Year Round School Research Paper

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The public school system in the United States is the subject of many debates. Some people feel that school is fine the way it is now, but there is always room for improvement. In fact, the education system has a long way to go before even being close to perfect. Changes in the traditional education system are necessary and long overdue, including a switch to a year-round schedule, implementation of enrichment courses, and lengthening of the school day and year.
If traditional public schools were to switch over to a year-round schedule, with multiple short breaks instead of one long break, there would be less summer learning loss. Students would be able to retain more information without the three month break interrupting their learning. This means that teachers can spend less time re-teaching and more time teaching new material. The switch from the antiquated schedule of the traditional school
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The United States is no longer an agricultural society so the long summer break, originally implemented to allow children to work on their family's farm, is detrimental rather than useful. The long break is most detrimental to the education of those who need it the most, as research has shown that "summer learning loss is especially pronounced among low-income" students (Wildavsky, 1999, p.52). A year-round schedule, supplemented with additional courses during breaks, can help low-income students catch up to high-income students and create more equal opportunities within the education system. Offering enrichment courses during breaks is essential to improving education and helping students who have few resources available to them. A major flaw in the traditional United States school system is