St. Mary's Schools
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moon5leg
It's not easy being green
You hit the nail on the head. You've got to put the kids first.
I like the idea of year round school not just for the daycare cost savings (that is a part of it though), but also for the social and educational benefits to the kids. I think alot of kids these days are raised by Spunge Bob Squarepants and the Super Mario Brothers.
I'm not for putting kids first in all areas of life. Kids have to learn the meaning of patience and not immediate gratification. I think a lot of people tend to ket kids do whatever they want because they want to be good parents or seem "cool". I'll tell a kid in a minute, "no you cannot watch tv!"
But getting back to the topic, I think kids should stay in school year round. Most kids cant read and/or have basic math skills!
But getting back to the topic, I think kids should stay in school year round. Most kids cant read and/or have basic math skills!
jlabsher
Sorry about that chief.
One of the reasons kids can't read or have no basic math skills is precisely the same reason some want year round school. Some parents depend on the public schools to do everything for them, teach them, babysit them, etc.
The parents need to teach the kids too, I've read to both of mine since they were old enough to listen, now the 6 year old is a good reader and the 3 year old loves pretending to read. My wife works with them daily on the 3 R's.
Unfortunately some parents "don't have the time or patience" to raise kids. I want mine to be smart so they can support me in my old age.
The parents need to teach the kids too, I've read to both of mine since they were old enough to listen, now the 6 year old is a good reader and the 3 year old loves pretending to read. My wife works with them daily on the 3 R's.
Unfortunately some parents "don't have the time or patience" to raise kids. I want mine to be smart so they can support me in my old age.
CMC122
Go Braves!
I agree.
Do you know that the kids are encouraged to use calculator's! I refused to let my daughter do her homework with a calculator even though they used them in class.(She's going into 6th grade) They don't even make kids memorize basic math crap anymore. Totally frustrated me.
I'm also sick of the parents who buy their kids. If I here about another kid who has a cell phone, a four wheeler, a jet ski, a moped, thier belly button pierced, their cartlidge pierced and their nails did and their only 11 years old I'm gonna flip!
I think some of the reason for the call for year round schools is a reaction to the lack of keeping up with our competitors around the world, especially nations such as Japan, where math is stressed heavily from very early on.
The summer vacation is still a throwback to the days we needed children on the farm to help with growing the summer crops. We're no longer an agricultural society.
If we want to become mediocre and decadent like Europe, and allow nations like China to eventually take over as the great economic power (which I believe is inevitable) then by all means, hold on to the pointless "summer vacation".
By the way - what some other nations do is have three to four month semesters, with short breaks in between. None of this three months of nothing to do all summer.
The summer vacation is still a throwback to the days we needed children on the farm to help with growing the summer crops. We're no longer an agricultural society.
If we want to become mediocre and decadent like Europe, and allow nations like China to eventually take over as the great economic power (which I believe is inevitable) then by all means, hold on to the pointless "summer vacation".
By the way - what some other nations do is have three to four month semesters, with short breaks in between. None of this three months of nothing to do all summer.
I think the problem with some if not all kids today is that they are lazy. Alot of that laziness is due in part to the parents. I tend to think that if a child is not doing well in school, its partly the parents fault! I also feel that taking 3 months off from school is not continuing the child learning process. In fact, most kids tend to forget what they learned the semester before and in turn, they have to play catch-up the first months of school.
amethyst_babes
New Member
Here's a question then...who do I write to and let my feelings on year round school be known?
I see year round school as benefiting me because I make family vacation/trip plans easier and my child who is, hopefully, retaining more what he/she is taught and thus can learn more instead of repeating what he/she was taught last year.
I also agree that may kids are over scheduled. Part of this is the fault of parents - it is easier to schedule them in clubs and sports than having to parent these kids. But part of the blame is also on colleges who require extensive resume's from students full of after school activities.
I know that in STM there are a few schools that are experimenting with year round school. But I think this is mostly at the elementary school age.
I also agree that may kids are over scheduled. Part of this is the fault of parents - it is easier to schedule them in clubs and sports than having to parent these kids. But part of the blame is also on colleges who require extensive resume's from students full of after school activities.
I know that in STM there are a few schools that are experimenting with year round school. But I think this is mostly at the elementary school age.