Year-round school
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A year-round school is a school that runs for 10 months with a cumulative 2 months of break distributed throughout the year, without the usual multiple-month summer vacation
. They are most often found in the United States
. The longer period of schooling is compensated with more frequent one- and two-week breaks, in addition to the ones found in traditional schools; as a result, the school year in a year-round school usually has a similar number of instructional days as other schools.
Advocates claim that year-round calendars help students achieve higher and allow special teachers to provide more effective education. Reports from the California
State Department Of Education show that standardized reading test scores increased 29% for year-round grade school students and that a greater number of year-round students met state score objectives than those on traditional schedules.
However; research has shown that year-round schooling does not increase scholastic achievement.
Lawsuits have been filed against various school districts to block or ban year-round calendars, charging that year-round education is "harmful to students".
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Proponents of year-round school cite the following educational benefits:
Summer vacation
Summer vacation is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students and instructors are off school typically between 6 and 12 weeks, depending on the country and district.-Students:In some countries, students participate in programs such as organized sports, summer camps, and...
. They are most often found in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The longer period of schooling is compensated with more frequent one- and two-week breaks, in addition to the ones found in traditional schools; as a result, the school year in a year-round school usually has a similar number of instructional days as other schools.
Advocates claim that year-round calendars help students achieve higher and allow special teachers to provide more effective education. Reports from the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
State Department Of Education show that standardized reading test scores increased 29% for year-round grade school students and that a greater number of year-round students met state score objectives than those on traditional schedules.
However; research has shown that year-round schooling does not increase scholastic achievement.
Lawsuits have been filed against various school districts to block or ban year-round calendars, charging that year-round education is "harmful to students".
- Surveys in year-round districts indicate that between 69% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
- Prevention of student and teacher burnoutBurnout (psychology)Burnout is a psychological term for the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest. Research indicates general practitioners have the highest proportion of burnout cases; according to a recent Dutch study in Psychological Reports, no less than 40% of these experienced high levels of...
- Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles.