We recently had an article about having year round school. The article explained how year round school would work. It also covered some common misconceptions with having year round school. However I think there are some cons to it that should have been discussed in the article.
The article proposed going to school for nine weeks than taking three weeks off. Teachers have a hard enough time getting students to remember the information that they teach over just a spring break. Now if schools give students a three week break they will have an even harder time trying to recall the information when they have exams.
Also, most kids enjoy summer time because of the nice weather. Students already have a hard time focusing in school especially when it is nice outside.Kids will have a much harder time focusing because they can be thinking of all the things they could be doing in the nice weather rather than sitting in a classroom.
Lastly, most students, especially those in high school, use their summers as a means to make money. Employers like it because they know they will have workers who will be able to work for about three solid months. IF they are continually trying to higher students for the three weeks they are off schedules will get confusing. Employers wont want people that work three weeks than leave for another nine weeks. These are just a few of the flaws in the system with year round school. I think that people should look at both sides before suggestions something so drastic as changing the school systems schedule.
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I agree with your argument. Students do need a summer vacation. Even teachers lok forward to summer. The summer is a good for both the student and the teacher.
ReplyDeleteEverything that you have brought up in this blog, should have been said in he recent article in class. Even though it works, it would be very difficult for people to get used to. I would never want to go to school year round. Students need a break from school, not just a three week break, but 3 months. Those 3 months are there for them to have fun.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your argument. Year round schooling would be very difficult to become adjusted to. The purpose of summer is to give students and teachers a time to relax without the stress of school. Year round schooling would never fully allow students or teachers time to relax because they would constantly be thinking about upcoming assignments or lesson plans.
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