Debate Topic: Year Round School
These sites explore the advantages and disadvantages for following a year round school schedule versus a traditional schedule that features a summer break. The information on these sites can help students create their debate arguments for or against this type of schedule. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on debate.
Grades
- 4,
- 5,
- 6,
- 7,
- 8,
- 9,
- 10,
- 11,
- 12
Links
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YRS: The Issues
This page explains the concept of year-round schools and why some students use it. However, the focus of this page is to present arguments against this type of scheduling.
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Counterpoints to Widespread Misinformation on YRS
This site lists supportive statements about year-round calendars and then dismisses the claims by offering counterarguments. This site can be used to show students how to make arguments.
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Academics, the Year-round Calendar, and the Color of School Buses
This essay from a professor says that there is little proof that year-round schooling benefits students. This is an argument against year-round school calendars.
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Comments about YRS
These are arguments against year-round schooling. This is part of a site that is against this type of calendar change.
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PBS: Going to School Year-Round
Here is a news report about schools that have adopted a year-round calendar.
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Calendars
Here are graphics with descriptions that compare the traditional school year calendar with a year-round program.
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eThemes Resource: Debate
These sites offer tips and activity ideas for sponsoring classroom debates at various grade levels. Learn how to prepare for a debate and how to improve your presentation skills. Includes transcripts and video clips of presidential debates from 1960-2000. There are links to eThemes Resources on writing.
Education Standards
- AL
- MO
