Year Round School: An Annual Mistake
Omar Ramos
Mrs. Wilkerson
English II (H)- 4
11 December 1996
Throughout time education has been considered a process that every so
often must be improved. The education quality in the U.S. has declined over the
years and people have been looking for a way to make improvements. A more recent
proposal has been to go from a traditional nine month schedule to an all year
program. Supporters of year round school claim it gives the student a better
education. However, the prospect of year round school is not beneficial to the
taxpayers pocket, to the education a student receives, or to the people
involved with the district.
All year school ends up costing the school district and surrounding
community more money than a traditional nine month schedule. \"More funds would
be needed to cover the costs of paying the teachers and staff for one full year
instead of for 180 days work.\" ( Sevetson 2). \"Teachers currently make......
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