Which school calendar would you prefer for your kids?

Which school calendar would you prefer for your kids?
Traditional - Goes to school from late August to early June Multitrack Year Round - Goes to school all through the year and they track out every 9 weeks for a 3 week vacation. Some Elementary Schools & Some Middle Schools here in Wake county run on MultiTrack Year round and others run on Traditional. All high schools here run on Traditional.
Primary & Secondary Education - 10 Answers - 2008-12-27 19:34:59

Best Answer
There are lots of factors. But I think I'd prefer Multi-track. I student taught in such a district. There was less absenteeism for family holidays since you could plan that winter trip to Disney around a break. Kids did not fall as behind during the summer and kids of working parents did not have that long-haul at summer day care. There was still plenty of time for some of those lazy days of summer - but kids were also able to take that ski trip, that trip to the fall leaves, etc. w/o missing school. The little bit lost after 3 each weeks was more than compensated for by not losing as much over the summer. Many families were able to plan non peak-season vacations at a much cheaper price. And - as a note - a lot of cycle or track schools have a "double break" for summer where kids are off for 6 weeks over the summer. The day care centers adjusted their schedules to accommodate kids that were on cycle breaks. And it saved the School District money because they were able to handle overcrowding by having 1/4 of the students out of the building at any given time - which meant more money for programs. I'm a strong proponent.

All Answers
Answer 1
If I have a child, I will send him/her to Traditional School. I want her/him to have the same enjoyment of summertime as I did. Plus, less confusing schedule.
2008-12-27 19:37:55

Answer 2
traditional cause if they kept having vacays then they would forget everything they leraned,?
2008-12-27 19:39:21

Answer 3
I would prefer the traditional calendar. I want my kids to experience those long, lazy summers like I did. And it would be easier to plan summer vacations, in my opinion.
2008-12-27 19:40:29

Answer 4
I rather have the traditional way, going to school for 9 nine weeks then getting a 3 week break would make me want to die because I wouldn't retain all the information properly, for me a 2 and half month break is enough for me to recuperate and start school again. Things just stick that way in my brain...
2008-12-27 19:40:58

Answer 5
Multi-track then they get lots of freetime during the other seasons as well.
2008-12-27 19:42:56

Answer 6
There are lots of factors. But I think I'd prefer Multi-track. I student taught in such a district. There was less absenteeism for family holidays since you could plan that winter trip to Disney around a break. Kids did not fall as behind during the summer and kids of working parents did not have that long-haul at summer day care. There was still plenty of time for some of those lazy days of summer - but kids were also able to take that ski trip, that trip to the fall leaves, etc. w/o missing school. The little bit lost after 3 each weeks was more than compensated for by not losing as much over the summer. Many families were able to plan non peak-season vacations at a much cheaper price. And - as a note - a lot of cycle or track schools have a "double break" for summer where kids are off for 6 weeks over the summer. The day care centers adjusted their schedules to accommodate kids that were on cycle breaks. And it saved the School District money because they were able to handle overcrowding by having 1/4 of the students out of the building at any given time - which meant more money for programs. I'm a strong proponent.
2008-12-27 21:10:25

Answer 7
if i ever have kids, i would send them to a traditional school. while multitrack schools have certain advantages, i wouldn't want my kids to miss out on certain opportunities like going to camp, hanging out at the pool with their friends all summer, getting a summer job, etc. and basically summer vacation. multitrack also makes scheduling more difficult for parents, especially if both work. plus if the schools did go multitrack, they would have to make some major modifications including air conditioning, which can be costly. and why would any kid want to sit it a classroom when there is a beautiful day just outside the walls?
2008-12-27 21:38:18

Answer 8
Traditional because nothing is better than the feeling of being released into the summer once the school year is over. Summers may be the most memerable and fun times of a kids life. Now who would want to take that from them?
2008-12-27 21:43:00

Answer 9
personally, i like traditional. i have a hard time remembering things just over christmas break, so i think that a 3 week vacation would just through me off. and plus, some people go on month long vacations in the summer, and so this schedule wouldn't work out very well for them either.
2008-12-27 22:22:39

Answer 10
If I were you, I would put my child on traditional so it's less of a transition between middle and high school.
2008-12-28 05:33:06