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[quote=Anonymous]It seems like we should make this decision based on children's learning. As PP's pointed out, there isn't strong evidence about year round school simply because it isn't done enough - and in a way that can be studied. But we DO have lots of evidence of summer slide. Many children lose learning over the summer, and for children who may already be behind, this slide can be disasterous. But even for children who aren't behind, teachers spend months doing catch up in the fall. I keep reading articles about how it would feel like a punishment, and that kids would be so miserable, and teachers would be so miserable, etc., etc. It's astonishing to me that we have all just come to view school as a punishment. If school feels like a punishment to kids or teachers...maybe we need to rethink how we are doing school? Having our children in instructional settings year round should not be a terrifying concept. [/quote]
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