Proponents of a year-round school year suggest that a shift in the time designated for teaching and learning will help students achieve more by minimizing summer learning loss, allowing for innovation and implementation of creative programs, and providing the time needed to assist children who need extra help. Many school districts around the country are in fact working toward increasing both the hours in each school day and the number of days schools are in session. However, along with significant advantages, there are also distinct disadvantages associated with year-round schools. The major disadvantage is the assumed detriment to family structure. American families have become accustomed to the traditional long summer vacation. Parents may find it difficult to schedule vacations and family reunions. This concern is not to be dismissed, as it is important to children’s development to spend quality time with their families. Childcare could also become a concern, particularly if multiple, shorter school vacations were scheduled throughout the year, at times when parents are working. Year-round schools can also prove to be disruptive to family life when children in the same household attend different schools. If one child in a home is a student at a traditional school while another attends a year-round school, the children may not have holidays together. Families could end up in a situation where one child is on a lengthy vacation while another is required to attend school. During summer vacations, parents may struggle to schedule family vacations with varying work and school schedules, particularly if these schedules are not what they are accustomed to, or if different children in the same family have different schedules. Despite these potential problems with family scheduling, relevant research studies have actually found that, after implementing year-round schooling, parents found it not as hard to deal with the new schedule as they had anticipated before the implementation of the program. Another possible drawback however is the impact on the family situations of teachers in year-round-schools who are parents. Teachers who have children attending traditional schools may experience difficulty when it comes to spending time with their children during the summer vacations. Because of these potentially negative effects on the family life of students and teachers, the year-round school system was discontinued by some schools, including the Seminole County, Florida school district. Extracurricular activities are another dimension of schooling that can be negatively influenced by year-round schooling. Teachers managing extracurricular activities observed similar difficulties adapting these activities into a year-round schooling schedule, as they did fitting their family life into the schedule. Extracurricular activities can put stress on all students. Another area of concern when adapting to year-round schooling schedules is administration. School administrators have sometimes found it difficult to deal with licensure and contractual issues of the teachers when working out schedules for year-round schools. It can also be difficult to plan optimal usage of school buildings. Of course, a serious issue is finding ways to best leverage this new, extra school time and to increase quality instruction time. In short, year-round schools require the administrative blocks of schools to keep working throughout the year, which increases the administrative burden. Situations become even more difficult in multi-track schools, as the administration is required to manage different students in the same school at different times. The multi-track year-round schools require more use of buildings, educational equipment, and other facilities, which creates further insufficiencies and increase expenses. Time is often wasted, particularly in mundane activities such as moving equipment from one class to another. CommentsKitty 12/04/2012 11:59
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year round school is the worst idea ever man or woman. Alaal 04/16/2013 09:38
It sucks Sandy 04/16/2013 11:20
I no rite Secryte 05/01/2013 15:54
Upon what research? I have been studying year round education for several years now, and I see nothing but good in it. Keep in mind that I started my research while I was STILL IN high school. It also doesn't take someone with too much common sense to know that children living in the same house may, and this is just a theory, go to the same school. At least my sister went to the same school when I was going before graduation, but we may have been a special case. Who knows? There may be many houses with a school district line going right down the middle. Try common sense next time before making an assumption bobo. Oh, and school would still be 180 days long. Students would actually get MORE FREQUENT breaks throughout the year, which would fix the burnout that students have during school. Spring break would increase from 5 days to 15, and Christmas break would have an increase to 15 days as well. There will even be a new 15 day break in the first semester. Summer break would be 30 days, which would still account as an extended vacation. 180 days in school, breaks positioned as to make school actually bearable, with the usual breaks EXTENDED with the exception of summer. As you were saying? Secryte 05/01/2013 16:09
Dr. Matthew Lynch, this comment does not refer to you in the least bit. I respect your research, I just don't like people making statements without foreknowledge. A huge pet peeve. Xebraz 04/15/2013 10:23
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heyy loser!!!!;D Kaitlyn 12/05/2012 16:18
If there's year round school I would die!! James 12/30/2012 21:05
Die, well that seems a tad bit harsh, I went to year round school and loved it. joe 02/25/2013 05:39
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Finally, somebody with common sense. Dylan 01/15/2013 07:16
Year round school dosen't mean you go to school year round it just shorten summers. Also, you go to school for 9 weeks and get 2 weeks off. Secryte 05/08/2013 20:20
3 weeks you retard Gosling 04/10/2013 21:54
I'm not sure you know exactly how year round school works. jngkdjg 04/29/2013 12:52
ikr prettygirl145 12/06/2012 15:47
good point kaitlyn that does sound like a bad idea! :) Nyan Cat 12/12/2012 05:33
year round school is ther wost idea ever!!!! >:( UNC Rocks 01/09/2013 13:13
Year around schools shouldnt exist cait 04/17/2013 09:53
Well, some families find it easier to function with year round school schedules. Especially families with children who have mental disabilites. In addition, there is less summer learning loss. Nyan Cat 12/12/2012 05:35
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pokemon is stupid u fucktard Nyan Cat 01/04/2013 07:23
USE THUNDER BOLT! homiiiiieG 01/16/2013 11:32
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yearround school would be awful!! tjloke 02/25/2013 05:40
fggt Madi 01/19/2013 07:32
Year round school would not be that bad, i think the author is over exaggerating. Yes, if you had 2 kids, one going to a YR school and the other to a traditional, it would be difficult, but really, why would you do that? And YR kids still have a summer break, just slightly shorter. The administrative problems? That shouldn't matter. YR kids and traditonal kids still go to school the same amount of days. YR kids just have spaced days and longer fall, winter, and spring breaks. More time to play in the snow, have Christmas with your family! More time to play in the fallen leaves, or maybe ride a bike. More time to plant a garden! Idk. You can have MORE family time with YR school. It's not that bad, and you won't forget stuff from last year, therefore not requiring the review typical to a tradititional school. Try to keep an open mind about this! :)) 04/22/2013 09:23
Your right Secryte 05/01/2013 15:56
Somebody's had their Wheaties ^.^ Good job on the research. a person 01/21/2013 12:58
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year round schooling is for try hards :) anoymus 01/24/2013 06:19
try hard only do better in school than you wil ever do cait 04/17/2013 09:56
Well anonymous, I believe that year round education is a lot more slacking than traditional schools at times. I mean... It doesn't influence as much of a 'try-hard' as you said. nobody 05/06/2013 11:47
especially saying you cant even spell "Anonymous" correctly.. TryHardDieHard 01/24/2013 06:19
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year round schools are awesome (being sarcastic) jacob 01/30/2013 06:27
year round schools r so cool ........not sammy 01/30/2013 06:29
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It is the worst thing ever cait 04/17/2013 10:02
As a matter of fact, 49.7% of people agree that year round education is a good idea. Also, there was a 544% increase of year round schools in the United States alone. And the drop-out rate of YRE schools are 3% lower than traditonal schools. So, just htink before you make hasty and rather stupid comments on things like this. It is a serious matter. They put comment blogs on these things to tell the autor what you thought of the article not to chat or exchange numbers or even to say things like,"HEEEY!" to all your friends. Secryte 05/01/2013 16:01
That sweet moment...when you researched the exact same statistics for a paper. I know EXACTLY where that came from, and to everyone out there reading this that is exactly right. jdog 01/30/2013 06:30
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Year Round Schools should burn and whoever created them should blow up in a firey explosin then I will sew them back together to blow them up again!! this is simply how i fell about year round schools woah 02/07/2013 09:09
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Due to the incredibly low grammatical skill you all have, an all year school would benefit you greatly. Good luck in life. cait 04/17/2013 10:04
Thank you so much for bringing order and reality back to thinngs like this. They were meant to tell the author how you felt not whatevers on your mind. Again thank you! Fuck Off 05/20/2013 12:53
Honestly, you are quite the asshole. I happen to have fairly good grammatical skills. I didn't go to year round school so suck it. chillin 02/20/2013 09:14
I do not want year round school CreeperKing 02/27/2013 09:44
YRSchool's cool...yeah right, it SUCKS! CreeperKing 02/27/2013 09:47
IT...FREAKIN'...SUCKS! I woulnd die of boredness YRSCHOOL SUCKS 02/27/2013 09:50
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year round schoool sucks. bobo 03/20/2013 08:07
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who would like year round school i think tht is the most stupidest thing i have ever heard of. you know i like school so i can just see my frands and thts it. it takes time from us kids who want to have a nice vacation, or anythin they want to do so all those people who think we should ur dumb:) Hi bro 04/16/2013 07:35
Kids these days..... Have fun with ur looooooong lives to come.....which I hope not to come Police Woman 04/17/2013 10:07
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I loved this article. It was very informational for my debate that is coming up. I'll need this information, and a little luck, to win this debate! 04/17/2013 11:44
Families could end up in a situation where one child is on a lengthy vacation while another is required to attend school. lmfao 04/18/2013 08:27
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hehehehehheheheh Secryte 05/01/2013 16:05
Hey everyone, before you get all schoolaphobe and say NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, actually do some research. After you do some legitimate research, then you may come back and diss year round schooling. Ignorance is not knowing, Smart people research what they are going to be talking about, and stupid ones comment without even knowing what they are ACTUALLY commenting about. I believe there are quite a few smart people here, just do the research, okay? 05/07/2013 07:57
Children have to have vacation. It's too difficult to study year-round. Paiiii 05/08/2013 06:41
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school year round is for total losers who have no life in the summer really a person 05/23/2013 08:12
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