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A nerd is when you have 12 months of school |
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, typically in the [[United States]], which does not take a traditional, multi-month summer vacation. The school year is not generally longer in the number of instructional days, but instead there are several additional short breaks of one-two weeks throughout the year (in addition to the breaks traditional school years have), and/or having the traditional breaks in december and spring extended. Many year round schools may take a "summer" vacation of about or just under one month in length. |
, typically in the [[United States]], which does not take a traditional, multi-month summer vacation. The school year is not generally longer in the number of instructional days, but instead there are several additional short breaks of one-two weeks throughout the year (in addition to the breaks traditional school years have), and/or having the traditional breaks in december and spring extended. Many year round schools may take a "summer" vacation of about or just under one month in length. |
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Revision as of 17:23, 9 September 2011
A nerd is when you have 12 months of school , typically in the United States, which does not take a traditional, multi-month summer vacation. The school year is not generally longer in the number of instructional days, but instead there are several additional short breaks of one-two weeks throughout the year (in addition to the breaks traditional school years have), and/or having the traditional breaks in december and spring extended. Many year round schools may take a "summer" vacation of about or just under one month in length.
Advocates claim that year-round calendars help students achieve higher and allow teachers to provide more effective education. Reports from the California State Department Of Education show that standardized reading test scores increased 29% for year-round grade school students[1] and that a greater number of year-round students met state score objectives than those on traditional schedules.[1] However, research has shown that year-round schooling does not increase scholastic achievement.[2] Lawsuits have even been filed against various school districts to block or ban year-round calendars,[3][dead link] charging that year-round education is "harmful to students"
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Proponents of year-round school cite the following educational benefits:
- Surveys in year-round districts[4] indicate that between 69% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
- Prevention of student and teacher burnout[1]
- Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles.[5]
References
- ^ a b c United States Department of Education (1992), What YRE Can Do To Enhance Academic Achievement and To Enrich the Lives of Students That the Traditional Calendar Cannot Do.
- ^ "Ohio State University, "Year-round Schools Don't Boost Learning, Study Finds."". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, Students, Parents File Suit Against State's Funding Of School
- ^ Wake System (2006-05-04), Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion (PDF)
- ^ Kneese, Carolyn (2000-08-01), Single-Track vs. Multi-Track Schedules, United States Department of Education (ERIC Digest)