneyhaynieEurope uses this system
it just seems to be a more efficient and better method. All those saying that summer vacation makes students forget the material are spot on. Plus once high school and college students start working in the job field there is not a two/three month break while working, so students will be better prepared to handle the workload that comes with a full time job.
Posted by: leaningontheleftLonger vacation & summer learning loss.
If the school year is extended then we can have longer vacations to spend time with family. Also two day vacations are so not fun. So instead of having a long break have many split up breaks that are two weeks long instead of two day long vacations. Also without a long time to forget things... can you guess what happens! :) YOU DON'T FORGET THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Posted by: AnonymousYou don't have homework for four ours every single day so your wouldn't even know anyways.
I think a single track school year may be a better idea than the traditional school year first in that kids waste less time reviewing things they've forgotten during the summer. In addition I think kids will be more inclined to do better at school because they have periodic breaks instead of dredging through the huge block of 180 days. Going to school week after week is so monotonousness and the entire time, from the day school starts, you're just looking forward to your 3 month long break, I would know because I'm a junior in high school. Trust me after having fours hours of AP homework everyday for three months you may as well be dead.
I know a lot of people like the idea of summer, and freedom, and adventure but you should take into consideration that half the time kids are on summer vacation they are sitting in front of the couch not doing anything productive at all. Every parent can contest that for every time a kid says "I love summertime!" They also say "I'm bored." That's why a single track school year is such a great idea because kids still get to enjoy their summer but the duration isn't so long that they find themselves sitting around forgetting all they have learned. Lets not forget that with a single track school year you get a vacation for every season! Parents can take advantage of lower hotel rates and admissions fees because everyone isn't going to the same place at the same time for once. Isn't the dream to go to Disney world and not wait in line for three hours? The best part is your kids aren't even missing out on valuable school time to do so. Another merit that a single track school years brings to the table is that they offer a better transition into the work place. When was the last time a company took a summer break? My guess is never.
All year round schooling is a good idea even if it doesn't provide better test scores because it allows kids to do all the things they did during the traditional school year but with less forgetting and more preparedness for entering society on their own.Posted by: BridgetHow would you like having breaks throughout the year. Year round schooling provides that and more!
Schools that have year round schooling, provide less chances for the students to forget things. In this method, kids won't get burnt out from schooling everyday from that hard work that they do. More schools should change to year round schooling to benefit the students learning. Do you ever find your self running out of things to do for the summer time. With year round schooling your breaks are never too long.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round school is great for students.
I think we should have school during year round because it's important to get all the education you need. That way you can get a great college for you and have a good career and you still get summer break, it's just in little pieces. That's why we should have year round schooling.
Posted by: AnonymousIt's no longer than current school.
People think that school is going to be longer if it is all year round. Well guess what, people, it is not. It is the same number of days, but we get more breaks. So it's not good or bad, but you get more breaks, that's the only difference. Thanks for reading.
Posted by: AnonymousTraditional school calendars are a way of the past!
Summer vacation was traditionally long because most students worked on a farm, and needed the summer vacation to plant and harvest crops. In the 21st century there is a very small farming population, so we no longer need a traditional, agriculture based school schedule. We should switch to year round schooling.
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round school is not as bad as it sounds!
Year-round school doesn't mean that students have to go to school for 365 days straight, just that school-time is spread more evenly throughout the entire calendar year, rather than being crammed into a nine-month period. Year-round school is a great way for your brain to get used to school AND have fun at the same time, while the 3-month-long summer break will just rot your brain and make you forget everything you learn. If you have shorter breaks, then you will remember things more, and will be able to learn more.
Posted by: AnonymousMany breaks for students
Ban 180 Days!
As a nation, there is a continuous debate as to whether or not schools should run all year round. This does not mean that students are in school 365 days a year, but it does mean a balanced calendar throughout the year. Without a doubt, school should be year round because it is not only essential to increase student’s grades, it creates less stress and better discipline among all. As stated in the article, “Year Round School? - My Kids Will Love it! Yours Will Too!” by Bridget Sulte, it is apparent that school is beneficial year round because “my daughter doesn’t even know she is learning chemistry when in her Harry Potter class she is making chocolate frogs.” This evidence proves that children can learn in an engaging way, even when in school all of the time, so that the year round school is not so structured and remedial based. This type of initiative will make students want to attend school year round and it will make students more able to learn in a fun way, especially struggling learners. In addition to this fact, the video “Balanced Calendar,” one principal named Will Robinson from East Harlem Charter School, assures others that year round school has benefited his students. He has made it obvious that teachers and students both like school this way because they learn more and test scores are going up. Furthermore, offering incentives to these students who attend school for eleven months has helped their independence as learners. Finally, after researching with “The Pros and Cons of Year Round School” by Amanda Morin, it is proven that “shorter summer breaks mean students are less likely to incur summer learning loss, which may decrease retention being served by intervention programs.” So, in reality what this means is that year round school assures that students don’t have a learner loss while not thinking over the summer and then there will be no need in extra help services other times. Even though the other side may argue that it will cost more to have school year round, there are plenty of ways to raise money for these programs and that the conventional ways of schools will just not work to make students successful in the 21st century. With that being said, it is obvious that without year round school, students will have gone down almost 3 years by the time they reach 9th grade, a tremendous issue seen today. School should absolutely be year round with a balanced calendar.Posted by: AnonymousTake a look at China.
China has one of the best educational programs worldwide. If the U.S. adopted this, it could change the way America's future would turn out. Students may not want it because of "Summer", well I personally think it's tough luck. I myself am in school, Senior year, and agree with this. I'm no straight-A student, but would like the best of the students to shine out before it is too late.
Posted by: AnonymousYes, school year round would be a huge benefit to kids.
Having three months over the summer is too large a time off from school, so much so that most children forget a lot of what they learn. Having more breaks for a shorter time gives the kids a chance to relax and refresh while keeping the break short enough so they do not forget their learnings.
Posted by: AnonymousIts great for our children!
With the year-round schedule, children will get a more tightly packed school year. More breaks mean a better chance to get refreshed, even though it may seem kids would learn less; they don't, they learn more, as they are able to focus more on their work. The three month vacation in summer is too long, making it so kids not only forget what they have learned, but cut the social interaction provided by school and get kids into the habit of staying up late, sleeping in, and doing things school would not allow them to. With the shorter break given with year-round, children will not have enough time to set in these habits, but will still have the time to go on vacations, and have the time to relax for a little, so they can get back some of the sleep they may miss in the school year.
Posted by: AnonymousYes
We need to keep up with the rest of the world, in the matter of academics. Children don't need 3 months off school, 1 month is fine. We as a nation need to think about our future, and our kids are our future, we need future leaders to solve our problems not make them worse. I believe that with shorter breaks our children will have significantly higher test results pertaining to math and science.
Posted by: karmengFarming Kids
There are still some people in America who farm, and they might need help from their kids during harvest season. Kids still have more than five hours to help with harvest, and do homework. Summer doesn't interfere with adults schedules because most kids ride the bus to school anyway. It cost less for daycare because instead of having to put your kid in daycare for a full day they only have to go after school. This schedule is a better option for education.
Posted by: AnonymousJust one critical point
Let’s turn the dial and travel back to a year ago, a decade ago, a century ago, and now back to a time before the industrial revolution, to a time where life was simpler and with an agrarian lifestyle. Imagine you’re a child living in a time between the Neolithic Revolution and Industrial Revolution; in an agricultural society, it is a necessity that you help your family harvest crop as it is your source of food and family income. Did you know that this is why students have today’s modern summer break? To help out during harvest season. In 1st world countries this no longer applies. To give you a little perspective, let’s just note that in 1862 when President Lincoln was in office, 90% of Americans were farmers, compared to todays 2%. (Azevedo and Crotty) Considering this statistic lets now see that out of the 55,235,000 students in America, 2,300,000 attend year round schooling, the other 52,935,000 attend this schooling system that dates back centuries, even millennia. Clearly something is backwards if our modern school systems still expect our children to have to go out and harvest crop to support their families every year and can not possible go to school because of this. Having this background let’s look at why, it is finally time to make the change into a new modernized American Education.
Posted by: Anonymousit would be nice
you get vacation in every season it would be nice to have five weeks of school and have a two week break i dont go to year round school but ever since my speech and debate teacher assigned me this assignment ive wanted to go to year round school and that is why i said this i know my ending sentence was stupid but i needed to fill in space
Posted by: AnonymousWonderful Idea
The average kid uses electronics for 7.5 hours a day. While using an electronic device for a calculator or a translator and many more resourceful tools, that is not always the case. Most kids tend to use these devices for gaming which sidetracks them from paying attention in class, doing homework and making time to practice subjects that they may be having trouble with. If year around schooling is adopted students will have more time to go over work that they are having trouble with because the curriculum will most likely get stretched out over the course of the extra two months and a half. Spreading out the curriculum will also give teaches an opportunity to space work out so that students can get a break once in a while. This will allow kids the time to participate in sports and extra-curricular activities. If kids are spending a signifacant amount of time on video games they will grow to become anti-social. If students were to become anti-social, they would not get involved. Being individuals punctual to everyone because if you are not then you can not accomplish what you set out to do.
Posted by: AnonymousGreat Idea
Year-round schooling is a great idea. The reason is because it keeps our kids out of trouble. Three months of summer is just asking for kids to get in trouble lets be honest. Year-round schooling has also show it improves math and reading gain compared to the tradition school. But again that is just my opinion.
Posted by: jpierreAbsolutely
The education system in America needs to be revamped. We are no longer competing with others around the nation for jobs, we are competing globally! Statistics show other countries beat Americans in testing scores, and unfortunately our country is oblivious to this. With adopting a year-round schooling program, nationally, we can hope to increase our children's future knowledge.
There are three main reasons year round school should be implemented here in America. First, children lose knowledge over the summer, and this can be prevented by decreasing the breaks period. Second, there is a widening gap in children's education between different social classes, and some parents can't afford to send their child to summer school while others can. Lastly, this leads me back to globalization. Like I said, our country is no longer faced with those living in this country, but other countries like Singapore have developed an education system that well exceeds the American standard.
Therefore, I believe parents need to understand the importance of education. It starts with the parents. If you don't set an example and show your child how to be successful, they may never understand. Of course children deserve to have a summer, but why does it need to be three months long? Have you never heard your child tell you they're bored and ready to go back to school?Posted by: Anonymousbetter education
Kids these days do nothing but play video games and how is that helping them in school. Video games are what make kids brain dead. I mean I am a video gamer and my GPA is not good. Some kids can do both but not a lot. So if they had school year round they wouldnt forget as much and be behind of other schools. I mean they get a certain amount of days off and its like 1/3 of the time they go to school.
Posted by: AnonymousI have attended a year-round school
I went to a year-round school, and it happens to be the top ranking K-5 school in the district. Look up Weaver Elementary if you don't believe me. The breaks were spread out, so we could get more breaks without feeling bored of school. The shorter summer was better too. I didnt have any days where I was bored, because I was spending my limited days wisely. YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL IS GOOD!
Posted by: AnonymousBetter Than You'd Think
I believe that year-round schooling is a good idea. Children don't get as bored and burnt out during the school year because of longer breaks. Besides, doesn't a 15 day break sound better than a 5 day one? I mean I know which one I would choose. Kids wouldn't suffer from nearly as much summer learning loss as they do. It's still the same 180 days. Longer vacations make it easier to schedule a trip than shorter ones. You wouldn't have to pay as much for babysitters and all. Dropout levels are lower for year-round schools, too. There are lots of options for year round school. There are different calendars, and there's multi-tracking and single-tracking. Multi-tracking is where different kids attend the same school but on different calendars and single-tracking is pretty much the opposite.
Posted by: AnonymousLonger breaks
I was a student at a year round school and liked it better than traditional school. We have longer breaks and the teachers get a little more time off than traditional teachers. Plus, we didn't forget as much information and we are getting more prepared for college life than if it were a traditional school. That is my opinion.
Posted by: AnonymousLess Stress
During the school year, students and teachers become very stressed and don't get many breaks. Summer is the only time for that break, and often times children will have loss of retention of the information learned during the school year. With the same amount of schooling as traditional school, there is the same amount of learning, less loss of information during periods of breaks, and frequent breaks which reduce stress among students and teachers.
Posted by: kb123Making school year round would decrease the amount of information kids forget.
When kids use information they remember it, so if school was year round it would be more efficient. Kids would get more out of their education. This system is old, it used to be this way so that kids could go work on their family farm. What kid needs to do that now? This will help them retain more information.
Posted by: AnonymousYES!!
I think year-round schools would provide much more education than in a school that doesn't go year-round..this means they get longer breaks.....more stuff to learn than a regular school....and and for summer break they would have only a month and a half...but that includes not forgetting most of what was taught during the year...This means they would be smarter than they would with regular school
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schools is better preparation for life.
The original purpose of the 9 month school year, with summers off, was to make the children available to help on their parents farm. This is no longer needed in our industrialized/computerized society, and is actually a detriment to learning, as children tend to forget things over the long summer break. Schools should run year round, as the workaday world does, to better prepare young people for their lives and improve retention and learning.
Posted by: laceymaryaYear round schools are a great idea that should be adopted in the public school system.
Year round schooling is great educationally because the traditional system creates a situation where children need about two months of review at the beginning of the school year to make up for the information they have forgotten over the long summer break. Children educated year round will learn more. Also, the school buildings will be more efficiently used which will be a more economic use of tax dollars.
Posted by: TaintedHamelYes! tinab
Do we want the best for all of our children? I know I do. School is very stressful and with the high cost of education afer high school, the competition is high. Many students need more time to absorb the material that is given to them. When given the standardize test many students fall short. We need to give our students much more then we had.?" The times they are a changing."
Posted by: Anonymous
Year round schooling is pointless
Kids need to have a good break every now and a gain to regain their thoughts. It would be bad for our children to have so many small breaks throughout the year as opposed to a long break like Summer break or a small break like Winter break every few months. Children would be horribly stressed thinking about things like "Oh no. i got a bad score on my test last week and I have not even started on my Social studies project."
Posted by: AnonymousSummer Killer Beware
The summer is a time for children to explore themselves, figure out what they like to do, and who they are. Children look forward to the end of the summer break every year. If they change the calendar children have nothing to look forward to. Year round school will kill the summer fun for children.
Posted by: AnonymousSome kids work on the Farms.
The summer was made for kids to go home and help out on the farms during the busy summer season. This still stands today. My kids help out on the farm all summer and don't have time to be in school, they need to be on the farm helping out with the animals and crops to keep our family's farm going.
Posted by: AnonymousThe Importance of Longer Vacations
Longer vacations give you the time to see family and friends. A lot of families don’t live close to each other some might live closer, but it`s still hard to travel during the year. Some people don`t get time off from work and don’t get to spend a lot of time with their families. Also, It’s good to meet new people over vacation. For instance, I met a new friend at a swimming pool. A lot of people travel to see family or see new places. Also, if you take a vacation in another part of the world you could learn some interesting things about a different culture.
Posted by: AnonymousAs a grade 8 student, I prefer to have a long period of time off rather than breaks in between.
- More time for a summer trip and activities.
- We get to relax for the only 2 months of the year.
- Feel more comfortable.
- Can start something that may take a long period of time.
- Can get a summer job.
- More FREEDOM.
- Better for the student and can earn to be more independent.Posted by: AnonymousWhat about the kid's free time?
Every year, kids spend a lot of time at hard work doing homework, studying, and much more. So, it's important that they should have a long break. It will help them relax their mind, and they will get to have some fun with their family and friends. Although the kids will still get short breaks such as winter and summer break, and they may forget some things that they have learned in school, it is very important to let kids do something else than just worrying about their education.
Posted by: AnonymousThat's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard
Aren't children getting enough curriculum? They need a break.. Otherwise they are going to get so tired they are going to fail. I strongly disagree. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! They need a break to play in the SUN. Kids these day aren't getting vitamin d enough and need the sunlight.. Summer has always and forever =fun. Ask any child to think of the first word that comes to their head when they think of summer.. I bet you over 50% will say school's out or playing with my friends or playing outside
Posted by: ImnotanuggetUm...absolutely not
We should not switch to year round schools because people have things they like to do over weekends and summer and if you take that away then what do kids have to look forward to? What gets me through a week at school is knowing that I will have the weekend to relax a little bit. I can not imagine not having weekends because my stress level would sky-rocket. I am sure that other kids/teens feel the same way because weekends are for fun and everyone needs a little fun in their week.
Posted by: AnonymousWe need time for our families.
We think that we should not have year-round school because we need time for our family. Most people have families live far away from each other. So if we have year-long school, then people won’t be able to see their families. And people who have jobs in the summer will be lost because we would have school. And people go away to camps in the summer that they enjoy and meet new friends. The average person goes to school for 180 days a year, which is 1,170 hours spent in school.
Posted by: AnonymousThe importance of family bonding time.
If you have more long vacations it gives people more family bonding time, so you can have family dinners and camping trips, which in turn causes less people commit suicide and do drugs. Teachers wouldn't’t get paid if too many people committed suicide because of stress. Too much education makes you have more stress in your life and become more pressured when it comes to the serious stuff like tests.
Posted by: AnonymousSchool Districts Around Clare County Should Just Stick to Traditional Schooling.
In an article written by Amanda Morin it states that for most students that go to year round schools don't really get any curricular change in a year and their academic achievements don't change. One reason traditional schools are better is you don't miss out on special events and/or special opportunities, like you would in year round schooling. Missing out on events and/or opportunities can be very upsetting to kids and parents because maybe you have to go to school the week of summer camp you would not be able to go because you have to wake up at six a.m. to go to school. Another reason is that traditional schools don't have to worry about is the extra 10% of all of the bills because they are in school more and they have longer school days. Which might make it hard to keep the school up and running. The last reason is child care. For example if a kid was on break for two weeks and you had to work it might be hard to find child care for just two weeks.
Posted by: AnonymousThis is not a good idea! AT ALL!
As a student myself I think that year around schools are not a good idea AT ALL! Kids need breaks! Being one myself helps a lot to understand. Kids get a good education as it in the first place! Plus, it would be hard to adjust to new grades if one week you're in 7th and the next you're in 8th! That would not be fun! Year round schooling is a flat out BAD IDEA!
Posted by: AnonymousNo, not cool Bro.
Year round school is bad, ok? Can you understand what I am saying here? Kids will want to drop out because they don't have enough LONG breaks. Also, think about the children. What are they going to do for money - summer jobs? But wait, year-round school doesn't have summer break. Also imagine the money for air conditioning and heating, etc. A 2007 study states that you don't learn more during year-round school. Also ,kids need to get exercise. How are they going to do that with short breaks when they are sitting inside starting to panic because they might not get their 1000 word essay. This is why there should not be year-round school. Thank You America!
Posted by: AnonymousNo Year Round Schools
Year-round schools make learning more choppy because of the 45-15 system. There is a break of 15 days after 45 days of school. This system makes for frequent breaks, which doesn't let students' minds flow. Also it makes internships impossible. Students need internships to get into most prestigious colleges. If you don't have any summer breaks, it's hard to do these things.
Posted by: sdfsdfsdfWe should have longer vacations.
We should have longer vacations. We should have longer vacations because some go on family vacations and when we don’t have longer vacations that can cut out of our experiences. Some of the experiences with our families over vacation were to go to work with our parents and learn some skills and see what they do and maybe if we would like to do their job later in life. At this age it is important to stay in touch with our families like our grandparents and out-of-state family members.
Another reason we should have longer vacations is because if we could sleep in and relax, when it is time to go back to school we will have more energy to pay attention. When we pay attention in class we will be able to keep our grades up.
A third reason we should have longer vacations is we would be able to work on our hobbies. Our hobbies can give us lifelong skills.Posted by: AnonymousWe are kids!
We're kids! We need time to spend BEING KIDS! Give us some time to ourselves, where we can have an entire summer to go to camps, be involved in groups, be outside all day! We're already locked up in buildings for 75% of our childhood. Why make it 100%? It's not right, and the only thing you're going to get is sad, grumpy, UNHAPPY kids! Let us have our childhood!!
Posted by: AnonymousTo much work
Year round schooling could be very bad to kids because they may be learning at a pase that is too slow because they have school all year! It also may stop them from other activities to go on collage applications and whatnot. Year round schooling is not as good as people think kids need breaks just like adults!
Posted by: Anonymousnot good idea.
Because children need time off to spend with their family's and to look forward to sports and not to be stuck in a chair each and every day. Don't even consider it. Also teachers need time off. Parents want to spend time with their children and make memories. Also school all year round can cause bad anxiety.
Posted by: AnonymousSchool should not last all year long.
Should school last all year long? My vote is no. My main reason for this is sleep. Most adolescents get 7 ¼ hours of sleep on a regular school night, however the required amount of sleep is 9 ¼ to function correctly. Long vacations allow adolescents to catch up on the lack of sleep. Doctors and scientists assert that lack of sleep affects mood, behavior, cognitive abilities, and academic performance in a negative way. All of these issues also contribute to memory, reaction time, and creativity, which are also very important in school. The need for sleep is also very important in an adolescent because of their rapidly changing hormones. As adolescents grow up they fall asleep 2 hours later at night and wake up 2 hours later in the morning. But if students have to wake up at 6:00 in the morning every morning they are not able to catch up on those 2 missing hours. Long vacations help catch up on the missing hours.
Posted by: AnonymousNo year round school.
I enjoy summer!!! You can take summer camps!!! Kids should have an experience of childhood. Year round school is HORRIBLE!!!You need some time to get your head out of stress. Students would get angry if there is year round school. Most students would probably want to drop out. Students should get a chance to enjoy summer!! Enjoy Nature!! Get stress free. And the teachers would have to do more work. grading papers etc... So NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!
Posted by: AnonymousNot a good idea
students only have 2 days away from school and it would be tragic to take that away from them. students need to spend more time with there family other than with books and teachers. adults get to have time off work so why cant't children be able to have that too? It wouldn't be fair for adults to go to work every single days not having one single day off, so why let children have the same fate. children need to express themselves at other place other than school. what if they get picked on at school for five days a week already? it would be the end of them if they have to faced that every single day. I know some parents think that keeping their children in school to keep them out of trouble but they are wrong. students from all over the world face bullying everyday. so that is giving them more trouble that they can handle. so i am not a fan of this idea.
Posted by: AnonymousKids like my daughter will commit suicide.
My daughter and her friends always talk about how excited they are for summer vacation so they can hang out with other friends and go on annual family vacations, because they love to explore and expand their learning outside the classroom at certain sites in historical places and still have fun.
Posted by: AnonymousKids would hate school.
If it stays the same then kids would be happy to come back to school, but if it's year around, then they will not be able to wait to get out of school, and it will increase the dropout rate. Also kids won't like school at all, and they will be bad in class and not learn.
Posted by: AnonymousIt costs more.
I don't think we should have year-round schooling because it messes up the schedules for some of the things. One of the things is that having year-round schooling costs more than it usually costs. Parents have to pay for more supplies for the year-round schooling. That's mainly why I'm against year-round schooling.
Posted by: AnonymousIt would be sudden
If kids all over North America were told one day that they couldn't go play outside all summer because they would be in school, it would spark trouble every where. Kids, parents, and teachers alike would rebel against government, and might indirectly start to decrease our population, which could eventually lead to extinction.
Posted by: Anonymousdivorced families
i am an 18 year old senior coming from a divorced family. my younger sisters 16 and 12 both live with my mom and i live with my dad. they are on year round school and i am not. because their schedule is so different from mine, i cant ever visit them on breaks. i get out of school june 22 and they get out may 24 or something. which sucks because i would only have about 8 weeks to see them and thats not a lot when youre seperated by 600 miles with little money flowing in. so i say get rid of year round schools. i wanna see my sisters more
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schooling would be bad for Harrison Community Schools.
CBS news indicated that school maintenance would go up by 10%.. The first reason is parents would have to sign their kids up for latchkey or child care. The second reason is families would have a hard time vacationing. The last reason is there would be over crowding in bathrooms or lunch lines.
Posted by: AnonymousI disagree.
Schools shouldn't adopt the year-round schedule for lots of reasons. One, schools need to pay a lot of money to keep it open, including the teachers who are probably exhausted for attending school early in the morning. And yes, kids do get stressed out and might even misbehave knowing that they would still need to go to school because of the year-round schedule. It isn't fair that kids need to make up these days and risk everything they planned. It's like they can't even get a break. Has anyone ever heard of "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?"
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schools are not so productive.
Year round schools are not so productive. Many kids forget easily what they learn so it would be like starting the school year over. Furthermore most students work part time or full time jobs but it would be hard. Secondly the school would go broke, they have to pay the staff a lot more.
Posted by: AnonymousThis would be a terrible idea
Children need a long summer break. 12 months of school is too much. Their would be no time for a children to hang out with their friends because they would have a ton of homework over their backs. Teachers all ready give out enough homework these days, so there is no point in having more. It would also put a lot of stress on a parents back because they would have to drive their child to school. This would use up fuel and waste money.
Posted by: AnonymousI don't think that schools should be year around.
If there arent any real breaks the students get tired of sitting in a class room all day. In my opinion I think that in the summer time kids won't have their mind on school it will be on other things like, I can't wait to go outside or I have a baseball game after this. So in conclusion I think that we should have school year around.
Posted by: AnonymousSchools should not be year-round.
Today, you have heard many strong reasons why schools should not change to a year-round calendar. One of the strongest reasons is that there is not proof that it is beneficial, so why would we spend money and time to change our schedule? Students and teachers should have time to rest during the summer to prepare for the next school year. Since most school systems are not on a Year-Round Schedule, transitioning from one school system to the next may be difficult. It is not just the school system that would need to adjust, but other industries like camps, the vacation industry, child care, and even stores that rely on students for jobs during the summer. We would all be better off without the year-round education that could be extremely tiring and upsetting to ALL students and adults.
Howard County should just keep our school systems the way they are, because if we made any major changes, the whole economy and county would also have to make major changes in order to adjust to this new and unfamiliar way of life. Maybe year-round schooling could be beneficial to other certain counties and countries, but it would certainly not be beneficial to Howard County or counties that may be located nearby. If we did attempt to try this method sometime in the future, it is only to be expected that we would transfer back to our original way of education within a year or two, because adults and students would not be able to deal with the amount of stress and pressure involved in year-round schooling.
There are conflicting results with year-round schooling, as studies have shown. Some school systems have tried to start year-round schooling a different way, called multi-tracking. This would allow more people to be in the school, but at different times to prevent overcrowding. However, if the school is in use year-round with multi-tracking, maintenance would be difficult and the school, which is used more frequently, cannot be kept up, making its appearance and sanitation not as good as it should be. The affirmative side may claim that it costs less to do multi-tracking, but this is at the expense of teachers who are shuffled around without a classroom to call their own. They may have to continue working throughout the winter and summer, so they may grow fatigued. If the teachers were allowed to switch out, that would also present a slight conflict, as they would have to undo and redo their classrooms every time they switched back in. For instance, if they have a numerous amount of posters, supplies, or other personal belongings on the wall, they will have to keep taking them down and putting them back up as they alternated. These are just some of the results that would occur if we switched to year-round schooling, although there are many more consequences that would be present.Posted by: AnonymousNever
This would ruin everything for children. Nobody wants to goto school during summer either, That's just torture. They would probably also give kids homework to do over the breaks that they get, Then come back to school having to do a random test. Hopefully this will never happen... EVER...
Posted by: AnonymousNo
There is no conclusive evidence that shows educational benefits. Where the heck do kids get 3 months off in the summer? Kids here get 8 weeks off July and August. Kids forget regardless of how long or short a break is. Kids need repetition, practice and sound educational practices to retain.
Posted by: AnonymousHarrison Community Schools should continue to have traditional schools.
The article states that the Economics of Education Review did a survey finding that there's no correlation between the length of the year and academic achievement. One reason that traditional school is better, is because of issues like child care. For example, child care is hard to get for children on limited budgets. Another reason is after-school activities will be negatively affected by longer school days. For example, they will be cut because of longer school days and to make time for repairs.
Posted by: AnonymousWhy have Year-Round?
I personally think that schools should not be year round. I am a student myself in the 6th grade. We are always looking forward to go to summer, for most of us, it's the best time of year. We get to have vacations, go to the pool, and hang out with friends. Kids need to have fun; we can't work all day. We do have a life and we do have friends outside of school! To all the parents who think that we forget stuff over summer, we do not completely forget it, we need to jog our memory. Also, if we go to school year round, it will not be better for us, it will leave us as mindless as zombies.
Posted by: AnonymousWe have a life! skating and my freinds are the only thing i have to live for...
i know knowleadge is power but your life is better then any knowledge. there is some good in year round but i say like there 99.99% bad in it. kids would stress even more,more bullys will be created and that would cause more suicide. doesent seem like a good thing right? im in 6th grade so elementary school ppl might not think school is hard but im in 6th grade and in A.I.G which is even harder!!! i can barely handle the amount of work i have now. i have freinds at home and id like to have breaks to see them. summer vacation.skating and my freinds are the only thing i have to live for...
Posted by: AnonymousMany problems will occur if the schooling system modifies.
If the schooling systems change to year round schooling, many problems will occur; as our system right now is fine. For instance, no one will have time to go to camp or summer programs, and the employees who work there will suffer. To add, in some schools, air conditioning or heaters aren't available, so during the freezing winter and burning hot summer, students will not be able to concentrate on the subject they are learning and studying about. For schools WITH air conditioning or heaters, the utility bills will increase, and therefore, citizens will have to pay more taxes to the government. If the schooling systems modify, many people will face different and numerous problems.
Posted by: AnonymousUnnecessary Schedule Change
First of all, Year-Round Schooling schedules are completely confusing. They change with every school there is. Second, there has not been much of an achievement change with the students who are in YRS and the ones who aren't. The days are the same, no matter what. It also certainly disrupts family time. YRS is simply a big hassle to put kids, families and communities through.
Posted by: anonymous62No way
Kids have a life to live. when I was younger we got our work done then played. kids will not even spend enough time with there parents. when kids grow up there going to say when I was a kid we didn't get free time. why, because I had so much work
Posted by: AnonymousIts too stressful on children
With lots of homework and no breaks kids will be tired and won't concentrate at school. What would be the point of that? They would be staying up to one in the morning doing a project due the next day. Summer's the solution, sleep in and relax. Don't think that kids are machines working all day. Have a heart people.
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round schools are not a good idea because families need time to travel
Long vacations give plenty of time to travel. If all vacations were cut short there would be no time for big trips. Traveling allows children to experience things that may not be available to them at home. It also makes seeing distant family a possibility. Families often grow apart without making visits to see each other. Long vacations also give children time to spend with their parents, and at a young age it’s important to set aside time with family. Without long vacations, experiences would not be experienced, and family time not had.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schools are fraught with problems as is any school system unfortunately. No perfect solutions.
In warmer climates (Arizona) all schools would have to make sure they are air conditioned (costing tax payers millions) and all of the staff that are on hiatus during the summer would be back on the payroll again, straining an already very taxed school budget system. Additionally many families count on the summer time to travel and spend quality time together. Without this, family stresses would increase and come out at school.
Posted by: Ramon GriffithThis would be terrible for the kids
Studies say that kids on a year round school schedule get a better education than the kids that go on a 9-month school schedule. But what if it isn’t? What if the education level is the same as a normal 9-month school schedule, or even worse? One of my reasons to support my thesis is its effects on students. If there was almost no time for a summer job, then that would mean that a student would have trouble getting into college. Another reason is the cost. The school budget wouldn’t be able to handle more days of school to pay for. Lastly, the year round schedule would provide the same amount of education that 9 months of school would offer for the reason that it is actually still 180 days, just with several breaks throughout the year.
Posted by: AnonymousIt is a stupid idea
It is just a very stupid thing. I do not support stupid things and I love to have the summer vacation I get a very good break on school and its just very enjoyable I love to talk to my uncle and play xbox over the summer and I have no time limit but During school I do and its very annoying.
Posted by: AnonymousProvides additional opportunities.
A research shows that traditional schools provides additional opportunities to students before and after school. The students can play more, go to summer schools and go on vacations. One reason traditional schools are more beneficial is children have more time to play sports and the players wont change all the time like year round schooling. Another reason traditional schools are better is parents can have their children enrolled in summer school to get extra education! The last reason schools should not switch to year round schooling is families have time to schedule vacation time. Those are some reasons about why we should have traditional schools.
Posted by: AnonymousNo.
Through out a childs life, especially in the middle school/high school years there are many frequent stressors. For many kids, school can be a very stressful place. The majority of students have the mentality that they need to satisfy their parents, teachers, friends, etc. By having school year long, I believe many children would become extremely stressed. Stress can lead to depression and a number of other physical and mental health problems. Also, sleep deprission. For many kids, the extended summer break helps them to relax themselves and simpley relieve themselves of "school" in general. I believe also that the general performance of students would decline drastically. Students would become less enthusiastic about school as well. Many may not even show up. Again this is my personal opinion.
Posted by: AnonymousIt would fry their brains off.
If kids have school all year round, they would become really drowsy and possibly drop out of the school they're in, and go to a school with breaks. Also if the kids had an all year round school they won't be able to have a social life because they are constantly studying, and they won't be able to be with their family, and have a lot of stress.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schooling is just bad for kids .
Year round school is bad and studies how that 31% of students drop out because of this calendar. School has to pay more to teachers and for A.C. Students don't get to do summer activities such as camping or summer school during summer. This is also too much stress for kids. They could be doing fun activities outside but instead they would be in school.
Posted by: AnonymousIt will get kids angry and they won't be used to the schedule.
Kids can get tired of doing the same thing all year that will make kid not do that much work even though there is the same amount of days. The big break makes them not feel all cooped up and families like to go on vacation in the summer, so it is preventing family fun.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, school should not be all year round!
Kids should have those 2 months to relax and not worry about school. Having school year after year after year will make more kids want to drop out. Since not lots of kids like school they will want to drop out. It is a very dumb idea to have school all year round.
Posted by: AnonymousSummer vacation marks the end of the school year.
Without a significant break between the different school years, students would be experiencing twelve years of solid school time - their entire childhood - regardless of the frequent, yet shorter holidays they would still have. The change from summer vacation to a new year-round system would not only effect the students' school-time pattern, but also life outside of school as well. Most teenagers are used to working part time during the school year, and then full time during summer break. Many students rely on that work time during the summer, and taking that away would leave them having uneven work time throughout the year, forcing them to schedule their work time to correspond with their erratic vacation time. No more would there be movies about summer vacation and end-of-school fun. Kids will go from leaving eighth grade for a short break, to coming back to start the cycle again two weeks later in 9th grade. The cons far outweigh the perks of the idea of year-round school education.
Posted by: harrypotterfantngTeachers
School is about educating the young right? Ever think about how the teachers feel? They work extra hours all the time, and quite frankly they don't wanna be in that building as much as any other kid. Plus they would need to be paid more. And most teachers are old. They need to have time to recuperate over a long period of time.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, year round school is not a good idea to be adopted by private or public schools at all!
In an article by Lisa Magloff, it clearly states the disadvantages to year round schooling. One reason is that with year round schooling it is very difficult for some parents or adults to find child care due to having school in the summer. Also it is very difficult for parents to schedule family events or family vacations due to the shorter breaks than traditional schools have. Another reason is that year round schools would have to pay more money on air conditioning because of having school in the summer. Lastly, year round schools have many classroom disruptions because of way too many students coming which causes overcrowding!
Posted by: AnonymousIn Clare County we should not have year round schooling for Harrison Community Schools.
The traditional school year is better than a year round one which was indicated in an article by Lisa Magloff. One reason we should have a traditional calendar is due to scheduling. Year round schooling would mess up the schedule because parents would have to pay for their kids to go to day care. Another reason we should not have year round schooling is parents would have to try and schedule their vacations on a small break. Lastly for kids who play sports might not have time to do them on summer break or after school. That is why Harrison Community Schools should not have year round schooling.
Posted by: AnonymousThis is psychotic
Kids need a break from school to relax and be with family. Also, some teachers will assign a boatload of homework, which doesn't allow kids to relax. It also eliminates summer camps, which help teach social skills, plus they're fun. Teachers also don't get a chance to relax either. Don't take away summer from kids, that's like taking vacations away from adults.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schools are not a good idea, because kids need their summer break.
Year round school wouldn't make the actual education any better or worse but what it would do is steal a piece of a child's youth. If a child goes to school all year round then he or she might as well be an adult with a job. The summer break is one of the most free and blissfully irresponsible moments of anyone's life, and this should not be taken away.
Posted by: TwoVicNo summer vacation
The students have no REAL break, if it's the 45/15 method. You interrupt the learning process, when you have such frequent breaks. Why change what works? Students are okay with the 180 day school year, I would be very frustrated if I had to go to school year round, without an extensive break, and are there any studies that really proves that year round schools are better than the normal school year?
Posted by: AnonymousTo me, year round school is a bad idea.
I can defiantly see some of the pros, but the cons are huge to me for a large variety of reasons. First of all, the normal school schedule was designed for farming. In Summer, the children were needed for working at the farms. And of course, they had to have a large amount of time, since they had to harvest, work harder on their crops, and other related topics. Winter may have been too cold, or may have just been break, along with Spring. I bring this up since, kids still work on farms. Some areas more than others. I, personally, don't, but some kids in my grade actually do. I understand that people who hate the first week because of reviewing must find it a pain at the beginning of the year, but it's not like you'd forget less! Summer isn't supposed to be as long, just about six weeks, but, how can you not forget that many things? During the breaks, so what if it is another semester? Does that mean that all your topics will change immediately? It's like weather, it doesn't stop at a state border line! It CONTINUES through. Also, if your topics DO change, then you will always mean a tad bit more reviewing. Maybe not as much, but still. Also, think of the stress level! It's not good to stress. Imagine homework, projects, essays, all going down in grades because you get stressed. The stress may weaken you and you get tireder and tireder, until you finally end up DREADING school. It may look good on paper, but how can you expect kids to go through THAT long of days and NOT get tired? Maybe you can picture it: sometimes it's not the best thing in the world for school, since their attention span would lack, and they wouldn't enjoy school anymore. Even if they try squishing in more education, you can bet the kids will be much more tireder.
Posted by: AnonymousIn Clare County we need to keep the traditional school setup.
In an article by Amanda Morin she said "kids will miss out on opportunities". One reason we should not have year round schooling is because kids will not have many after school activities. Another reason is that sports would be all scattered and less people would be on the team. The last reason is the school would have to spend lots of money in heating and cooling to run a school year round.
Posted by: AnonymousKids don't get enough freedom.
Kids don't get enough freedom from school. If we had year round schooling, then summer is going be taken away. Sure, we'll have breaks in between but why can't we just have two or three months off? What's wrong with the traditional calendar? There will be summer breaks but most of the summer will be paper and pencil.
Posted by: AnonymousSummer vacation
Not only does the summer break provide a chance for kids to go to summer camp and make lots of friends, it also allows older students to acquire summer jobs and make money as well as gain experience. Year- round students do not have these opportunities and will not be a familiar with having a job as students who attend traditional schools are.
Posted by: iamanonymousNo thank you
I don't think that it is a good idea because kids need a break from school. They can't always be in class or else they won't have any time for themselves. I think it should be mandatory for kids to get summers off to play with friends. No year round school.
Posted by: AnonymousIn the U.S a Traditional School Calendar Should be Followed.
An article by Amanda Morin has shown it's not how long your in the classroom it's how engaged in learning they are while they're there. One reason traditional schools are better is disruptions could be common for teachers and students. For example when the custodians come in to do repairs it will have to be done during class because there is no other time after wards. Another reason traditional is more beneficial is the cost. For example if there are repairs always being made then the cost of that increases by 10% if schools are open longer then the traditional school are. The final reason traditional schools are more awesome is what researchers say about school. For example studies have found that not all educators agree that more time is better but studies have found that for most students there is no correlation between the length of these school days/year and academic achievements. All in all I say that traditional schools are better.
Posted by: AnonymousNo year round school
It would over work the teachers. The students would be less studious if it were year round because if the minimal to no breaks. It would encourage drop outs and discourage learning on the account of the belief that they would be here for the extended period of time with no breaks.
Posted by: AnonymousI say no to year-round school
Year round schools could limit the sources that students and teachers have at their disposal. Teachers and other staff are not paid well enough to do this. The schools just do not have enough funding or a big enough budget to support students year round. If we let year round school happen then children will grow up to be less creative and imaginative than they already are. The school district's already low budget would go down even farther. The students, although they forget some of what they learned over the year, need this long break to let themselves get new ideas and become creative. To stop the students from forgetting send some assignments with all the basic knowledge they learned and make it due the third day of school. Not only will this help contain the information but also lets the new teacher identify what kind of students they have that year. Thank you for reading.
Posted by: AnonymousDon't need it
With kids home for the summer, they can learn lots of other things they don't teach in school. For example, they can learn to cook and other important skills they will need in their lives. Also, year round schools will cost a lot more. For example, in the summer time the schools would pay a lot for air conditioning, they have to pay the faculty a lot longer, and the fees will be higher and harder on some families since they might be struggling economically. The brain is like muscles because they need to rest. Summer allows the brains to do that.
Posted by: AnonymousNo you lose learning time.
Before any break kids zone out the week before the vacation. Some say that it takes nine weeks to refresh after the summer, this maybe true, but with all these breaks we would basically lose the week before each break and we would have to refresh a little each time you return to school from break. Plus it would be really had to coordinate with outside family to go on trips if some are on year-round schooling. Another point is kids wouldn't be able to get summer jobs, go on mission trips, or go to summer camp. Each of these things teach kids and young adults a lot and they are good experiences. All in all year round school is a bad idea.
Posted by: AnonymousFarming
Farming Kids
There are still some people in America who farm, and they might need help from their kids during harvest season. Kids still have more than five hours to help with harvest, and do homework. Summer doesn't interfere with adults schedules because most kids ride the bus to school anyway. It cost less for daycare because instead of having to put your kid in daycare for a full day they only have to go after school. This schedule is a better option for education.
What kid wants to harvest and do homework? I don't agree with the above argument.Posted by: AnonymousSchool is enough for children
We the parents dont have time in the mornings to go year round. Our family deserves some time away from regular life to go and explore the outdoors and to get a time away from stress!
Posted by: bonquiquiClare County School Districts should stick to traditional schooling.
An article by Amanda Morin stated, "..not all educators agree that more time is better." They say if they start year-round schooling they would have a hard time doing a lot of things. Two big issues concern vacations and child care. Traditional schools allow easier scheduling for both parents and teachers. Parents would have difficult planning vacations around their child's school schedule. Another reason involves the need for increased child care. Working parents have to pay for child care for the younger ones. The last reason is traditional schools have less disruptions. For example, teachers need time to work in their classrooms. If they work on it during class, it would disrupt classes and it would be a waste to go to school. That's why traditional schools are better than year-round schools.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schooling is not reasonable.
Year round schooling increases the schools budgets. It Increases the operating costs, extra transportation costs, and higher air-conditioning bills. Air conditioning costs go up due to year round schooling being placed in the summer. Schools that don't have air conditioning give an uncomfortable feeling for students. The transportation and operating cost increases because of the many people the school has.
Posted by: AnonymousNo
I don't think that we should have school all year round because it's not fair to the kid's. Most family's go on vacation's over the summer break and they spend time with their family's so more family's will fight and they wil break apart and their wont be as much money for hotel's and other place's. :-)
Posted by: AnonymousChildren and teachers need summer break to relax and refresh themselves in order to return ready to learn.
Children spend too much wasted time as it is in schools. We do not need to extend the time they are in school, it should be shortened and intensified allowing more learning to occur. Several short breaks will only mean more time spent reviewing. Yes, students do lose a little over summer break, but they would also lose over each of the shorter breaks. There is more to life than sitting in a classroom - and I am a 20 plus year teacher. I have seen all the wasted time.
Posted by: 54IInfernoNo, it's bad.
Teachers and students believe that year round school is a bad idea because kids get stressed, teachers get stricter and you don’t get days off for family vacation.
First of all kids get too stressed because they don’t get days off and get too many headaches. They will stop them from doing other studies like tutor.
Second, teachers that are strict will have to see kid 6/5 or more depending on what school you go to and will get in a lot of trouble. Most Asian parents think that their kids are misbehaving more.
Third, the kids don’t get holidays or anytime to relax and have no fun in their lives and when they grow up they will get depressed a lot.
In conclusion I think that a year round school is a bad idea because kids get stressed, teachers will get stricter and students don’t get any days off.Posted by: AnonymousIt's an all -around bad idea.
Being in school all year with many short breaks will still let kids forget work. The costs will be expensive. If the whole district doesn't participate in YRE then the schedules will be very different. If you've got one child in non-YRE and one in YRE, one will want to go on vacation while the other is still in school. People who work usually get vacation in the summer, this will not match their child's schedule. Keeping up with YRE is such high maintenance.
Posted by: AnonymousSummer is real-life education.
I feel that incorporating a longer summer with shorter vacations the average student could keep an average or greater education because of the shorter vacations, which could ultimately increase the number of school days that a student can have. With the longer summer kids can have a real-life education that could teach them about separate subjects. Subjects could include building useful tools, which uses mathematics, banking and keeping money for when they grow up and need to know this, and even cooking. All of these include some type of educational properties and can teach useful life skills.
Posted by: AnonymousNo Thank You
As a kid myself, I would rather spend the full summer, instead of cutting it into chunks, even though they are the same amount of days. I'm already counting down the days, so don't ruin my excitement and make me think about going back so soon, thank you very much!
Posted by: Anonymousyear long school
year long school is bad because it cost much more it cost more to have air running in the summer to cool the schools and it cost more to finace year long school it also bad becasue it takes away from kids summer time and its bad on parents becsaue they have to spend more moneyto pay fro child care
Posted by: AnonymousNo kid wants that.
A kid needs time with there family. If you had a big fight with your dad how would you be able to get back together with him. You won't have time, go to school eat dinner go to bed, go to school eat dinner go to bed. And if you were a parent do you want your kid to be dull and boring walking around like a robot. I mean we're human beings we were not made for this. If you had a poor family how would you earn money for your family, summer jobs. In conclusion Summer, good. Long term school, bad.
Posted by: AnonymousKIDS NEED A BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!
All year long kids are stuck in school just waiting for the summer when they can just have fun and be kids!
If they have to be stuck in school they don't get to have a summer fun experience and it wont be as fun! They need to have the freedom of the summer to hang out and not be stressed from all the school work!Posted by: AnonymousYear-round schools are not a good idea, as the costs would outweigh the benefits.
The cost of keeping school buildings open year-round would be enormous and would overshadow any benefits. Teacher and support staff contracts would need to be renegotiated, while building, transportation and upkeep costs would explode. Many areas of the country would need to install air conditioning units in all of their buildings.
Posted by: C0rtKenkaYear-round school is a bad idea!
If we had year-round school, we would not get to take time to enjoy the summer. If we had year-round school, we would all not be able to take time learning how to ride bikes or doing other things. I would not like year-round school very much. Thank you for reading.
Posted by: AnonymousTo many cons to the idea of not having summer vacation
I, as a 7th grader, fully understand the importance of education, but we (all school students) do need breaks and I don't mean 2 days breaks here and there, but a big long summer one. I get strait A's, that mostly because I study, a lot, so I believe that we should get rewarded for all the hard work that we do. cramming all that curriculum before the state tests and then having like 4 days at the end of the year the just hang around and do nothing in the class room, if we really needed a year round school we could just take away some of the smaller breaks that we have now and use up those days we spend slacking at the end of the year
Posted by: Shadow3.14Not a good idea.
Kids need vacations from school. Weekends are only two days. People who have jobs get vacations. The homework and stress is too much for one child. How can you have fun and hang out with your friends if you have a ton of homework. Teachers give you so much homework now a days, there's no time for fun.
Posted by: AKAKI don't support this!!!
I see the opposing argument. In fact, I'm writing an essay on going for year-round schooling. (I know I'm a traitor.) But I think that year-round schooling would come in the way of long vacations. I usually stay in India for about 2 months, and keeping these breaks at most a month would mess with my schedule. It'd really be troublesome! SO KEEP IT THE SAME PLEASE!!! I look forward to this, REALLY.
Posted by: AnonymousThere is the same layaway time.
Some might think that there is less time that the students don't learn anything in the year but really it is just spread throughout the year rather than at one time. It can alsointerferewith family time and family vacations. The school year is really no different in length it is just spread out through the year.
Posted by: AnonymousYear found schooling drastically increases costs.
Having to maintain the building year long drastically increases costs. With heating and cooling, janitorial upkeep and paying teachers for every week they are there, many schools saw increases in costs greater than $150,000.
Also, older schools may not have air conditioning, so during summertime school would be very uncomfortable.Posted by: AnonymousNot needed!
Kids desperately need a break between school years, bigger than a few month-long breaks. Summer is the best time to hook up with friends and relax, instead of even more school, trying to learn things in more time. How would kids and parents react if their parents or schools forced them to go year-round? It wouldn't bode well. Perhaps some schools could do it, but only the students that agree should.
Posted by: AnonymousYear-round schools is not a good idea that should be adopted by private and public schools.
Would year round school or a longer school day solve our nation's concerns about school performance? Would it help to produce more globally competitive citizens? It is questions like these that lay at the heart of debate about whether or not to have longer school days or to make school a year round institution.
Many who argue for year round school believe that more is better. United States President Barack Obama is among them. ""The-challenges of the new century demand more time in the classroom." he stated.
Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies for the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, notes that few countries offer more than seven consecutive weeks of vacation for students--as opposed to the United States' average of thirteen weeks. Hess suggests that following the agrarian calendar is an anachronistic way of running schools.
Not all educators agree that more time is better and the research, including studies published in the Economics of Education Review (2008); Phi Delta Kappan (2007) and research conducted by Elena Silva, a policy analyst at Education Sector, back them up.
In fact, all of these studies found that for most students there is no correlation between the length of the school day or year and academic achievement. What they did find, however, was that how the time in the classroom was spent was incredibly important. In other words, it's not how long kids are in the classroom, it's how engaged in learning they are while there are there.
The Cons of a Year Round School or Longer School Day
School maintenance costs, including day-to-day upkeep and utilities, can increase up to 10 percent if schools are open for longer. (Silva, 2007).
Students who have difficulty with attention, either due to disability or because young elementary students are not developmentally ready to attend for longer periods of time are unlikely to get more out of a longer school day. This, too, may increase the amount of behavioral issues in the classroom.
Teens who need to work to help support themselves or make money for college may have difficulty holding or finding a job. (Silvernail & Bickford, 2009)
Budgets and staffing issues simply may not allow for extended school programs. Many schools already struggle to pay teachers a competitive wage, making it hard to keep high quality teachers. The cost of teaching as a full-time endeavor may not be feasible either locally or federally.
Multi-tracking programs mean that parents could possibly have students on different schedules.
After school activities, such as sports or the arts may suffer or get lost in the shuffle (or budget) if school days are longer.
Students in year round school may miss out on opportunities to spend time with children of other ages and/or learn about nature as typical summer camp experiences may no longer be a part of the childhood experience.Posted by: AnonymousGIVE US CHILDHOOD!
Really? You're going to tell kids they will be trapped in school all year? Give us time to be CHILDREN! To be outside in the summer all day! To go to camps! To visit family far away! To go on vacation! To get away from the hassle and stress of school! 75% of childhood is spent in school. That's not right. Taking the entire childhood away from a kid is unthinkable. Could you imagine homework for your entire childhood? What would happen to the cheering happiness of kids being let out of school for the summer? Making plans? What would happen to all that?? Nothing. Everything would be canceled so children could be miserable in a life trapped in a building.
-AveryPosted by: AnonymousYEAR ROUND SCHOOLING HAS NO IMPACT ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
In opposition to past research and beliefs, studies in 2007, 2009, and 2011 show that Year- Round Schooling has essentially no impact on students' academic achievement. In fact, in 2007, Jennifer Graves did a study of 39 schools in Wake County, NC--- and found that their average test scores were one to two percentile lower than those of traditional calendar students. Past research, statisticians have found, shows that the variables of past achievement, classroom sizes, and curriculum differences were not put into account- large variables in the least.
Posted by: AnonymousNo year round schools
Kids need a long break from school, kids can't just have school for a year, they need time that they can have away from school and a break is important, you wouln't be able to spend time with friends and family and you would need that time to have a little vacation away from school!
Posted by: AnonymousBy:Me
It should not be year round because studies have shown that schools don't learn more than their peers in traditional nine-month schools, new research has found. A sociologist at Ohio State University found that, over a full year, math and reading test scores improved about the same amount for children in year-round schools as they did for students whose schools followed a traditional nine-month calendar.
“We found that students in year-round schools learn more during the summer, when others are on vacation, but they seem to learn less than other children during the rest of the year,” said Paul von Hippel, author of the study and research statistician in sociology at Ohio State.
The problem with year-round schools may be that they don't actually add more school days to the 180 typically required, von Hippel said.Posted by: Anonymouswhy not?!
there are many reasons why schools shouldn't accept a year-round calendar. First, the idea of accepting the calendar just to improve eductation is just dumb because studies have not been able to come to conclusions on whether or not it improves eductation. Second, Extracurricular activities could suffer because year round schools make getting to these hightly improbable to attend. Thirdly, summer jobs and acitivities can suffer from year-round schools. Finally, year-round schools can mess up family vacations and reunions and everyone knows family is super important.
Posted by: AnonymousNo way no
Summer is what everybody looks forward to, after a long hard year of school kids should be able to have that special time of the year to look forward to. It urges them to finish the year great and then celebrate their success. Many people are on vacation in the summer time and it should not be taken away
Posted by: valerie199Here are the cons of year-round schooling.
In Michigan there should be traditional schools and NO Year Round Schooling. One reason is because of scheduling. If another kid is at a Year Round School and another one is at a Non-Year round School then it would be hard for vacations. It would be hard if your in a Year Round School it would be hard for after school activities and sports. Another reason is there is NO class disruptions in Non-Year Round Schooling. In Year Round Schooling there is class disruptions because when you change classes and it gets over crowded in the classroom. . The last reason is when kids have Year Round Schools there won't be enough money for school maintenance because of in the summer time you need air conditioning, money to pay teachers and electricity. Here is why I don't want year round schooling. These are the cons of year round schooling.
Posted by: AnonymousKids need a break!
If our children did go to school year round, there would be too much stress. Kids have enough stress with the amount they go to school with now, with all of the homework that they have to do and trying to get good grades to impress us (their parents). Wee need to try to put us in their shoes. Can you just imagine how they would feel when they are proud of themselves for their grades and we are not? Example: say your child got a C+ on their report card and all of the rest of them were D's. He might feel proud of himself for getting a higher grade than he usually gets, but we ruin the good feeling that they have inside by saying that they could've done better, or that's not good enough. We need to start encouraging our children more. With my children, a C+ is good. You have to think of the good things like at least it's not a D or an E. A C+ is passing still so why be upset just because your child inst as good as the straight A student? We have to learn to try to accept what our children are feeling.
Posted by: AnonymousNo. This move will not improve quality of education.
Instead, the focus at schools should be shifted to courses, which will eventually provide maximal potential to students. For example, science, math, foreign languages, and IT. Also, underperfroming teachers are individuals, who ruin kids' future. Therefore, they should be terminated without any second thought. The quality of classroom hours matters, not their simple quantity. Summer breaks give opportunities to children to leave healthier and to learn outside of classroom.
Posted by: AnonymousThat's a Negative.
My high school English 3 teacher was talking to us and said that if we went to school year round then there would be longer breaks. Like a month winter break. And some breaks in the summer. But excuse me, I don't want to be learning something and then have to take a break in the middle of it. See though, when we go to school for the 9 months and have small, 1 week or 2 week breaks, then the things you were learning about are at least partially fresh on your mind. Opposed to if you had a month break and you forgot all of the....Knowledge you had learned about.
By the time the 9 months is up, we have gone back to back on learning (with those needed breaks in between), and then we have 3 months to relax and tan. And we have already learned what we needed to learn for that year. Three months is fantastic.
Then there is the summer heat to think about. Its really hot here in Texas. And the air condition would cost a lot on the schools part. Especially if its running almost all the time during this summer where we, the children and teenagers, should be at home. Or out. Sleeping. Having fun. Being with friends. Eating whenever we want. Anyways, back to the main point, the cost of the cool air in the summer would be a great burden.
Excuse me. But this is my point. And this is what I think.Posted by: AnonymousNo Year Round School!
There shouldn't be year round school. It costs a whole lot more to go year round. The amount is about 128,000 dollars. That is a lot. Also, some people go on trips during certain times of the year. If there is year round school then there won't be time for some people to go on their yearly family vacation.
Posted by: AnonymousIf kids are your future then why stress them out?
What you said about having 1000 dollars to spend throughout the year or all at once was clever, but where does a kid get that money from? Taking away summer means taking away a chance to get a job for future needs such as college. Summer is a time to be relaxed and carefree. Splitting breaks up into pieces only causes stress on kids. They will have homework during the break and will be thinking about tests or a bad grade. People on the other side are only talking about education and whatnot but what's the point if the people getting educated can't focus on anything much less schoolwork due to being stressed out?!
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schooling increases costs
Having to maintain the building year long drastically increases costs. With heating and cooling, janitorial upkeep, and paying teachers for every week they are there, many schools have seen increases in costs larger than 150,000 dollars.
Also, older schools may not have AC , so during summertime, school would be uncomfortable .Posted by: AnonymousNo year around schooling, it is not helpful.
Kids would not be able to get good summer jobs. After any long break, students forget. Summer camps would suffer. There is no proof that it helps with test score. People have tried to measure if year around school helps. Some say it help and other say it does not.
Posted by: AnonymousSummer break is necessary.
People use summer break as a time for teens to get temporary jobs, families to visit, and time to relax. If we took this away, how would we expect teens to learn what a job is like? How would we visit family living far away? Would school systems start to add on more school days? Would it be a fixed system. Our teachers have systems for the educational system we use now. We would have to change everything from how many days a week schools operated, to how long each school day was. For people with learning disabilities (Such as me and my brother, we are both autistic) this change can be a very scary idea.
Posted by: AnonymousThe world should stick to traditional schooling.
I think this because Year round schools would normally have some scheduling problem.. Like when parents have work, there kids have to stay home and they need daycare most of the time for this and it costs a quite a bit of money for daycare. Also when families want to go on vacations, they wouldn't be able to because scheduling would be hard because there are short breaks throughout the year and they are at different times. But one reason there should just be regular schools is that traditional schools have there break all in one part of the year. But Year round schools have short breaks throughout the year and makes it harder to schedule things. Another reason is in year round schools, it costs more money to keep the air conditioning and lights running for most of the year. The last reason is for when kids want to sports, they cant because when there is still school, they would not be able to practice as much and once in a while would not be able to attend games.
Posted by: AnonymousI oppose year-round schools, because children look forward to the summer break.
I oppose year-round schools. For years children have looked forward to summer. Families plan vacations during the summer and kids also look forward to the summer activities. Besides, it would be hard to keep children focused on schooling year around. I believe they would loss interest in subjects. A summer break gives children a much needed rest.
Posted by: RaouICyberTraditional Schools, the better choice
Traditional Schools are open weekdays and the school year lasts for about nine months with weekends off, there are many half-days, holidays and breaks shuffled in the middle of the school year, and in the end of the nine month period the students and teachers get to enjoy a relaxing three month long summer break. In year-round schools, as the name states, the school is open year round, there are no other breaks other than the usual three week breaks that are spilled throughout the year. Traditional schools are short, quick and fast, they also provide enough time for the teachers and students to learn, understand and stay focused on the topics taught. Year round schools are long and lengthy and go on throughout the whole year. When there finally is a break, it disrupt the ongoing learning process, teachers are left hanging, the information given to the students vanishes over the time and entire sections and entire chapters have to be taught, learnt and tested on over again, wasting time for the teachers and the students. The year round schedule also takes away a lot of funding from students and instead of using the money to develop skills of students in extracurricular activities the money has to be spent on electricity, air conditioning and heating companies. Parents have to be cheated and the cheap system does no good for students. The year-round schedule also makes it hard for students to pay for their own selves as getting a job in a tight schedule might get troublesome. The schools don't seem to provide time for other extra activities and make it harder for the student to get into a competitive college. The packed up schedule affects the students and forces behavioural changes into students, further spoiling their day.
Posted by: AnonymousNot At All
kids who go to school all year round makes it seem as their life is boring. they dont get to go on any trips or join in on the talks the other classmates have about trip and fun vacation. Personly i grew up as a kid who went to school all year round and i felt as if i was in jail. when my friends talked about trips i felt like i needed to hide so they wont notice that i never went anywhere. i felt that way so i hope that others dont feel that way
Posted by: Anonymousthe cost is too high
Matenence costs will skyrocket if schools are kept open all year. also, the teachers must be paid more and will be snappier with no long break. The only way to support these costs would be to raise tuition in private schools or government funding in public ones, and our current economy can't support that
Posted by: StrongGirlYear round schools would cause a problem for both parents and students.
Children need time to be children. Year round schools do not give children the opportunity to have experiences outside of the classroom. In addition to a needed break for students, summer vacation also gives farmers the chance to have their children help on the farm. This is also an important time for the tourism industry. Families take their much-needed vacations over summer break. Changing to a year-round school system would cause problems for many people.
Posted by: VasilBuddyNo I do not think students should have year round school!
I strongly support not having year round school for all students. I think this because students like breaks and summer is the time to relax and enjoy. And teachers can always asign a packet or log for homework to show they did some learning over the summer. Summer is also time for vacation and family and friends time. And by making year round school, you are taing away some families family and vacation time. I know you may be thinking "thats what spring and winter break is for!" Well im here to say I think you are wrong! Sure you may vacation in winter and spring break, but for what THREE DAYS! I strongly support NOT having year round school for me and eneratons of kids to come.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round school is not good
People will not have enough time to go on vacation. We need time on the summer to go on long vacations. The kids need quality time to play video games on summer vacation. Year round school only lets the kids have two week breaks here and there. That will not give enough time for video games.
Posted by: AnonymousNo. Year around schools do not show better results than traditional schools.
If we were to run our schools like they do in other countries I would say yes. However, year around schools have the same number of days as traditional schools, which makes no sense. Year around schools have not shown any improvement in grades and cause confusion and chaos. The school day and school year need to be extended. Then we can gather reliable results to show other countries.
Posted by: AnonymousSaving money for college.
I am in high school and am almost off to college and even with grants and funding I will need to take a lone. I work after and before school to save money for college. All but ten percent is saved, the rest is gas money for work. Without being able to work full time in the summer, I calculated I will have lost almost half of the money I saved while working since I started the job after freshman year during the summer.
Posted by: AnonymousChildren need to relax their brains.
First of all, with all the tests, quizzes and finals, children need time to relax their brains. We have vacations like Easter or spring break, but it is not enough. Many people think that summer vacation is just for goofing of, but it is more than that. Summer vacation is where we make new friends, have fun, and make new experiences. In school, you meet the same people and teacher. In the summer, the temperature rises and with no air conditioners in most classes, students may not be able to work and can even get sick.
Posted by: AnonymousNope
Kids don't like it at all... And it's way to expensive to pay for the extra cooling and people would not get a break long enough to enjoy it... also during the breaks you would have to deal with stress for up coming tests and quizzes... That's why I say no!
Posted by: AnonymousTraditional schools should stay.
Traditional school is better for vacations, scheduling, and the fiasco.In Traditional schools is easy for family vacations. If parents have two kids, ones older and one is younger they would be at school different times. The money spent on heating and cooling, and the fiasco and changing rooms. The changing rooms in year round schools
Posted by: AnonymousNo. Reason below.
Because kids need a break and time to relax and be them-selves. That's why they have Summer vacation. Also, schools might not be prepared for year round schooling like they might not have enough teachers or the school might not have air-conditioning. Plus, parents and guardians might have kids in different time schedules.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, it would be too much work.
Kids are already going through a lot as it is with the school year. Making the school year longer will make the kids be unhappy and maybe make them dropout. Yes, kids need the education but they also need a break and a time to relax from all the work they have to do.
Posted by: AnonymousLoosing Focus, Friendship, Family
If students attend a school that is year round I don't belive that is a good idea. Students would start loosing focus. Myself, being a student, knows how hard it is to concentrate on schoolwork for a long time. I look forward to summer and the warm weather that season provides. It doesn't make much sense to me to have many small breaks during the year instead of having amlost three months to enjoy the warm weather with your friends from other schools that may now have year round school. I have many friends that attend a different school than I and even though both schools are not year round it is very difficult to find a time when we all have school off. Just think how difficult it would be if it was year round! I wouldn't see my other friends for a long time. Also, if you have other brothers and sisters that go to a different school than you because of age or perspective, like myself, then you understand how different schedules are. If you all went to a non-year round school then you would have the entire summer to plan a vacation with your family and spend quality time with them. These are the reasons why I think that year round school would be unconvienent for yourself, friends, and family.
Posted by: AnonymousWe should keep our traditional calendar at Harrison Middle School.
An article written by Amanda Morin showed that not all educators are for a year-round school calendar. One reason traditional schools are better is because scheduling is harder due to year-round schools. For example, it would be hard to plan family events. Summer camps are only open in the Summer, therefore children cannot participate, due to being in school. Lastly, it is hard to come back after a break and have a totally different schedule with different classes. That is why Harrison Middle School should stick to the traditional school calendar.
Posted by: AnonymousNo year around schooling, it is not helpful.
The reason I said no is because most kids would not like having school for the whole year. In addition, year round schooling is unacceptable is because kids will want their summer break and get tired of school. Another reason I say no is because air conditioning will be bad.
Posted by: AnonymousNo it's unfair.
Kids need to have something to look forward to. When they are in school 24/7 they stop focusing, and they have nothing to be excited for. Kids need a break from all the work, and they have some time to relax, and have a good time, away from all of the work they do at school.
Posted by: AnonymousIn Michigan traditional calendars should be mandatory.
It costs more to run lights and heating all year round instead of just 180 days a year. Also families will be able to plan better with a traditional school calendar. Students with part time jobs might not be able to keep a job with a year round school schedule.
Posted by: AnonymousWe should not!
First off, what is the reason to? It is proven that year-round school years and regular school years do not have significantly higher test scores (education week). In fact, there really is no proof it students get a better education. Another issue is the cost. Many schools have a low budget, and to have a year round school year would be more expensive for water,transportation, maintenance, electricity, etc. Families with children in different grade levels could also have the disadvantage of not being able to have the same break time, and children may end up missing much of school to go on vacation.
Posted by: AnonymousHorrible Idea!
Kids would go brain dead if they had school all year round! Kids want to be off during the summer to run around, goof off, and just basically be a kid! I know when I was younger summer was my favorite time of the year. I would of killed myself if I had school during the summer!
Posted by: AnonymousIt is such a bad idea.
Kids need long time breaks. Without that kids would be very stressed, be very tired, wishing for school to end, thus creating a negative attitude, which leads to poor performance in curriculum. This is a horrible idea! What if the teachers are overwhelmed with grading work and teaching? The kids would have no time to FULLY relax! No!
Posted by: AnonymousNo way okay
Because kids hate school and teachers are going to get tired of teaching and they might not get paid enough to teach them bad kids and then teachers might quit and the kids might drop out of school and have no smartness and then they become stupid just saying bye.
Posted by: AnonymousNo way man
Kids need time for a break. The need a transition from school year to school year like going to high school. Kids want to have fun and go place with out missing school like vacations think about no time to explore the world but every time you want to do that your kid misses school.
Posted by: AnonymousBoredom
Kids who go to a year round school have less time to have fun and are bored most of the time. A school once had students debate on if there should be year round school and year round school won. All the students on the year round school side later became bored. They regretted having year round school.
Posted by: AnonymousIn the U.S., traditional school calendars should continue to be followed.
An article written by Amanda Morin, "all studies found most students there is no correction between the length of the school year academic achievement" is what the writer wrote. One reason traditional schools are better is because of scheduling. Scheduling is very hard for parents and some students in year-round schools. For example, it would be hard to schedule vacation for the whole family if they had year-round schooling. Another reason traditional schools show positive results is education. Education is good because of education loss. For example, in traditional schools education is due with KEEPING FOCUSED! The last reasoning to traditional schools is safety. Safety has to due with children being safe. For example, if parents are at work and someone can break into your house and take your child. In conclusion, traditional school calendars should stay the same. Also your child would stay safe.
Posted by: AnonymousI'm against year round schooling (YRS) we shouldn't have a YRS system at Harrison Middle School and the article by Amanda Moran was against YRS.
One reason why we shouldn't have YRS is because all of the schools belongings will be being used all of the time and eventually break and will break all of the time and then the school district will have to pay people for fixing there property.Another reason is it will get rid of any summer plans we can't do anything or spend time with our family.The last reason why is because kids won't get to do sports or do any other extra curriculars (extra fun stuff)
Posted by: AnonymousIn Clare County the school districts should stick with the traditional schooling.
In the article by Amanda Moran research with the Economics of Education Review indicated that not all educators agree more time is better because studies found that for most students there is no correlation between the length of the school day. One reason is scheduling because families will not have time to go on family vacations or just have time to spend with each other. A second reason is extra curricular activities such as sports because the players won't be able to make it to practice or games because of school. A third reason is classroom disruptions for example many students go to different teachers after break which causes confusion and disruptions.
Posted by: AnonymousNo
Year round schooling is not beneficial. Not only do the students get burnt out but the administration does also. During the summer, our administration is working to better education and the school. How do schools repair things when their are always kids in the building? What if the parking lot needs repaired? This is not possible if year round schooling is in effect.
Posted by: AnonymousSchools should continue to have a traditional school calendar.
Amanda Morin's article states that not all educators agree that year-round schooling is the correct thing to do. One reason traditional schools are better is that jobs and summer camps will be able to grow and more people will be able to participate in them. Amanda Morin`s article also states that all of these studies found that for most students there is no correlation between the length of the school day or year and overall performance.
Posted by: AnonymousDon't imprison children
Education is necessary; it informs us and allows us to make logical, rational decisions. It helps to promote change within society and keeps our minds active. Stress has been proved to be beneficial in making us work harder if it is in short bursts.
The problem is, if we don't have holiday periods, then what do schoolchildren have to look forward to? How many students count down the days until the summer holidays come? I recognise the importance of school, but I also know the importance of holidays. Breaks give us the chance to relax. To not have to think about exams, seemingly endless hours of classes and frustrating teachers. I myself find exam time very stressful, and also feel I constantly have a deadline weighing on me. Summer holidays to me represent a time where I don't need to be stressed or anxious. I can spend much more time with my family, just enjoying doing things that I want to do.
As for memory problems, it takes very little time to get back into normal routine, and the brain does retain information. Additionally, parents can encourage their children to spend a little time revising over summer.
If school was all year round, I think levels of stress and anxiety in children would be far higher, and the number of students who would drop school at 16 would increase. Children need to have time to play and relax, just like adults, so don't imprison us and take what we enjoy in life away from us. Also, how would you feel if you had to go to work every day of the year, excluding weekends? You would not tolerate this, and so you will understand why I, and the vast majority of schoolchildren, would refuse to tolerate this.Posted by: destroyyoursupremacyNo they should not have year long schoool
Kids might lose touch with friends, they also might get stressed out from having too much school all day long every day for five days a week everyweek. It would make being a kid boring and not fun.
Posted by: AnonymousNot a good idea.
It would cost around three million dollars per year; plus, some schools might not have the money to have air conditioning in the summer, causing students to have to work while sweating and maybe even passing out. Not only that, but most of the sports would be in jeopardy because of the cost of the year-round schooling. Most kids have summer jobs and try to save up their money to go to college, and with year-round schools, students wouldn't be able to save their money for college.
Posted by: Anonymouswhy should we have year round school
now there shouldn't be any year round school because student now with regular school days hate schools already so why should there be year round school.If it is because America needs to be strong and needs money,adults need to have year round work day because we can't do no good now.If you said in the future America need more power ,thust me,by then we go to work America would be really STRONG
Posted by: AnonymousNo No No
I'm a student, and contrary to well-accepted belief, year round schooling has no constructive impact on education. It also requires a great deal of money. When a school changes to year round, the cost skyrockets. No wonder the district never has any money. It also gives a great deal of unnecessary stress. At high levels of stress, one can truly go mad. Summertime is the time to learn about yourself, and discover things. Camps are also open mostly during elongated summers. Camps help students discover their talents, interests, and values. You claim that we lose out knowledge taught to us in school during the long summer? Where's the evidence? No test scores can accurately prove that we lose information, in fact it's just stored. Once you get back to school, your brain gets in school mode and you remember everything. You state that we are becoming too overwhelmed by technology? Well once again, you are incorrect. Technology is part of our era. You didn't have it back then, we do now. Our future generations may not even know what paper is because of technology. We are the generation that will change the world.
Posted by: tanner_kastenson6969It's unfair to children.
It is unfair to have children to be bored over the wonderful summer. Children very much dislike homework. Students and teachers need to have a huge break in the summer. It is very tiring for children. Children and teachers need to spend time with their family. Teachers and students need rest after the school year.
Posted by: AnonymousAt Harrison Middle School, traditional school calenders should continue to be followed.
An article written by Amanda Morin states that year round schooling can be better for kids, but most educators don't agree with year round schooling. One reason traditional schools are better is scheduling, because its hard to find time for friends or family. Another reason traditional schools show beneficial results is disruptions. I chose disruptions because in year-round schools the janitors have to come in and clean the floors the desks and other necessities that need to be cleaned during class and that will just disrupt the class! The last reason is cost. I say cost because it costs a lot to keep the utilities running year round where in traditional schools they don't have to have the utilities all year. In year-round schooling the cost is quite expensive, because in the winter, the year-round schools have to keep the heat going all year where in the summer in year-round schools, they have to have air conditioning all summer. In traditional schools, you have to have heat, but in the summer, you don't have to have air conditioning because kids are not in school in the summer for traditional schools. In conclusion, I think year-round schooling is a bad idea because it can have problems with scheduling, disruptions, and cost. Thats what i think about year round schools.
Posted by: AnonymousNo year round school.
Kids need a break from school; they also need time to just relax and get away from school worries. I'm almost a teen, so how am I supposed to find a job with all the school year stuff? Every time kids get time for a break, it's over before it begins.
Posted by: AnonymousBoredom
After a certain amount of times, students are ready to be done with school. Keeping them in longer than what they're currently in school would be unfair. They would lose focus and begin slacking and sliding. The summer breakd alows for the release of stress from a strenuous day of school. Many students and teachers need summer break to regain they're focus and allow for space between the two.
Posted by: AnonymousChildren miss out on the childhood life!
Students in year round school may miss out on opportunities to spend time with children of other ages and/or learn about nature as typical summer camp experiences may no longer be a part of the childhood experience. After school activities, such as sports or the arts may suffer or get lost in the shuffle if school days are longer.
Posted by: AnonymousNO WAY!!!!! I DISAGREE!!!!!
Teachers can't do whatever they want they need to talk to students and if they agree with them they might can but they won't, but I agree that students will learn more, but still as I said before teachers can't do whatever they want, it will be VERY VERY HARD for students!!!!!
Posted by: AnonymousYear round schooling increases costs.
Having to maintain the building year long drastically increases costs. With heating and cooling, janitorial upkeep and paying teachers for every week they work, many schools saw increases in costs greater than $150,000.
Also, older schools may not have air conditioning, so during the summertime it would be very uncomfortable.Posted by: AnonymousIn Michigan school districts, traditional school years should be used.
An article by Amanda Morin stated that the time spent in the classroom doesn't matter as much as the students understanding what's being taught to them. One reason traditional schools are better is child care. For example parents with young ones can't afford child care while at work. Another reason traditional schools show positive results is scheduling. For example it's easier for big tests and programs. A final reason is costs. As example schools do not have to run all year. That's why year round schooling is a bad idea.
Posted by: AnonymousSchools around the U.S. should not have year-round schooling.
One reason traditional schools are better than year-round school is because in year-round schooling it is harder to have extracurriculars. In traditional schools, it's a lot easier to have extracurricular activities. Another reason is busing and transportation in year-round schools is hard to maintain. In traditional schools, it's easier to maintain buses. And lastly, scheduling is different in year-round schools because every time the kids come back from break their teachers are in different rooms. In traditional schools, this is not a problem.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, attention span issues.
There should not be school year round because it will bore the children to the point they don't want to try anymore. They will not like it. It will not be good for the education. Schools take away enough rights. They shouldn't take anymore away. That is why I say no.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round school won't help.
Year round school shouldn't be required because student are going to forget what they learned. Secondly the bills are way too high. AC bills cost to much money. Transportation costs increase. Additionally I have seen many schools go to year round schooling and switch right back to a regular calendar.
Posted by: AnonymousUH, HECK NO!
I am finishing grade 7! We are finishing our last non year round school. We want to have normal school because in fall and spring break, we don't want to go back. With 2 weeks, we want to even less, and if we take out fall and spring breaks, we could get out or in 2 weeks later or earlier (I prefer later.) I go to a normal school and next year is year round. I think it's more important for info to stick in the school year rather than in summer, so I think the schedule would be better the way I said it!
Posted by: AnonymousNo, this is a bad idea.
As a seventh grader in a public school, education gets tougher and tougher. In New York, the State Test is now based more on the Common Core Standards, which is not the usual business that students are used to in everyday class. We need the time to relax, unwind, and play. The government should understand that.
Posted by: Anonymouskids need a break
when u have school all year long then kids will eventually get tired of the teachers, other kids and skip the classes that they are tired of attending, sooner or later they would just skip school in general, not to mention how cranky the teacher would get.
Posted by: AnonymousTwo words: Summer school
People often forget that the reason for school is to educate our children. So, why don't we let them pick whether they want to go to school all year? Oh wait, we do, because most schools offer summer school. I myself have taken advantage of summer school, and it is optional. Key word: optional. Let the kid decide how they want to spend a mandatory part of a fifth of their lives.
Posted by: AnonymousWow, no way!
Hahaha, it would take me too long to list all these hundreds of reasons I am against Year-Round School. Kids would HATE it. Kids have enough education, and everyone is happy with the amount right now. Kids would be less interested in learning if they had to go to a year-round school. ETC ETC!
Posted by: AnonymousStudents are overworked as it is.
As a student myself, and one with all honors classes, I can say that we are over-worked. A year round school would mean more stress without relief. The dropout rates will skyrocket and students would begin to fail. My school is changing to a year round schedule next year. School starts in July. When we have an average high of 130. I am dreading and so is my whole student body. A year round school is a bad idea.
Posted by: AnonymousThink about it.
I look forward to a break! I work hard in school so I can do fun stuff during summer. I only get to see my dad in the summer. If it changed then I wouldn't be able to see him. Ever. Think about all the kids with divorced parents in different states.
Posted by: AnonymousNOT A GOOD IDEA.
Us kids should have breaks, we get to stressed out on this school things. The teachers irritate us and we just need a break from that. Most teachers yell at us but don't even know what's going on in our life they DON'T know what where going through. It's better if we have summers if not kids would certainly misbehave in class because they want to have "fun" & school is the only thing that keeps us from having fun.
Posted by: AnonymousIt would be terrible.
It would make kids feel like school was a chore instead of something to help you learn. More kids would quit and drop out of school. Our school would decline. More homeless, jobless people would appear. Death. Famine. Year-round school could destroy our world. That is my opinion on this topic.
Posted by: AnonymousChild farm hands don't need year round school.
Children should have the summer off because they need a huge break to look forward to. It boosts morale in children to do better on tests. Also in poor families the children should have time to pursue a part time job and earn money to help support their family. And kids that live on farms should be at home to help their family harvest crops.
Posted by: AnonymousNo time to socialize.
I'm a grade 7 student and I honestly wonder why people are thinking about year long school. I mean, sure we like school, but we need time to hang out and play with friends. If we had year long school, we wouldn't have time for any of these things. That is why we shouldn't have year long school.
Posted by: AnonymousLots of reasons why.
Run out of stuff to learn for that grade.
You get more sunlight when you go to summer.
Summer businesses will go out of business.
It is a tradition for school to only be in winter.
The students and the kids would get tired of each other.
Summer is a place for kids to have a break from bullies/it will start stress.
Some people/kids don't get to see their family ...Only in the summer.
THERE ARE LOTS MORE REASONS OUT THERE!
These are some of the reasons why we should not have year-round school.Posted by: AnonymousNO SCHOOL ALL YEAR.
There should be no school because kids get to refresh over the summer and relax. There is no pressure on them over the summer like to do homework and keep up their grades. The summer gets the kids a break then they are ready for the next school year. That is why there should be no school all year long.
Posted by: AnonymousSchooling all year is wrong for our students.
Throughout America, many school administrations have been trying to decide whether or not to keep schools open all year round. This concept would not have a positive outcome because businesses and people would lose money and jobs, summer camps are available for those who need it, and it would cost more money to run the schools.
Posted by: AnonymousNO all year around school.
There should not be all year around school. Summer is for relaxing and who wants to go to school in the summer. There are summer sports everyday, vacations, and kids time to relax in the warm sun everyday and not worry about anything. School in late August to May is perfect that way kids can have the summer no one wants to go sit n a class room all day when is is hot outside. Kids need a 3 month break from the stress of school.
Posted by: AnonymousIn the U.S., we should stick with traditional schooling.
A article written by Amanda Morin says there are a lot more challenges in year round schooling.
One reason traditional schools are better is saefty.For example, families with low income find it hard to find child care, which means kids will be left home alone which could cause health problems,injuries,and death. Another reason traditional schools show better results is cost. In year round schooling, it cost so much, the schools won't be able to provide for your child's needs. The last reason it is preferred is vacations. Kids will be in school so much that they won't get the good experience of being with family. That is why traditional schooling is better.Posted by: AnonymousIn Michigan, Traditional Schooling Should be Continued Instead of Year Round Schooling.
Researchers indicate that for most students there is no correlation between the length of the school day or year and academic achievement.
One reason traditional schools are better is because of scheduling. For example, instead of year round schooling where they have a lot of short breaks on and off during the year, traditional schools only have 3 months off for summer vacation and so scheduling is easier, especially with childcare issues. Another reason is that traditional schools show positive results, because teens who have to work can work during their 3 month vacation and is easier on their job. The final reason traditional schooling brings good results and should be considered instead of year round schooling is because child care is more easier to handle and traditional schools have about 7 to 8 hours of school, if it were any longer it would be hard with younger children with behavioral issues, plus on top of that year round schooling cost a lot more especially with the population of kids and high maintenance.Posted by: AnonymousAt Harrison Middle School traditional school calendars should continue to be followed.
An article written by Amanda Morin states that year-round schooling can be better for kids but most educators don't agree with year-round schooling. One reason traditional schools are better is scheduling because it's hard to find time for friends or family. Another reason traditional schools show beneficial results is disruptions. I chose disruptions because in year round schools the janitors have to come in and clean the floors the desks and other necessities that need to be cleaned during class and that will just disrupt the class! The last reason is cost. I say cost because it costs a lot to keep the utilities running year-round where in traditional schools they don't have to have the utilities all year. In year-round schooling the cost is quite expensive because in the winter the year-round schools have to keep the heat going all year where in the summer in year-round schools they have to have air conditioning all summer where in traditional schools you have to have heat but in the summer they don't have to have air conditioning because kids are not in school in the summer for traditional schools. In conclusion, I think year-round schooling is a bad idea because it can have problems with scheduling, disruptions, and cost. That's what I think about year round schools.
Posted by: AnonymousSchools Across the U.S. need to Follow the Traditional School Year Calendar.
An article written by Amanda Morin shows that Elena Silvia from Education Sector prove that there is no relationship between the hours in the school day, or length in a year that help kids learn in a year round school. One reason traditional schools are better is because the cost is much cheaper than in a year round schooling. For example, in a year round school it's harder to pay teachers and staff. Another reason traditional schooling shows beneficial results is the scheduling. An example is that family's have a hard time with scheduling vacations because of short breaks and longer school weeks in a year round program. Lastly, traditional schools make it easier to participate in after school activities and camps. Unlike in a year round school that makes after school, jobs, sports and camps about impossible to experience. There are many more reasons that show that traditional schools need to continue not the year round schools.
Posted by: AnonymousIn the U.S.A. school districts should keep following the traditional school year calendar.
In an article written by Amanda Morin indicates that not all educators agree with the year round schooling idea.One reason traditional schools are better is the cost.For example when year round schools continue though the summer it's going to cost additional money, like for the air conditioning, and in the winter it's going to cost additional money for the heating.Another reason traditional schools show positive results is the scheduling.For example if your family wanted to go on vacation it may be tricky because of the year round school scheduling.Lastly another great reason for traditional schooling is the childcare.This is a problem with year round schooling because if your older child is in/at school and you have a little one and you have to got to work it may be hard to find a baby sitter. In conclusion year round schooling is a bad idea!!!!
Posted by: AnonymousHarrison Middle School should continue with the traditional schooling calendar.
An article written by Amanda Morin concluded that not all educators agree that more time in school is better for the education of students. One reason traditional schools are better is that it is hard to fit in extra activities. For example, if someone has a spelling bee or sports maybe even a job you can't always get to the activity with year round schooling. Another reason traditional schools show positive results is the scheduling. For example, a parent may have two children at different ages that don't go to school at the same time. Which can be hard to juggle with year round schooling. The last reason traditional schools benefit is vacations. For example, when you have year round schooling it can be difficult to put together a vacation when you have two different children in different schedules at the school. Which means vacations are hard to come by when you have year round schooling. In conclusion year round schooling is harder to fit in extra activities, it can be hard to schedule things you want to do and lastly having vacations may not be an easy option. That's why traditional schools are beneficial for every one.
Posted by: AnonymousIn Clare County, school districts should continue to stick with the traditional school calendar.
An article written by Amanda Morin supports the traditional school calendar, I know this because the article states Its not how long a person is in a classroom, but its how engaged the child is. One reason traditional schools are better is the scheduling for year-round-schooling For example, it would be very difficult for parents to plan vacations because they would have to juggle vacations between the schedules. Also another reason traditional schools show positive results is extracurricular activities, for example it would be very difficult for players to compete in competitions or finals. The final reason is safety, with Year-Round-Schooling safety would be an issue because it would be difficult to find child care especially with low income families, Also They cant build more trailer due to there Major safety problems. So all in all, Year-Round-Schooling would NOT be a good idea, Because of the scheduling problems, extracurricular activities and lastly the safety issues.
Posted by: AnonymousIn Harrison Middle School we should follow the process of the traditional calendar.
One reason traditional schools are better is because with year-round schools, districts have a hard time keeping high advanced teachers. Another reason is because children are missing out on childhood experiences such as camping trips with their families because of the year-round schooling schedule. Another reason that traditional schools are better than year-round schooling is you would have a lot of disruptions during class because of repairs being worked on during school hours.
Posted by: AnonymousSchool districts across the U.S.A should have a traditional school calendar.
An article written by researcher Amanda Marin stated that studies found that there is no relationship between the school year's length and academic achievement. Another reason traditional schools are better is that they cost much less to run. It costs more to run year-round schools because the schools have to run heating, cooling, computers, and other amenities all year-round. Another reason traditional schools are better is that it is hard to find child care for lower-income families. It's especially hard on families with more than one child. They may have to deal with various schedules in terms of school hours. Lastly, there are less classroom disruptions in traditional schools.
Posted by: AnonymousIn Michigan traditional schools are the best kind of school to attend.
In Michigan most Clare County Schools believe it is better to have a traditional school calendar. Traditional schools don't require that parents find a source of child-care year-round. Another benefit concerns disruptions. It's less likely that class time will be interrupted for things like repairs - this work can occur over the summer vacation instead. The third benefit concerns vacation. Year round schools pretty much prevent families from planning proper summer vacations.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, year-round school is a bad idea.
I think year-round school is a bad idea because many kids prefer summer vacation. If they have year-round school, kids can't enjoy the summer months, spend time with their family and friends, or participate in other summer activities they enjoy. Also, it costs more money to pay for air-conditioning and food during the school year, and therefore teachers would not get paid very much. That is why I think year-round schools are a bad idea.
Posted by: AnonymousIn Clare County, the school districts should stick with the traditional schooling.
In the article by Amanda Moran research with the Economics of Education Review indicated that not all educators agree more time is better because studies found that for most students there is no correlation between the length of the school day. One reason is scheduling because families will not have time to go on family vacations or just have time to spend with each other. A second reason is extra curricular activities such as sports because the players won't be able to make it to practice or games because of school. A third reason is classroom disruptions for example many students go to different teachers after break which causes confusion and disruptions.
Posted by: AnonymousIn harrison middle school students and parents prefer traditional over year round.
Why because vacation,kids in sports and kids trying to get a job and many more reasons.For example all kids in different grades have different break times so it's hard to plan vacations.kids in sports can't play them because of different break times so they will have school on baseball season or football.Also it's hard to get a job in the summer because of break times.
Posted by: AnonymousKids need breaks or else their minds "burn out" and they get overstressed.
I went through that even though I didn't go through all year school. I almost killed myself over the amount of stress and anxiety I went through. I'm still going through it today. It is not a good idea at all. Kids aren't like adults. They need to have fun once in a while. Relax, take it easy. That sort of stuff.
Posted by: malcolmbates.5Preserve summer vacation traditions and combat obesity
This seems like it does not support a working family, Children have to move. This is not promoting traditions and movement. Kids can not learn in the heat, WE have old buildings. The kids will have to be in air conditioning. Families still need to bond and formulate new traditions.
Posted by: AnonymousNo they are not.
There are many reasons schools should not be year-round schooling because there are grades and behavior issues. Also kids who are failing classes will need extra credit but won't have enough time to get it. Also teens who need money will lose their jobs. Also budgeting - imagine how much it would cost to pay for heating, air conditioning, and have to pay all the teachers all year round.
Posted by: AnonymousStudents have to have break to relax and socialize.
Students work hard the whole year looking forward to their summer. Summer break is a chance for kids to get away, socialize, and take a vacation. It's a time where they get to be with their best friends. Take that away and you might get socially awkward kids. They need that vacation to let their brains relax after all that working and learning.
Posted by: narreguinYou would have to be put in an insane asylum - literally!
Too much school could put a kid under extreme pressure and make them do crazy things. It could even lead to suicide - we could lose a lot of kids. Plus, the parents would be stressed with all of the homework their kids would have due to going to school all year long.
Posted by: AnonymousGive Kids An Opportunity to Explore!
The opportunity to explore is my second reason for wanting to keep our schedule the same. This summer I am going to Alabama for 4 weeks to take a ballet intensive with the American Ballet Theatre. If the schedule changes I'm going to have to take off 4 weeks of school. Which in the long run will make me loose more days of school instead of trying to gain more. Last summer I went to New York City for 2 weeks also to take an intensive with the American Ballet Theatre. Not only did I learn more and grew in the art I love, but I also was able to go to the: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum, Central Park Zoo, Majestic 10, Broadway, and Times Square. These places didn't give me knowledge per say that I could put into facts but they gave me the experience that everyone should have. You should not have to isolate your self in one town/county/state for your whole life. I would say that it's unhealthy and that you need to get up, just go somewhere and see the things you've wanted to see. Do the things you've wanted to do. My point being that people need experience to be more knowledgeable.
One might argue that students loose grade level learning over the summer. That statement would be true. All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer. Research spanning 100 years shows that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of the summer. However I would argue that instead of school we have should have one assignment, once a week if they're worried about us loosing what we've learned. Or perhaps this is where the grant for the one on one technology could come in and our teachers can put out a web based activity. We could do this just about anywhere we are, which is the beauty of it.Posted by: AnonymousSchools should not have year round school because of the experiences you get during the summer.
If kids go to a year round school then summer will no longer be part of kids childhood experience. Instead they will be so drowned in homework and class work for a whole year that they might not be able to have time for anything else, and not be able to enjoy anything else. Some kids have bad grades but just because you do more of the same thing will not make them better at the one thing they are struggling at.
Posted by: AnonymousKids need time to be kids!
If kids do, in fact take year round school then they will have no time to develop social skills and have time to play or hang out. They will be tired year round and get bored of school all the time. Even if year round school will help with grades, it will cost way too much for districts that are already struggling with paying teachers. Extra-curricular activities will have to be dropped and many teachers could lose their jobs. Did you know that if people accepted year round school then the cost of school could increase by up to 15%? Also kids will be forced to change their schedules and might not be able to go to school all the time if they are driven by a parent. Do not accept year round schools!
Posted by: AnonymousIt would take too much time and money.
Kids need to be kids! If they go to school year round they won't have any time to have fun with friends. Plus the school might not even have enough money to have a year round school, or to provide lunch for at least a hundred kids every day! Okay I am done.
Posted by: AnonymousChildren need time to relax and unwind.
Summer is a time when kids should relax and have fun, not sit in a desk taking tests and listening to boring speeches for hours. Schools in the U.S. should not have year round schooling. Year round schools will cost a lot more than schools that go by the traditional 180 day school calendar.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, summer vacation is valuable.
Summer is a magical time of the year.There are pool parties, popsicles, campfires, and most importantly, no school. Kids look forward to this all year.
One major reason against year-round schooling is the cost. Two major groups in cost are transition and operational cost. Transition costs include storage, communication, staff development, and administrative planning. Operational costs involve increased utilities, maintenance, air conditioning, buses . The total cost for traditional school schedules with 500 to 518 kids costs $270,880 to $302,874. Where year-round schools cost $308,125 to $309,925, with 500 to 518. The cheapest cost for year-round school is still about $6,000 over traditional schedules. Utilities alone were an extra $10,000 above traditional schedules. Do schools really have enough money to pay for extra thousands in their budget? Schools can hardly pay for everything now.
Major repairs usually take place during the summer. With year-round schedules this can not take place. They either have to be done on the weekends or at night . If there are repairs done over the weekends, it can’t be a long project because kids need to be there in two days.The project would be left unattended for five days, and a lot can go wrong in that time period. If the projects are done at night, that means, they can’t have repairs that need to be done at once. The people repairing usually can’t work past a certain time, and to add on they’re in a neighborhood which means they can’t work past an even earlier time. If repairs could be done over the short breaks, they would have to take less than 15 to 20 days . Without the three month break, there is not time for some mandatory repairs that some schools need.
Summer is a time to forget school stresses. Students spend so much time doing homework. Usually students spend anywhere from three to six hours on homework every night. Only to take a little break in the middle to eat dinner and get ready for bed. During the weekend, teachers assign more homework. Which usually takes four to seven hours. Over the summer there is no homework, which allows teens to spend time with my family, and doing fun activities that they want to do. It helps relieve stress not having to worry about that test that you didn't study for or that homework you didn't understand. During the summer you can also go on vacations. Vacations give time for kids to relax and enjoy themselves, and museums, traveling, and camping can be just as effective for learning .
Plus, summer vacation is an American tradition. Students would not enjoy being stuck in the classroom all summer. I attended a year-round school for five years. It wasn't very fun during the summer. Especially when we went out for recess, the equipment would burn you if it was touched. Summer has many benefits to kids, and sticking them in school prevents them from having those benefits.Posted by: AnonymousYear round schooling is not a choice.
Year round schooling would not be good because some kids need to get a job to get money. Some kids go to camps during the summer. The expenses are very high for the traditional schooling and if you go to a year round schooling schedule it would much more to run.
Posted by: AnonymousYear round school is pointless.
Year round school is point less because the teachers would have to do a lot of review after breaks. Reason two, it would cost more to run the school because the schools would need air conditioning. Kids wouldn't be able to get a summer job or play sports and go on family vacation. That's why there should be no year-round school.
Posted by: AnonymousNot a good idea.
It would not work. First of all, doing this wouldn't give kids the time to do youth summer employment. Also most schools that have tried to do all year round schooling but have switched right back to the traditional calendar. Lastly there is too much reviewing. The traditional calendar is the way to go.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, because year round schooling equals no freedom.
First off, with year round schooling, it takes away from the enjoyment of our well deserved summer vacation. Second, with year round schooling, kids would have to postpone getting a summer job when they really looked forward to it. Last of all, with year, the schools would lose money instead saving money.That's why year round schooling should not be welcomed in our school schedules.
Posted by: AnonymousThe summer is short enough already.
Why would we want a shorter summer then what we have? If we had year-round schooling, it would mean less summertime and fewer activities. If you think it should be good to have this, that's your choice, but think of the people that have two families so their mom and dad are apart. They have to spend half the summer with mom and half with dad. Why would you want that? People don't even like coming to school, so why make school longer and summer break shorter? During the school year everybody can't wait until summer break!
Posted by: Bubbles_sexii_thoeSummer is better.
Teachers would have more work and then kids would get bored. There would be no point in year round school. I like to play with my dad on the long summer break because I am a kid. Some parents won't let kids play video games during the school year, so some kids would never be allowed to ever play video games. They might as well sell their video games and video games systems. It would be pointless to have year-round schooling because it takes a lot more money and a lot more work than what would be needed.
Posted by: AnonymousNo summer school
Because the summer in family's get together and events before school start back. And if students went to school year round it takes them away from the freedom role of being a kid.Also There will have to be more money given out to the school system, which do not need to be done because of the mess we are in now with money problems
Posted by: AnonymousIts impact would be too great.
Year round schooling should not exist due to the impact it would have on commercial fishing. In addition it would be stressful for students, hard on sports, and would shorten childhood. I do understand why they would want to have year round schooling, which it would be it would be easier on parents. I don't think that it should happen though because kids won't be able to remember everything that they learn right before their three week break.
Posted by: AnonymousNot at all.
Whatever happened to letting kids enjoy their childhood, and just being kids? Honestly, most of the crap we learn in school over the course of our childhood, we'll end up forgetting anyway. Why? Because a lot of it is useless knowledge. Keeping kids in school year round will not help kids in anyway, shape or form. Furthermore, having grown up as the oldest of 7 kids, and homeschooled at that, I can honestly say that teachers deserve a break during the summer. I love kids, but I can't imagine spending that much time in a room with 20+ of them. So I think the summer break is good for both the kids, so they can enjoy their childhood, and for the teachers, to get some time away from this stressful job.
Posted by: EvanKKids need a break
No, because when we were all little we had breaks but now when we finally are older and have power we take that from them. Kids need time to spend time with family and let their brains develop. Also, the older kids will not adjust well because they have gotten used to growing up on a certain schedule. They will feel awkward and towards the last days their brains will lag. This is why year-round school is bad.
Posted by: AnonymousHealth and rest.
No, because it really cannot be healthy for children to be sitting in a schoolroom for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, every week. Children need a chance to be out doors all day long, and being able to breathe the fresh air, they also should have a chance to rest from getting up early every morning and doing school work all day.
Posted by: AnonymousUndesirable by a student who has world changing plans.
I'm a student, and contrary to well-accepted belief, year round schooling has no constructive impact on education. It also requires a great deal of money. When a school changes to year round, the cost skyrockets. No wonder the district never has any money. It also gives a great deal of unnecessary stress. At high levels of stress, one can truly go mad. Summertime is the time to learn about yourself, and discover things. Camps are also open mostly during elongated summers. Camps help students discover their talents, interests, and values. You claim that we lose out knowledge taught to us in school during the long summer? Where's the evidence? No test scores can accurately prove that we lose information, in fact it's just stored. Once you get back to school, your brain gets in school mode and you remember everything. You state that we are becoming too overwhelmed by technology? Well once again, you are incorrect. Technology is part of our era. You didn't have it back then, we do now. Our future generations may not even know what paper is because of technology. We are the generation that will change the world.
Posted by: AnonymousIt isn't that easy
Kids need a long break, two week breaks won't cut it. You'll still be thinking about "that test" or how you need to "fix your grades". It has much more stress on kids. It's almost as if you are going to school almost every single day of your life, could you imagine living like that? You wouldn't barely even have time for a social life. It's just to much on kids, they need time to take a load off, not time to think about things that'll make them high strung.
Posted by: AnonymousKids need summer
Otherwise they won't be ready for the real world. If they don't they won't be ready for the real world when their school stops. Kids won't be as social so they won't have life long relationships with friends. Their grade average would be worse. A lot of them would ditch school.
Posted by: AnonymousSlide
Many people believe that "summer slide" is caused by the long summer break. Though I belive that kids will forget things learned in school whether summer break is a few weeks or a few months. Also, if year-round schooling happens there would have to be more reviews to help students remember after the many breaks.
Posted by: AnonymousNo
No, we don't have enough summer so I don't want more school. If we have more school for students we would have to get up every single day and you loss more money each day it's bad enough that every one now a days is going bankrupt
Posted by: AnonymousNo because it costs more money to drive your kid to school every day
School should not be all year round because if you drive your kid to school it cost more because you use more gas. And if you don't have a well paying job you can't buy gas and house bills. No school all year is what I say. A lot of people want there summer and know school.
Posted by: AnonymousNo,no,no!
Year round schooling is a very bad idea. If your family wants to take a trip,you can't unless you get pulled out of school,and that is NOT very wise idea. Also, you might not be able to see your family as much as you would if you went to a traditional school. So in conclusion, I do not think that year round schooling is a good idea!
Posted by: Anonymousless family time
Kids barely get to see their parents. They never get to go on vacation with them. Less family time causes kids boredom and depression. Studies have shown that more kids do drugs with less family time all caused by year round school. Also studies show that more kids kill themselves because less family time.
Posted by: AnonymousI don't think year-round schools are a good idea because of economical and development reasons.
I don't think year-round schools are a good idea because of economical and development reasons. High school students help the economy because they are able to work full-time in the summer in positions that most adults prefer not to do (such as running rides at an entertainment park, working retail, etc.). Additionally, this gives them experience to help shape them as a better adult. Furthermore, year-round school is taxing on children and they need a break in order to better absorb the information and to help break apart the different levels in school. Year-round school does not give sufficient time to absorb information learned and would be awkward in determining which level the child should be in.
Posted by: ObaICheeseYear round schools are a bad idea because kids and teachers alike really enjoy the break.
While the benefits of going to school year round may sound good at first, it may result in frustrated faculty, irritated students, and would not allow kids to have the cherished "Summer" time that so many of us got to enjoy when we were growing up. Many summer time businesses may suffer as well, which may cost jobs for many of those whose primary employment deals with kids and working with them during the summer time such as sports leagues and camps.
Posted by: R3ubHockeyEducation comes from many sources, not just school, and children would be better off if allowed more free time to explore learning on their own.
Schools, year-round or otherwise, provide one component of education, but they are not the only worthwhile source of learning in a persons' life. Breaks in the school year, such as a short winter break or a long summer break, allow children the opportunity to pursue their own styles of learning and interests, which will be an important skill for them to have when they grow up.
Posted by: Wynn354I don't agree with year round schooling, kids should be able to get the proper education needed in a regular school year.
I do think you can over do it with education demands and blow yourself out. I think that we should improve or educational so they meet the standards of other countries. A lot of children benefit from a little down time. Parents also need to spend some times with their kids outside the school system also. Let's start giving kids reading assignments or summer projects to keep their educational motivation going.
Posted by: C0ImEIiteHaving year round school doesn't really make you learn any more then you already have and its proven.
If kids had year round school a lot of teens would suffer from this, and that is because a lot of them have jobs they want to maintain to raise money to support themselves or raise money for college
Posted by: Anonymous