Despite the new outburst of year-round schooling across the nation, I have the firm belief that we should retain the traditional system. Most schools who have switched to the year round calendar switched back to the traditional one because the anticipated instructional advantages haven’t materialized. In some cases, it even results in a drop of one to two percentile points in national rank for reading, math, and language scores, compared to a traditional calendar. It is not a good idea to keep making this change.
Secondly, summer break can provide unique learning opportunities that students do not get in school. Taking that time away from kids could mean they would miss out on arts, culture, and special adventures. Students in year-round schools …show more content…
Many schools already struggle to pay teachers a competitive wage, making it hard to hire, and keep high-quality teachers. The cost of teaching as a full-time endeavor may not be feasible either locally or federally, especially if you want the children to have good teachers.
Some supporters of the year-round system claim that it is better for people suffering from food insecurity, and that there are not enough summer eating programs. However, on the year-round system, there are just as many days out from school where these children have little to no food. That is moving the food around on the plate, and has no effect on these people's lives. The responsible way to do this is to simply install more summer eating programs, but that is an argument for another time.
Teens who need work to to help support themselves or save up for college will have trouble finding a job that works with their new schedule, and even if they do find a job, it will be difficult to hold. Year-round schooling simply does not offer enough job opportunities for struggling teens to get by. To earn money, they will have to give up quality time with family for their job, and that time is important to the emotional and developmental well-being of an
Secondly, summer break can provide unique learning opportunities that students do not get in school. Taking that time away from kids could mean they would miss out on arts, culture, and special adventures. Students in year-round schools …show more content…
Many schools already struggle to pay teachers a competitive wage, making it hard to hire, and keep high-quality teachers. The cost of teaching as a full-time endeavor may not be feasible either locally or federally, especially if you want the children to have good teachers.
Some supporters of the year-round system claim that it is better for people suffering from food insecurity, and that there are not enough summer eating programs. However, on the year-round system, there are just as many days out from school where these children have little to no food. That is moving the food around on the plate, and has no effect on these people's lives. The responsible way to do this is to simply install more summer eating programs, but that is an argument for another time.
Teens who need work to to help support themselves or save up for college will have trouble finding a job that works with their new schedule, and even if they do find a job, it will be difficult to hold. Year-round schooling simply does not offer enough job opportunities for struggling teens to get by. To earn money, they will have to give up quality time with family for their job, and that time is important to the emotional and developmental well-being of an