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Year-Round School

Lengthening the school year, and the hours the children attend is something that should be weighed and considered. It would academically benefit the children because the longer time spent at school will result in the children learning more. Working parents will not be faced with the dilemma of childcare, especially in the long summer months. Also, children would not be left alone in an unsupervised home during parents work hours. Extending the school year will solve these problems. There are more pro’s then con’s when it comes to year-round, extended hour schools.
Year-Round schools do not take away the summer months breaks they space them out over the calendar year. There are many different ways of making schools year-round and extending the hours. There are also schools that have hours of 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Instead of the traditional calendar where students go to school for 180 days with a summer break, there are calendars set up to 90/30, 45/15, and 60/20 (Year-Round Scho...

Posted by: Angelia Holliday

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