Is the grass greener on the other side? With year round schools, students still get the allotted summer vacation, but spread throughout the year. Year round schools prevent significant knowledge loss that often occurs over the summer months. They also reduce amount time spent reviewing prior year's information. It seems these breaks throughout the year prevent burnout by both students and educators. But what do parents say? Is it harder to find sitters during the random weeks off throughout the year? What if a family has students in multiple tracks on vacation at different times throughout the year? For the teachers who take the offer to continue working during their allotted breaks, are they compensated? What are they doing? Can students come to the school for classes or activities during their breaks?
I wonder, if, since the breaks occur during colder months rather than the heat of spring & summer, when crime rates increases, if this would have an over-all impact in reducing crime? These are all questions which I will research. In the mean time, if you have experience or opinions about year round schools, I would like to hear other points of view.
UPDATE:
I did some research and found a pattern amongst the articles; currently there may be some, but not statistically enough, results that students perform academically better. However, improvement in student/teacher attendance and student confidence has improved. On the other hand, administrator burn-out is being observed.
The link below is research that I chose because it defines the different types of year-round schools as well as explains the historical concepts.
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