The Disadvantages of Year-Round Schooling “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”- Bert Lance. Year-Round schooling doesn’t have much of an impact on students. Furthermore, studies show there is nothing wrong with traditional schooling. Students and schools should not have to make the switch from traditional schooling to year-round schooling. There are many reasons schools should not have to change to year-round schooling. To begin, year-round schooling doesn’t have much of a positive effect on students…
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Many parents, teachers, and even principals, feel that their should be year-round school. I think differently about having year-round school would be very stressful, it could interfere with students and their family spending time together and they wouldn’t have any after school extracurricular activities. Let me explain. First, the students would be very stressed out about homework and wouldn’t have any time to their self. For example, Adrian told his friends that he would come outside and play…
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4 “Should our School be Year-Round, or Should Students Have the Summer Off?” Year-Round schooling versus the traditional school calendars are a very wide and discussed matter in today’s society. There are many positives and negatives to this subject, although it appears there are far more pros to year-round schooling. Some of the discussed topics of year-round schooling are the concerns of it, the advantages and disadvantages, and how it is effective. The concern on year-round schooling versus…
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a childhood attending school all the time. Maintaining the current educational system is important to children's development and enjoyment. Both children and teenagers would suffer greatly from attending school full time. The negative impacts of year-round education are emphasized for both younger children and teenagers. In spite of a few advantages, year-round education has many disadvantages. Year-round education has been tried in a few countries, and it has both advantages and disadvantages. Since…
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“There are many advantages to year-round schools. Year-round schools have cited increased performance because students have less time to forget material after a long span of being away from school.” (Madisongoers12). Year-round schooling has many advantages compared to traditional schooling. For example, many breaks throughout the year, better performance, and year round schooling make scheduling easier. While some people think traditional schooling is good, many others think that year-round schooling…
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Year-Round School in Connecticut What would you think if you knew your school year was based on a myth? According to this myth, most boys and girls live on a farm, leave school in early June to sport overalls and work boots to help with the yearly harvest. Because this is just a myth, Connecticut schools should go to a year-round calendar because it will improve academic achievement, prevent summer learning loss, and decrease burnout. It is proven that academic achievement soars when students…
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Year-Long School Contrary to popular opinion, year-round school does not mean more or less days of education, it only implies that the 365 days are spent differently. In comparison, a more traditional schedule might look like 9 months straight of school than a leisurely 3 months off, a more innovative approach might look different. Year-round schools offer a 45-15 or a 60-20, the first portion being days in school and the second off days. Traditionally, school has been 9 months with a 3 month summer…
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The traditional school calendar has been in place for over a century, but there is growing debate about whether it is still the best way to educate students. Some people argue that a year-round school schedule would be more beneficial for students, while others disagree. There are pros and cons to both sides of the argument, and it is important to weigh them carefully before making a decision. There are several benefits to year-round schooling. One of the biggest advantages is that it can help students…
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Vanessa Grine EN 112 Definition Essay Year-Round Schooling Over the past decade countries around the world including South Korea and Finland have ranked higher than the United States in math and sciences. According to the International Comparison of Math, Reading, and Science Skills Among 15 year olds, Finland has a mean performance ranking of 1-4 in math and a 1-3 rank for science. South Korea a close second to Finland has a mean performance of 2-3 in the category of math and 2-4 in science…
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The traditional school calendar has been in place for over a century, but there is growing debate about whether it is still the best way to educate students. Some people argue that a year-round school schedule would be more beneficial for students, while others disagree. There are pros and cons to both sides of the argument, and it is important to weigh them carefully before making a decision. There are several benefits to year-round schooling. One of the biggest advantages is that it can help students…
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