Some experts think that a year roundeducation will be beneficial to children because they will not have the long break whereknowledge is lost. They are concerned with the information that is lost. I believe that informationwill be lost anyway if a hild is not genuinely interested. School is a place to learn how to learn andto learn the foundations of the world around. College is the place where the information type oflearning should take place. Retention is always a concern with any break, b studies show thatlearning loss begins to occur during the first two to three weeks. By having more breaks duringthe year we may find more learning is lost. The never ending school year can be very stressful fora child. With a multi- track system playmates will have different breaks causing children to envydifferent schedules and be unhappy with their own. Children will miss out on events or have to dewith the anticipation of school the next day. With a three week break children barely get to relaxbefore having to prepare for school starting again. For children who do not particularly enjoyschool this can be a extremely stressful because there i not a long enough break to emergethemselves in something that they enjoy. Extra curricular activities will also be effected. Studentsmay have to attend practices and meetings on their off weeks. They will risk missing out on theteam activities, pep rallies, and major events. It is impossible to schedule four separate da es,science fairs, and homecoming games. School will never cease so students will not get the breakthat they deserve. The programs themselves will get a lower turnout. I believe that less popularclubs and organizations will eventually be gone. Someone posed a the question that if year roundeducation was the traditional school calendar, and a ““new calendar”” was proposed wherechildren were only educated for nine months each year would the American public even considerit?...
