The Benefits of Year Round School
The idea of year-round school is foreign to most people and they become uneasy when the subject is mentioned. A modified year-round schedule means having longer breaks throughout the year and a shortened summer break. For instance, school would start in July and end in May. That is ten months of learning and two months of summer break. An extended school year, like every situation, comes with advantages and disadvantages. School’s genuine purpose is learning, and having more of it stretched over a year has great benefits.
Year round schooling has not only proven successful in refining academics, but also in solving issues of over population in school systems. Schools in fast growing areas have transitioned …show more content…
Mary Brown, a middle-school teacher in Wake County, says "Our schedule offers the kids a break from school right when they need it” (“The”). After their first three-week break, she suggested that the students seemed refreshed. “They didn't have the bored, glazed-over look of kids who had been in school for weeks on end with no break in sight”(“The”).
“I don’t believe it’s more challenging, just different,” said Cox, a sixth grade language arts teacher at West Lake Middle School in Apex, which operates on a multi-track schedule. “There are some changes that we have to get used to when making the switch”(“Districts”).
Year-round schools are becoming more popular and the numbers are growing every year. According to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, the number of year-round schools has increased by 764 school systems, 26 percent since 2007 (“Districts”). Year-round school allows students to be engaged in their learning for the majority of the year. Having frequent breaks dispersed throughout the year allows students and teachers to re-energize and recharge. Students are able to retain information better and focus more in class. Year-round schooling is the most beneficial in providing students with the best form of
The idea of year-round school is foreign to most people and they become uneasy when the subject is mentioned. A modified year-round schedule means having longer breaks throughout the year and a shortened summer break. For instance, school would start in July and end in May. That is ten months of learning and two months of summer break. An extended school year, like every situation, comes with advantages and disadvantages. School’s genuine purpose is learning, and having more of it stretched over a year has great benefits.
Year round schooling has not only proven successful in refining academics, but also in solving issues of over population in school systems. Schools in fast growing areas have transitioned …show more content…
Mary Brown, a middle-school teacher in Wake County, says "Our schedule offers the kids a break from school right when they need it” (“The”). After their first three-week break, she suggested that the students seemed refreshed. “They didn't have the bored, glazed-over look of kids who had been in school for weeks on end with no break in sight”(“The”).
“I don’t believe it’s more challenging, just different,” said Cox, a sixth grade language arts teacher at West Lake Middle School in Apex, which operates on a multi-track schedule. “There are some changes that we have to get used to when making the switch”(“Districts”).
Year-round schools are becoming more popular and the numbers are growing every year. According to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, the number of year-round schools has increased by 764 school systems, 26 percent since 2007 (“Districts”). Year-round school allows students to be engaged in their learning for the majority of the year. Having frequent breaks dispersed throughout the year allows students and teachers to re-energize and recharge. Students are able to retain information better and focus more in class. Year-round schooling is the most beneficial in providing students with the best form of