Taylor Johnston October 16th, 2014
Our Opinion:
Year-Round School Is Worth
Consideration
“In fast
urbanizing York Region, this tradition is as outdated as the horse and buggy.”
A two-month
summer is no longer in session for some schools down in the United States. Not only benefiting the students, but it
benefits the administrator’s reduction in the over-all operating costs of the
schools. Several different systems have
been applied towards the school boards giving them the options to just a single
or multiple cycle for each year.
“Arguments” held by families trying to keep the two-month summer break
for family vacations doesn't appeal to the school board, for many families
can't afford summer homes.
Having
year-round school would make the school year more interesting for the
students. Research taken from the United
States shows that this year-round system has increasingly helped students
achieve their scores as well as decreased the drop-out rate. All systems would consists of 194 school days
and 9 professional development days.
Holding a vote allowing both the school board and the students, in my
opinion would be fair.
For a fact,
most Canadians know that this year-round system will be taking place in the
near future. In my opinion, I would be
fine with a year-round system. It gives
teachers and students an equal amount of time in and out of school. Students as of now are always taking time off
during the school days/weeks and will vacation for up to 4-6 weeks. I think scrambling up the school year,
having time off here and there would lessen the chances of students missing
classes due to vacations. Unfortunately,
the two-month summers are very well used in my family. My brother and I would most certainly hate to
see the two-month summers go, but to go with anything else put into your life,
you have to adapt to this system that will soon come into play.
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