Golo
year-round parents: blog

year-round parents' blog


the benefits of year-round school

by Golo Managing Editor
Published Jun. 19, 2008

Several of the members of our Year-Round Parents Group have been sharing their thoughts on what's good about year-round schooling. I know that many folks deem it disastrous but others say it works just fine for their families and their kids are thriving.  Here are some of the comments:

"My kids are in year round school..I dont know what the big complaint is...I love the fact that I dont have to wait for summer to go on a trip."

"As soon as the kids get tired of school, they get a break...as soon as the parents get tired of the kids, they go back to school...LOL"

"I love year-round school. We were able to go to Disney in February and take short trips throughout the year when it is not crowded."

"I've had one kid on traditional track and one kid in year round. We love year round. My youngest dreads going to high school on the traditional track."

"Every 9 weeks or so, you get a chance to intervene if your child is not getting a concept in school. If they have mastered all the subjects, you get time to pursue a topic at a deeper level than was covered in school. It is a win- win situation for leaning - no burn out."

I've mentioned that I too enjoy year-round. I just don't think my track coincides well with specialty summer camps, but maybe that will change in the near future. 

 

Anyone else want to chime in? We'll be discussing "Track-out camps" pretty soon.

 

 

 

 



3 Comments


Golo

Welcome to GOLO, where WRAL.com visitors can comment on stories and create profile pages, blogs and photo galleries.

You must be a registered WRAL.com user to use these tools. Click here to register or log in.



page 1
sort order: oldest first | newest first

I love year round my kids wouldnt have it any other way!! About the time she gets tired of going she gets a break!! She doesnt lose what she learned as fast as she did in a traditional school the break does the children good!!!!!!!!!!

I think that year round school is a great thing - from a learning perspective, the kids don't have a huge gap where they forget what they learned the year before, and from a vacation scheduling perspective, it means you have time off to take more breaks throughout the school year. Year round school also correlates more effectively with the way that the rest of the world works.

Great Blog. It would save the tazpayers a lot of money if more people could hear about the benefits of year round and decide to try it for their kids.

page 1
sort order: oldest first | newest first

Please log in to add comment.

most recent
   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

a project for the holidays

Remember the snow monster in Christmas movies – the one that Santa was able to change from bad...

tuesday cheesey grits

Good Morning Golo!  This morning I'm offering grits cooked to a faretheewell, in a combination...

where do you hide your gifts?

Do you remember the scene from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation where Clark finds those...

in the spirit of christmas..........

Many years ago when I watched the Red Skelton show, he did a skit about Santa Claus who kept...

elf jokes

  How many elves does it take to change a light bulb?  Ten! ...

shhhh, it's santa !!

   So last year my hubby and I thought we would create a little Christmas magic for...

a mom's letter to santa

  Dear Santa, I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my two...

my kids loved it

If you're looking for another children's book to give as a gift this year, see if you find this modern...

has anyone..

 Sent Christmas cards out yet.. I was going to this week.. is it to early??.. I don't think so.. Anyway.. here's one for you guys..

deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him

Guaranteed to make you laugh!   This adult language clip also shows...

   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

profile of weddingsinger

If you don't see me too often, it's because I'm a busy man.

profile of luvyaya

god puts no more on u than he knows u can handle...

profile of raleigh boy

I am from Raleigh... Always have been in Raleigh... Always will be in Raleigh.

profile of kmb0806

What is a personal statement?!

profile of dirtdoktor

It's gettin' chilly round here.

profile of southpaw

My name is Kris. I'm a former law enforcement officer from New York State.  ...

profile of britt48

Old age means realizing that you will never have all the dogs you wanted. 

profile of phil schaefer

A Health Concern is A Great Beginning! "GREEN" is The New Red, White and Blue. ...

profile of fergie

Have a great day!:)

   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

wide awake club (7 members)

As a night shift person, I tend to be awake when most of the world is asleep.  I know I am not the...

santas secret (6 members)

This group is going to play santa to a few families  

press releases of interest (7 members)

I get a lot of press releases. I will post some of them here. Join the group if you're interested. Many of them will be set to "members only."

poets corner (8 members)

They say nobody reads poetry any more. Let's prove them wrong! Join the Poets' Corner and post your...

coffee lovers (26 members)

This group is desinged to all the coffee lovers out there in Golo land.. I will try to have...

the readers room (18 members)

A place to discuss what you have been reading. Do you recommend it? Should there be a skull and crossbones...

diabetics...we are too sweet (13 members)

I found out today that I am officially a diabetic.   My A1C was 10.1. A great friend...

   blogs    galleries    profiles    groups    popular  

profile of dayum sessy

To my newest troll (Im SURE your the same MORON you seem to be)  Thanks for the envy! ...

profile of camphost

peaceful surroundings   

profile of jackadoo

My real name is Jay, I just like Jack better. I am a single guy in my 50's, (haircutter guessed...

profile of godschild43

I believe that God is the way the truth and light. Always live by him.

profile of lolly

∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞  ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞   ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪     ♪  ♪    Happily...

profile of mrkagain

Where is is written that I must suffer fools gladly?   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Well,...

profile of ncmomof3

 I'm just me, what you see is pretty much what you get . I'm married and have 3 boys.  My...

"i love bad food in excessive amounts"

  THIS PROFILE IS DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY TO HONEY, WHO I LOST, AUGUST...