individual needs and evaluate the trials from schools that have gone before them to decide if year-round schooling would benefit their school. The first year-round school was opened in 1904 in Bluffton, Indiana with the intent to increase school-building capacity and improve student achievement (Palmer and Bemis). There are three types of year-round schooling; single-track, multi-track, and extended year. Single-track keeps all students and staff in the building at the same time running on the same
Year Round Schooling Speech Have you ever thought about what life would be like having to go to school year round? Well kids today feel that with all the pressure and work they have during the school year, they need the 3 month break time period in order to regroup themselves and have a change of scenery. Year round schooling in the past few years has become a trend that is sweeping the nation, and I am going to tell you why year round schooling IS NOT a way to send the children of America
Would you rather your kids having year round schooling or stick to the traditional schedules? Year round schooling has it's advantages and disadvantages. Many argue that round year schooling is benificial for students, teachers, and parents. However some argue the completely opposite of that. In the response written below are the advantages and disadvantages of year round schooling and what the community thinks about it. One of the advantages of year round schooling is that they use multi-track
One of the most talked about issues of schooling today, would be year round schooling. The program started as a new way to learn. The old way and still the way most schools calendar is set up was designed the way it is due to harvest times, when the United States was a farming country. There have been many studies done, and some schools have already implemented this program. The studies and the schools that have gone ahead and implemented the program have seen both good things and bad things in their
country, communities created schooling schedules that were cohesive with the lifestyles and responsibilities of the student populations. In rural areas, schooling was structured around agricultural harvesting. Local school boards and superintendents gave students months off so that students could help their parents with harvesting crops and caring for the farm. Unlike their rural counterparts, in the mid-18oos, children in urban areas were subject to year- round schooling. Yet because education was
pencils, no books, no more teachers with dirty looks; for a kid, an endless summer would be the best thing in the world.”(Screenflex1) The ongoing debate amongst our educational system revolves around the question of whether or not schools should be year-round. Educators are focusing on this question after looking at research that shows the United States is one of a few countries that has more than seven weeks of vacation in a row. These educators believe that this is the reason for lower math and reading
possible improvements to education could be year round schooling. The percentage of year-round school implementation has increased by 544% in the years 1987 to 2003 (Stasticbrain). Year-round schooling has been an ongoing debate for many years with a strong list of pros and cons. Based on the significant increase in the number of school districts implementing year-round schooling, it appears that the positive aspects may be winning. Year-round schooling is beneficial because
Summer Slide, Slides Away There are many different views on the topic of whether or not schools should go to a year-round calendar or not. If you have not heard about year-round schooling, the plan is to have students go to school for a certain length of time and then have a couple of weeks off of school. Some of the plans that schools can choose from are the 45-15 plan, the 60-20 plan, or the 90- 30 plan [Schools]. This means that for every 45 days of school that students attend they get 15 days
automatically disagree with the idea of year round schooling. It sounds daunting and like there would be way too much work. However, this is not necessarily true. Year round schooling would still give the same amount of time off as getting the summer off, except the breaks would be divided into shorter 2 to 4 week breaks throughout the school year. There are more advantages as well, some of which we will now look over. One of the first advantages of year round schooling is the fact that there will be more
month into the new school year last year’s material is covered and reviewed. Our traditional school calendar may be to blame for our failing schools systems. Can schools attending year round with smaller gaps of time off from learning benefit the student learners? Better retention of material, higher graduation with college enrollment increases and safer downtime alternatives are a few reasons why the traditional education plan should be done away with. Attending a year round school will help students
Did you know that year-round school has been around since the 1900's? Year-round school is somewhat like the traditional 180 days, but just stretched out over a longer period of time with more breaks. As an example, students will attend school for 45 days, then get a three week (15 days) break. A big thing that I think about when I hear year-round school is that they go for a little time period and then get a big break. I think that it is alot better going to school all at once, then getting a big
Year round schooling is becoming increasingly popular in the United States, and has shown positive academic benefits for students enrolled in year round schools. Many countries implement year round schooling, and academic ability of their students greatly surpasses those of the United States. Year round schooling, as well as increase in school days should be implemented in schools nationwide in the United States. The need for long summer vacations is non-existent, as society has become industrialized
of another year of school sinks in? A large portion of the knowledge gained during the last school year is lost over the long idle months and must be retaught for weeks, which wastes a lot of time that could be spent learning new material. This puts students behind in that year’s curriculum, and over many summers, can add up to students being months or years behind where they would be if no learning was lost. There is a solution to this problem, however: year-round school. Year-round school provides
Year round school or the modified school year is a rearrangement of the traditional school year to provide the students with continuous learning throughout the school year. Students receive the same amount of instructional time as a traditional school. In year round schools, the instructional time is balanced without of school time more evenly. (Winter, 2005) The National Association for Year Round Schooling defines it as “a schedule which contains no break lasting longer than eight weeks-schools
long three month break at the end of each school year, why not give students the same number of days off but spread them out more frequently throughout the year? Year-round education is a more efficient, globally competitive, and fair alternative to the traditional nine month school year. The reasons behind having a three month summer break are outdated and do not provide any functional advantages to the present day student. The current school year lasting nine months with a three month summer vacation
when their families could afford to be without them. Families have grown accustomed to a traditional school calendar that provides time for bonding throughout the year. Students have grown accustomed to an eight week break during the summer months where they are allowed to refresh their minds before returning for a new school year. Unfortunately, these traditional experiences and practices are now in jeopardy. In today’s race to improve student achievement, traditional school calendars have
Abstract The topic of year round schooling is quite controversial and greatly misconceived by the public. Most school systems tend to steer clear of the idea due to lack of support and academic success. Year-round schooling is not for everyone. Benefits however, include downsizing of schools, the reduction of building construction, and the ability to effectively meet the demands of the community. Students and teachers are typically placed on a multi-track schedule instead of the general nine
Education at a Year-Round School Consider the following situation: A car is driving past the local elementary school on a hot and sunny July afternoon. As the car approached the school the driver notices some unusual things. Students are outside with the teachers for recess, and it looks as if school is in session. The school is on a year-round schedule. The driver is intrigued and decides to do some research. From the research, this person found that students are achieving more academically and
Imagine yourself going to school year round? Sitting in uncomfortable desks learning about dry subjects rather than enjoy summer outside and with family. It can be exhausting when you’re trying to focus on what is going on in the classroom when all you are thinking about is summer. In my opinion, school should not be year rounded because children want need time to be committed to other activities, give parents the opportunity to educate their children at home, and give parents a chance to discipline
Year Round Education: A New Perspective Introduction Over the years we have gained aspect to all the new technologies and advancements that have improved the educational system. Each innovation has helped in some way or another to develop better academic programs in schools around the United States. Recently, a proposal has been made to change the traditional school year of nine-months to a year-round program that has sparked controversy all over. Despite controversy though, there are still