Benefits of year round school

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By: Melissa Douglas *

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By: Melissa Douglas

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*Students go to school year

round

*Multiple intermissions given

throughout year

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*The traditional school

calendar was made for

past economic times not

for educational purposes.

The summer break was

made so kids can help

parents out in their farms.

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*Continuous learning

*Fix school problem of overpopulation

*Intermissions offered give multiple benefits

*Parents do not have to pay for daycare

*Gives teachers year-round work

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*Students learn year-round

*Shorter breaks for students so they don't forget

what they learned

*Eliminates “summer learning loss”

*Teachers can spend less time reviewing and more

time teaching new material.

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* allows for

beneficial breaks throughout the year for students and

teachers

*Helps reduce stress and burnout for students

and teachers

*Allows families to go on vacation throughout

the year that are cheaper

*During intermissions students can come and get

extra help if they are falling behind and need

tutoring

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*Overpopulation within schools can be fixed

with YRS since not all kids are there

*Schools don’t have to spend millions building

new schools

YRS breaks students and teachers into

equal groups, and one group is always on

vacation

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*Parents will have year-round day care for their

kids.

*No longer high payments to day- care

*Schools allow students to go to school during

intermission and supplies them activities.

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**Students lose summer experiences

*Administers can get more stressed out

*Cost on the school district

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*No more summer camp

*No Summer jobs

*No more long summer trips to countries

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*Administers tend to get more stress if they

have no time to have vacation with school

always in session

*Hard for them to take breaks

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**Pay for year-round electricity

*Pay for air-conditioning in summer

*Year-round pay for food for students

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**Although YRS has some disadvantages, it seems

to be the better choice for schools. It is time

for us to use a school calendar that is

beneficial to education and not past economic

times

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