Essay on Summer Holidays

forget it in two months? In order to increase student success at Anaheim School, students must go to summer school at least two times a week for the entire summer to be able to graduate. The name of the article is “Marita's Bargain” written by Malcolm Gladwell. “But take a look at the following sets of elementary school test-score results, and See if your faith in the value of long summer holidays isn’t profoundly shaken”(6). The author of this article explains how some students dropped their…

something new is born from a beautiful flower to a buzzing bee. The plants and trees begin to wither in autumn as the days grow longer and cooler. Though, autumn and spring are similar seasons, they have many drastic differences such as climate, holidays, and changes in appearance. Spring is the giver of life and autumn takes life away.…

Wyatt King Mrs. Misselhorn 6th Hour Language Arts 29 March 2017 Should Kids Have a Summer Break? For centuries kids have had most of the summer off. That time in between school some call heaven. For people that don’t know what heaven is its twelve weeks of break from school. During that time, kids can have fun, make memories with their families, and relax from loads of homework. Without that break between kids won’t be themselves. They won’t have time to make memories with their families,…

Imagine the anticipation of millions of students as they wait for the final bell to ring, the signal that announces the start of summer break…but it never comes. As “horrifying” as that sounds, that has been the norm for 10% of publicly-enrolled students, or about 3,000 schools residing in the United States according to the educational company, Niche on their statistical data about year-round schooling. This issue has been debated time after time and is widely loathed by many adolescents; most…

During summer, teenagers and younger children seem to have a great time catching up with family, friends, or anyone who they have not communicated with as frequently due to the pressure and stress of the school year. With summer comes many life changing moments for teenagers as they approach another year in high school. While some of these life changing moments assist teenagers in becoming a more mature version of themselves, some life changing moments leave teenagers hanging, hopelessly waiting…

I was born in a Venezuela, South America, where seasons basically do not exist. I was not used to experience the changes in nature as the curse of a year goes by. The first time I was able to experience such an amazing change in nature, was when I traveled to the United States for the first time. I love all the four seasons composing a year, but my favorite one, with no doubt in mind, is fall. The reason why fall is my favorite season is because all the color diversity in the environment plus…

failing in school. Well, a 12-month school year will help you get your grades up. The problem is that students are lagging behind in school, just because of summer vacation slide. ……. The solution is to get your child to go to a 12 month school. They still do the same activities as a 10 month school, it's just that there is no summer break. Kids are lagging behind in school, so come on let's make a change and allow your children to go to a 12 month school year because they won't be lagging…

the summer months. It is unfortunate that in the general area, parents do not seek summer child care. Because summer months’ fees are usually higher based on summer activities, parents tend to find alternative child care which means that children will not be attending the academy. Low enrollment for 10-11 weeks has a negative impact on summer revenues which cause teachers to be laid off without pay. The business continues to survive through these difficult months; however, much summer…

There are few traditions as weaved into the fabric of American youth as much as summer vacation. The origin of the 3-month leave of school goes back to the 1800s. Originally, it was based on the Agrarian calendar when children were needed as farm hands during harvest seasons. It is obvious that we live in a different era than the 1800s, most people see summer as a time to unravel from the school year and enjoy a little bit of leisure, but today this idea is fading. This generation is unique to…

Growing up in Southern California we spent most of our summers at Lake Havasu and Parker. For as long as I can remember, getting to spend my summers on the lake with my close friends and family was what got me through the school year, knowing that for a full month I would have no cares in the world except for what adventures lay ahead of us. As the school year came to an end, all we could think about was getting to the lake to start our last summer together before we all ventured off in…