Year Long School

There are schools across the country beginning to switch from the traditional 9 month school year to full year round school. I think that this change would be beneficial to student's education. One reason is that during the long summer vacation most students forget what they had learned and have to spend the first few weeks reviewing. This makes it very difficult for teachers to fit in everything that needs to be taught over the course of the year when the first month is wasted reteaching. If kids continued schooling throughout the entire calendar year, information would stay fresh in their brain.

When most people hear "year round school" they usually think of being stuck inside the classroom 365 days. The reality is that the system would stay on the typical 180 day school year but just spread it out more. For example, one common way that schools already use the days is on a 45-15 rotation. Students go to school for 45 days and then take a 3 week break. The normal breaks such as Christmas or Spring also remain in the schedule.

Reality is that the old school calendar was effective so children could provide much needed help on the farm over the summer months. However, times have changed and this is not as necessary as it was decades ago. The education system in America needs to catch up with the times we are living in today and help children get the appropriate education in the best way possible.

It is important that people open their minds and consider how the pros outweigh the cons of year round schooling. Those who are against the idea probably just don't understand it, and never take the time to learn about it. They don't know what they are saying no to and won't say yes until they understand how year round schooling works and the benefits that would come with it.