Should your school have year-round school? More than half of schools in the United States are switching from having a summer break to year-round school. Year-round schools have six to nine weeks of school in a row, broken up to two to four week vacations. When you have school with a summer break, you have eight months in a row with a Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring break, with some days off like MLK day and a few snow days. I think we should stay with having a summer break because kids need to get outside, enjoy the fresh air and go to sport or nature camps. Kids will be unfocused in the classroom like looking outside at their friends who have a summer break, and even for the teachers, they just need to have time to get ready for the upcoming year. People say “by going three months without using critical thinking, children are losing a good bit of what they have learned each year.” "Reasons Why Year Round School Is A Good Idea-Screenflex." Screenflex Portable Room Dividers. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Dec. 2016. But that's why teachers have review for a month or two and get right back into the routine or have summer homework that you have to do. Every child needs to experience …show more content…
If schools have year-round school you won't have as much time to decorate your classroom, learn the new curriculum, assignments, lessons, and planning. It also gives teachers a time to regroup themselves and have family time. “Summers off have long been a light at the end of the tunnel for teachers after an intense school year. Every job comes with its share of headaches and, at one point or another, employees in all industries claim that they are burned out, Lynch says. He adds that this is of particular concern in education, because tired teachers can have a direct effect on their students.” Kimberly Demucha Kalil in Waltham, MA. "The Pros and Cons of Year-Round School." Care.com, 2015. Web. 29 Dec.