Year Round Schooling by Christina D'Aries

I am not going to simply state facts and information about things that none of you probably care about, because it does not affect you personally. Well, I am going to speak about something that does have a personal effect on each and every one of you – school and vacation. I bet all of you spend your vacation either going away to some luxurious destination, hanging out with friends and family, or as we all know we all do – just hanging around the house doing absolutely nothing. These are the great qualities of summer vacation; we all look forward to the huge break which means no school and no worries. Yet, this is not as satisfying as it possibly can get. Let me explain how it can be improved. I propose year-round schooling. Now before everyone gets riled up, let me explain the beneficial factors that contribute to year-round schooling. To begin, let me state the obvious. I think we all may agree that over the summer we tend to lose the information we have learned the previous year which are usually vital to succeed in the following class, such as how one needs to know the information they have learned in Algebra II in order to succeed in Pre-Calculus. Yet, if we attend school year round, there would be no large gap between the two school years therefore allowing us to retain the necessary information; which will allow us to have a greater chance for success in the new class. Furthermore, I bet all of you can agree that we have a much more positive attitude towards school in the beginning of the year, than in the end. By the end of the year the majority of us are itching to get out of this school and begin our long-awaited summer vacation. Without summer vacation, there would be nothing to look forward to, therefore we would focus more on our school work and succeed all throughout the year, rather than just in the beginning. Many of you are probably thinking, you just said, “Without summer vacation, there would be nothing to look forward to,” and you expect