Students Need Year-Round School

Summer… a word that brings a smile to every child’s face. It is time for certain school districts to think about changing the traditional school year and having a year-round school calendar. Three hundred years ago, schools were created with the thought that students needed to have the summer off with the busy farming season. The United States is no longer an agricultural society and needs to rethink the school year. The students today are competing with other countries and the children are not doing as well academically. Having year-round school can lessen this gap. All the public schools in the United States need year-round schooling because students have less of a summer slide, shorter breaks, and it helps later on in the work force.
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Teachers understand that families like to vacation and give their child camp experiences. Hartley says, “we may have to be flexible if our students are in school in late June and there is a fabulous camp experience, we may have to excuse a few days.” Teachers understand and will let students skip days. Similarly, students also get the chance to take a break from school and relax. Pearson writes, “Frequent breaks might be a great option for students and teachers to re-energize and recharge.” When students come back from break, they should have renewed energy to focus on continuing to learn the curriculum. Students need breaks every couple of weeks to refresh their mind and year-round school gives them this opportunity. In the article, “Year-Round School Advantages and Disadvantages” Amy Pearson, a licensed elementary teacher from kindergarten to sixth grade writes, “Both teachers and students might feel less burnout when they get more extended time off throughout the year.” Students get many breaks that helps them get their focus back on school that helps them learn better. In summary, year-round schooling provides many breaks that help the students come back ready to learn and teachers are flexible with vacation