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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I don't, and I WOHM.

I never understood the issues with "learning retention." Are 21st-century kids born with shorter memories? We all had summer vacations, and I don't recall hand-wringing about it back then.

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We weren't doing so much student comparison back then.  Agree or disagree with whether we should do that, it is the world we currently live in.

Also, be honest-how much of the beginning of each year was spent reviewing topics from the previous year?  Without that wasted time, imagine how many more topics could be covered over the course of 13 years.  [/quote]

By the same token, the country we live in bases much of its economy around summer vacations (I don't say "world we live in"--I completely disagree that we should copy the Asian education model, an idea from which most of these "reforms" stem). And I don't support anything that supports yet more student comparison.

I do agree that my kids were bored silly at the beginning of the year from the review. BUT--everyone knew it was being directed at the underperforming kids, not even the middle-ground. Those kids have a slew of challenges that will not be cured by any sort of school schedule changes. I do support, and I would pay more taxes for, their receiving more help separate from the rest of the class. God help the district if they shell out $$$ for consultants to study year-round education when they could be directing it at programs for the children who truly need the extra time in class.[/quote]

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