The School Year Should be 12 Months Long (Get Rid Of Summer Vacation)

As i stated in round 1, I am basically saying that the school system should stay the same. I don't want anyone to think that it is necessary to come out with an idea of giving the students a huge break of 2 months somewhere randomly in the year. The fact that the students would need a month to get back into the "learning mode" hasn't really effected or troubled anyone. If it was a problem, we would have solved it by now. The grade system is all measured out to be balanced on how much time you spend on a certain subject. For example, a 7th grade math teacher may start the first lesson in the 8th grade course as their last 7th grade lesson. This stuff is all planned out. The faculty and staff of schools work together to plan out an appropriate way to teach. You say: "It is a proven fact that students forget more of what they learned over summer vacation than any other break they get from school". Please state your source of where you obtained information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next, you mention how our teachers would be making more money, due to the fact that they would be in session longer. Well, let me ask you this. .. Where do you suppose that money is coming from? It's coming out of the American people's wallet. The point I'm trying to make, is that taxes would SKY ROCKET due to this. Teachers would make about 25% more money than they would in an 8 month school year. With the economy how it is today, taxes are the last thing that need to go up. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your next argument about getting into trouble: First off, I totally agree with you that teens do tend to get themselves into a bit of trouble over the summer, but school is NOT the only thing to occupy their time. There are all sorts of camps and programs that help keep people out of trouble such as "The Boys and Girls Club". I'm sure a bunch of buddies would much rather be shooting pool and playing basketball with their friends than at school. Once again, I am FOR the standard school system that most of us are in today. That means no vacations longer than the usual (2 weeks for Christmas, 1 week for Presidents Week, 2 weeks for Easter, etc. ). I also put in ( ) "Getting rid of summer vacation". So there can be no lengthening of any other vacations within the school year. And once again I am reminding you when you say that the parents would save money on child care, which would save them more money. You will be paying 25% more for schooling which will definitely make you lose money. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another huge thing that would hurt the economy would be a lack of tourism in popular vacation spots. If kids were in school, the hotels would basically make no money if the majority of their customers are families. Also, airlines would lose airfare which would hurt the economy badly. In conclusion, with all the other headaches the United States is dealing with now, changing the school system is NOT in our best interest.