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A longer school day and school on Saturday??? Anyone hear about this?
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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 309821" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>We need year round school. I studied this issue when I was on the curriculum committee at a school I taught at. The benefits are enormous and the only drawback is getting people to change their mindsets (which is a huge barrier).</p><p></p><p>Special Education kids have the greatest benefit!</p><p></p><p>Kids attend school for 9 weeks and then are off for 3 weeks. Generally, the student body is divided into 4 teams. The teams are off-set so that 3 are in session and 1 is off at all times so it also eases over crowding. </p><p></p><p><strong>Benefits of YRS</strong></p><p>*no more "summer loss" of knowledge (currently, the first 6-8 weeks of the school year are spent reviewing the previous year's material)</p><p></p><p>*no need for funding for summer school (although some districts offer 'intersession' classes for a fee)</p><p></p><p>*in towns that have gone to YRS, the day care centers and park districts adjust (it actually creates more full time employment as day care centers will have 1/4 of their summer load throughout the year instead of having all kids in the summer with the need for temp staff, allowing better training, etc.)</p><p></p><p>*it allows families to take advantage of 'off season' rates and crowds for vacations</p><p></p><p>*slight increase in number of days per year of school (from 180 to 190-195)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 309821, member: 1169"] We need year round school. I studied this issue when I was on the curriculum committee at a school I taught at. The benefits are enormous and the only drawback is getting people to change their mindsets (which is a huge barrier). Special Education kids have the greatest benefit! Kids attend school for 9 weeks and then are off for 3 weeks. Generally, the student body is divided into 4 teams. The teams are off-set so that 3 are in session and 1 is off at all times so it also eases over crowding. [B]Benefits of YRS[/B] *no more "summer loss" of knowledge (currently, the first 6-8 weeks of the school year are spent reviewing the previous year's material) *no need for funding for summer school (although some districts offer 'intersession' classes for a fee) *in towns that have gone to YRS, the day care centers and park districts adjust (it actually creates more full time employment as day care centers will have 1/4 of their summer load throughout the year instead of having all kids in the summer with the need for temp staff, allowing better training, etc.) *it allows families to take advantage of 'off season' rates and crowds for vacations *slight increase in number of days per year of school (from 180 to 190-195) [/QUOTE]
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