Year-round schools , None by None, None, Ruggiero, Adriane instant download

Year-round schools , None by None, None, Ruggiero, Adriane instant download

109 pages ; 24 cm, From the Back Cover: Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports, Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106) and index, Introduction -- 1: Revising the current school calendar has many implications / Elena Silva -- 2: Year-round schooling offers benefits over a traditional calendar / Charles Ballinger and Carolyn Kneese -- 3: Traditional school calendar worked in the past and can continue to work in the future / Robin Lockett Carter -- 4: Extended-time schools benefit students / Jennifer Davis -- 5: Extended-time school programs pose problems for parents and students / Philissa Cramer -- 6: Year-round schooling helps struggling students to achieve / Joe Ann Barton -- 7: Summer vacation is no longer necessary / Frederick M Hess -- 8: Summer break is important to students and families / Joe Matthews -- 9: Schools on a balanced calendar make better use of time / Joan Hamilton, Sheryl Johnston, Jane Marshall, and Carolyn Shields -- 10: Extending the school calendar is often a last recourse for low-performing schools / V Dion Haynes -- 11: Teachers have greater job satisfaction in year-round schools / Shelly Gismondi-Haser and Ilham Nasser -- 12: Multi-tracking is not for everyone / Glori Chaika -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index