Essay On Switch To Year Round School

Many have argued if Florida schools should switch to year-round school. Florida should not switch to year-round school because it will make attending after school activities difficult and would make it harder, on parents who have to work over the time that their children are off from school. Year-round school would allow students and teachers to have more stretched out breaks instead of one long summer, that may lead to summer slide. Changing to year-round school would make everything harder so Florida should stick with traditional and not switch to year-round.

First of all, after school activities including sports, music and many more are a great way for students in the community to stay active and involved. After school activities for younger kids teaches the fundamentals, by middle school it is almost perfected but still could use some practice. At the high school level, scholarships are on the line to go to college and get an even better education. If Florida were to switch to year-round school,after nine weeks or so there would be two to four weeks off, leaving time for …show more content…
If Florida were to convert to year-round school, during the weeks the students are off, the parents will still have to go to work the usual nine to five shift, then for weeks at a time children would have to be left home alone all day long. For older kids, including high schoolers, that would not be that much of a problem. Younger kids, including elementary and even middle schoolers, staying home alone is not safe. Parents don’t want to have to pay for childcare while they are at work and the kids would be bored the whole break. Also, it is hard to find childcare every couple of weeks, making it harder on the parents to take care of their kids and have to work. Whereas the traditional schedule, parents and students are off on the same days so they don’t need to worry about t childcare or their children being home