<p>I’m on the fence about year-round school, I realize both arguments have strong points.</p>
<p>I think it is a great way for students to stay active in learning, but summer to me is about rejuvenation. It’s about gaining new experiences and spending time with friends and family. I know how tacky it sounds, but honestly. My family goes on vacations during my summer break, this time is convenient. If I’m out of class for longer than two days I find myself struggling to stay in the loop with everyone else. </p>
<p>As for volunteering and extra curricular activities, summer is a great way for students to get new experiences without stressing on other things. Though, I will admit, I do feel that my IQ drops during summer. Though, it could quite possibly be my fault.</p>
<p>EDIT:
Actually, I’m for it. Quick change right? Thinking about it more, it makes sense to have year-round school because it will benefit more youth than it will harm. Most of us will not have to worry about this situation, but in some situations summer can promote kids to hang around bad people and get into trouble. It would definitely benefit students residing in urban areas whom are lower socioeconomically. At least at school there are people who could prevent such acts (considering many parents in not so great school districts don’t pay attention).</p>
<p>I’m for it. It’d benefit the majority of students in the country. I guess you could bring up the point about how some students do a sort of Summer enrichment program, but really only maybe one in every ten students does that sort of thing. Year-round school will help the students who spend their Summers doing absolutely nothing. But anyway, to compensate for the taking away of Summer break, I would say that one week breaks every month would be nice?</p>
<p>lol I got a month off for the winter. a week for fall, and 2 for spring. less than 6 weeks for summer. we ended 2nd week of june, started 3rd week of july.</p>
<p>Against school all-year-round. We need a break and we need time to explore things other than school. I would opt for like a 6 week summer though and a month for winter break or something like that (in my district we have like a 10 week summer and 1.5 week winter break).</p>
<p>Summer is a GREAT time to do nothing if you want to and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. For all you people who can do enrichment programs and academic camps during you breaks and not get worn out come the next school year, go you. If you do this its not like the summer break is even hurting you. But most people need a good 2 or 3 months to rest, hang out with friends, and actually enjoy their childhood (a concept most people on here seem to struggle with). There is no reason any overachiever needs to ruin summer break for the majority of the population. Summer is magical for kids that actually want to use it to be a kid, and that shouldn’t be taken away. Plus you have to think about summer family vacations and sports (BASEBALL! If I had school all year round my baseball schedule would get sooo messed up). There seem to be a lot of reasons for summer break that you overachievers look over.</p>
<p>^^ That is what MOST school-round districts are already like -.-</p>
<p>^ I am not an overachiever (no really, I’m not). I am a realist who thinks that we are falling behind because of a VERY antiquated schooling system. Our calendars are based on the summer harvest schedule. Tell me, how many of you need the summer months to work for your parent’s farm? Because that is what it is there for. Tell me, what happens when you get burnt out as an adult? Do you just take a few months off and lounge around?
PS: I played softball damn near year-round and I was STILL <em>gasp</em> able to do it. I have a good friend who now plays softball at Princeton and she went to a year-round school. Don’t think she suffered too much…</p>
<p>So because I’m in college, I don’t know what it’s like to be in high school? My first year of schooling was actually year-round. Then I moved to Michigan. I always preferred the old schedule. </p>
<p>Second, I actually have less break than either system this year because I am going to school for 10 and a half months. I only have ~8 weeks off for summer. Even that is too long IMO, but I’m grateful for it since I can only work in the summer at one of my jobs. More breaks would mean steadier work at my best-paying job.</p>
<p>Yes for primary, no for secondary, and hellz-no for post-secondary, for previously stated reasons. </p>
<p>Also, compulsory education into the summer, while possibly helping average and below-average students, ultimately hurts those at the top who wish to use their summers in other, more productive ways (and yes, I’m of the opinion that our current school education is far from the most productive it can be).</p>
<p>In addition, I’d rather that school started in August-ish and ended in May, like some schools in the midwest (and maybe elsewhere). I hate cold weather and love spring and summer, so I’d rather be in school then than now (disregard the fact that class for me has already ended).</p>
<p>I’m with romanigypseyes on this one. I don’t see how it hurts the elite learners at all, for they’ll have more time to do activities on a regular basis (shorter school days). Also, for the non-elite (sorry just watched Gattaca), summer is just a huge chunk of time where you do **** all and you almost go out of your mind with boredom.</p>
<p>Romani- I do play baseball LITERALLY year round as well as a varsity winter sport but I have 40-50 games during the summer here in Minnesota cause that’s the only time we can fit them in and if I had school during that time it would be really hard.</p>
<p>And for all the people that want it for K-8 and not high school, think how hard that would be for families with a high schooler and someone in K-8. Your kids would be on completely different schedules with completely different breaks and that would make it damn near impossible to do something as a family.</p>
<p>Well it’s a different perspective than from someone who is IN high school is what I was trying to say. Maybe a little bit more school, but nothing too intense. If they were going to extend, I would be okay with it only if there wasn’t any homework.</p>