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"School all year round? I hope not. For the majority of students, summer is a time for relaxation and leading lives that have nothing to do with school. We have a chance to get summer jobs and earn some money for a car or college, something a lot of us are unable to do during the school year due to schoolwork or sports.
Family vacations and trips are a huge part of summer for some people, and with only a week here and there (for) vacation time, are you really getting all you can out of it?
And what about the teachers? As a high school student, I realize how much stress we give the poor people who teach us. Every day must be a challenge, and having a few months off gives them time to recuperate, and perhaps work on new curriculum for the year ahead.
I understand the arguments that students will retain knowledge better with year-round school, but if you are stressed all the time, and never are allowed to reach that point of relaxation, are you really going to be learning your best? Everyone needs a break sometime."
Trish Marx, sophomore
Oakland High School
"The average school year in the world is about 210 days in length. Most of the mainstream industrial countries have a school year of at least 200 days, whereas the United States requires only 180. International studies have shown the average American student to be lagging academically in comparison to the average student in another developed nation.
The American school year continues to shrink over time, and the difficulty of SAT tests drop with each revision. This reduction of required knowledge, coupled with short school years, puts much unneeded pressure on American universities, as they have to push harder than ever to get their students up to par with the competing world.
The lengthening of the American school year does not have to eliminate summer vacation, but it would effectively help students retain learned information year-round and better prepare them for college."
Austin Clark, senior
Umpqua Valley Christian
"It is a proven fact that kids forget some of what they learned over the three-month summer break. However, this does not mean that the vacation should be eliminated altogether. Students need to have a break from the routine to learn the best and to be the happiest.
The phrase 'year-round school' sends most kids trembling, but it really is not as bad as it seems. The students get the same amount of time off; the vacation is just more spread out throughout the year. Many year-round schools still have a fairly long summer break, just not quite as long.
Year-round school is definitely an option, yet there is one drawback. Often summer weather is very hot, and schools do not usually have air conditioning. Year-round schooling could definitely solve some problems, but that does not mean that it does not create others."
Lacey Bitter, senior
Roseburg High School
Truth of Youth, which appears in Monday's News-Review, is an opportunity for teens to express their opinions. To submit a question, write to Erin Snelgrove at P.O. Box 1248, Roseburg, OR 97470 or e-mail her at esnelgrove@newsreview.info.
Family vacations and trips are a huge part of summer for some people, and with only a week here and there (for) vacation time, are you really getting all you can out of it?
And what about the teachers? As a high school student, I realize how much stress we give the poor people who teach us. Every day must be a challenge, and having a few months off gives them time to recuperate, and perhaps work on new curriculum for the year ahead.
I understand the arguments that students will retain knowledge better with year-round school, but if you are stressed all the time, and never are allowed to reach that point of relaxation, are you really going to be learning your best? Everyone needs a break sometime."
Trish Marx, sophomore
Oakland High School
"The average school year in the world is about 210 days in length. Most of the mainstream industrial countries have a school year of at least 200 days, whereas the United States requires only 180. International studies have shown the average American student to be lagging academically in comparison to the average student in another developed nation.
The American school year continues to shrink over time, and the difficulty of SAT tests drop with each revision. This reduction of required knowledge, coupled with short school years, puts much unneeded pressure on American universities, as they have to push harder than ever to get their students up to par with the competing world.
The lengthening of the American school year does not have to eliminate summer vacation, but it would effectively help students retain learned information year-round and better prepare them for college."
Austin Clark, senior
Umpqua Valley Christian
"It is a proven fact that kids forget some of what they learned over the three-month summer break. However, this does not mean that the vacation should be eliminated altogether. Students need to have a break from the routine to learn the best and to be the happiest.
The phrase 'year-round school' sends most kids trembling, but it really is not as bad as it seems. The students get the same amount of time off; the vacation is just more spread out throughout the year. Many year-round schools still have a fairly long summer break, just not quite as long.
Year-round school is definitely an option, yet there is one drawback. Often summer weather is very hot, and schools do not usually have air conditioning. Year-round schooling could definitely solve some problems, but that does not mean that it does not create others."
Lacey Bitter, senior
Roseburg High School
Truth of Youth, which appears in Monday's News-Review, is an opportunity for teens to express their opinions. To submit a question, write to Erin Snelgrove at P.O. Box 1248, Roseburg, OR 97470 or e-mail her at esnelgrove@newsreview.info.
