Education: Year-Round vs. Seasonal

EDUCATION: YEAR-ROUND VS. SEASONAL

By Anna Chocallo8th Grade Project, B Block

The Walker School

What is year-round education?

The traditional school calendar and modified

calendars

A modified calendar More frequent breaks Shorter breaks Same amount of days in school

Advantages of Year-Round Education

A decrease in knowledge lost over vacation

Less burnout and stress More space in multi-track systems

Disadvantages of Year-Round Education

Uncertain changes are difficult to prove

Coordination of schedules must be universal

Is the change worth the costs?

Are there any other alternative systems?

The best calendar for a community depends on the students it involves

Sources

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Yellow_school_buses_Pittsburgh.JPG

http://www.calculationcrunchers.com/images/Calendar%20Screenshot%201a.jpg

http://www.nayre.org/ http://teachers.saschina.org/hspuxi/fi

les/2009/01/report-card-1.gif http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/financi

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