Teacher Advocates for Year-Round School: Is the Long Summer Break Hurting Students?

A high school English teacher, known online as MR RUPP™️, has sparked a discussion on social media by advocating for a year-round school calendar. In a recent video, the educator, who boasts two decades of experience, proposed a model where students attend school for nine weeks, followed by a two-week break. This schedule would still incorporate traditional holidays. MR RUPP™️ argued that the current two-and-a-half-month summer vacation is excessively long, leading to a significant loss of academic momentum among students. "It just feels like that's a lot of time for a lot of students to get out of the swing of school," he stated. He highlighted the common phenomenon of students forgetting how to perform basic tasks, such as handwriting, after an extended break. The teacher shared his personal experience with modified year-round schedules in previous districts, describing them as highly effective. He noted that even with shorter summer breaks, typically around six weeks, students and staff found the system beneficial. The proposal aims to distribute learning and breaks more evenly throughout the year, rather than concentrating a long break in the summer. The video has garnered significant attention, prompting varied reactions from parents, students, and fellow educators regarding the feasibility and benefits of such a change.

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The "summer slide" is very real.