School Year Round School Essay

The traditional school year has been in practice for decades and in this time, has shown that it is greatly successful. To switch to year-round schooling would overall be incredibly inconvenient for each person involved. The traditional school year should remain in Niagara because in comparison to year-round schooling it is less expensive, more convenient for parents, and offers more opportunities for students. Funding for education is expensive enough as is, and possibly making the school year longer could alter these costs. To fund education all school staff must be paid, which includes teachers, secretaries, and janitors. If year-round schooling was designed to rotate between giving some students a break while others are in school, drastic expense changes would follow. Adding in the fact that students would need a comfortable environment to work in increases these costs even more. During summer months in Niagara, air conditioning is a necessity for students to work at their full capacities. Purchasing air conditioning in every school across the board would be incredibly costly and quite unrealistic (Waddell, 2016, ¶ 28). Additional funding for buses year-round would also be needed and would have a …show more content…
Parents who work in the summer already find stable childcare for younger students. It is much simpler to find a steady babysitter for the summer than one who is able to work at random with the unsteady schedule that year-round schooling would provide (Waddell, 2016, ¶ 7) Also, older students could be provided with summer jobs in babysitting if their schedules match with younger students. Along with this, there are many families who plan vacations during the summer months. Switching to year-round schooling could completely alter families lives leaving them feeling disorganized. Taking time away from extracurriculars is just another inconvenience for