Persuasive Essay On Year Round School

Does your schooling go year-round?? Do you ever miss having school in the summer. If your school doesn’t go year-round or you miss having school sometimes, your school should implement year-round schooling. I believe all schools like Shattuck Middle School should implement year-round schooling. For one, students get more breaks than other schools. Second, less time is needed to re-teach students anything from previous years. Finally, most students score higher in math and reading tests. While some might say, year-round schooling is too much, but really it just helps students learn more.

First, students actually get more breaks in year-round schooling than the traditional school calendar. Instead of 180 days for summer break, year-round schooling kids have 9 week “quarters”, …show more content…
The Principal at Piedmont Elementary, Beth Sturgill says “it prevents teacher and student burnouts if re-teaching isn’t needed”. Beth also says that “The school has some family concerns they’d like to check in with and make sure everything is ok, and to make such those problems are taking care of in a timely matter. Plus, the summer learning experience of an elementary school child directly impacts their likelihood of earning a high school, or college diploma. (PBS NewsHour)

Finally, students score higher on reading and math tests. In 2013, 38.1% of students scored at or above mastery at Piedmont Elementary, for reading tests. Also in 2013, students also at Piedmont Elementary school, scored 38.9% at or above mastery a math tests. Don’t you teachers want to be proud of your students?? (PBS NewsHour)

While some might say that year-round schooling, is too expensive to have here at Shattuck Middle School, but it actually saves money for most parents. Instead of paying childcare for about three months, parents can save their money for other things needed like, any house bills, groceries, and other

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