you. If you think the kids will forget the material after breaks then you need to wrap up the activity before you leave, but you can also do it so that you review quickly when you come back. Either way it is up to the teacher to make the decision based on the material they are covering and also how the class runs.
One last situation that could possibly go wrong would be that the students couldn’t engage in summer programs while enrolled in year-round schools. Given that the school runs through part of the summer, parents see this as being impossible for their children to expand their knowledge outside of school. “Many people believe that summers are valuable times for students to grow and learn outside of the classroom environment,” (O’Sullivan 410). However, a way to fix this would be to have the schools include these in their program. Offer the parents a type of summer camp run by year-round schools that runs during the months that your student is out of school in the summer, that way they can still be involved in the summer camps and also get to meet some new people. …show more content…
One obstacle would be the costs of year-round schools. Since the school, never officially has an off period, maintenance on the school buildings can be difficult. “Many argue that implementing year-round schooling would be too costly, as it would lead to increased spending on teacher and staff salaries…,” (O’Sullivan 411). Schools are already having to limit their spending and cut back on things that they don’t feel is necessary, but with the addition of these schools helping out in the long run on children’s education, then I think it's something that must be done. Another is that cities where tourism is high would not be in favor of this program due to the fact that less people would be vacationing during their peak months. Since the kids
One last situation that could possibly go wrong would be that the students couldn’t engage in summer programs while enrolled in year-round schools. Given that the school runs through part of the summer, parents see this as being impossible for their children to expand their knowledge outside of school. “Many people believe that summers are valuable times for students to grow and learn outside of the classroom environment,” (O’Sullivan 410). However, a way to fix this would be to have the schools include these in their program. Offer the parents a type of summer camp run by year-round schools that runs during the months that your student is out of school in the summer, that way they can still be involved in the summer camps and also get to meet some new people. …show more content…
One obstacle would be the costs of year-round schools. Since the school, never officially has an off period, maintenance on the school buildings can be difficult. “Many argue that implementing year-round schooling would be too costly, as it would lead to increased spending on teacher and staff salaries…,” (O’Sullivan 411). Schools are already having to limit their spending and cut back on things that they don’t feel is necessary, but with the addition of these schools helping out in the long run on children’s education, then I think it's something that must be done. Another is that cities where tourism is high would not be in favor of this program due to the fact that less people would be vacationing during their peak months. Since the kids