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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-09-20, Page 3from pep 1 student learning must be the prime consideration. Comparing schedules internationally, the length of the school year ranges from '240 days in Japan, through 200 in Australia and several European countries to 180 in the Unit States and 155 in France. In Canadian provinces ?there is a range of 'from 187 to 203 days. Of these two to 11 days are .ret aside for professional develop- ment. In u ; io the school year is 194 days, of which up to nine may be profes- sionalactivity days. The length of the school day varies from 9,6 hours in Japan through 5x0 in England and the U.S.,between 51 and 6.0 in several European countries, to 6e0 ,in the Scandinavian countries. The length of the school day in most .Canadian provinces is 5:0 to 5.5 hours, with a shorter day for the early .primary years. lin Ontario 'regula- tions specify not less than five hours be spent in school .excluding recesses or scheduled intervals between ;classes. . "The idea that increasing .amount of time spent in the classroom will increase learning can .appear persuasive. It seems reasonably ;based on logic and common sense, and .generally accepted pedagogical theory has long seen time to be an .impor- tant factor in ,learning. The Committee found,' however, that available research in- dicates that there is no ,simple .or direct relationship between greater time spent at school and enhanced learning," maims the report. The report says factors such as children's. overall -mental and physical capacity and the effort they put into Iear� ring are more important than the length of a school day. "Lengthening the school day tended to .be the least cost-effective ,means ,of increasing •achievement,"" says the Happy birthday Mrs. Downey ;Christina Down!eyeelebrates.her <; birthday ronSePtentbei 21/' Mrs.el is a former resident of the Sepoy apart- ments. 'Unfortunately at the and of Oc- tober :the fell and a . e fier'' hip and since been :hospit 4• in Viinghana. Mrs. DowneY's 'family consists =of Frances Willett rof ;z • erborough, John Downey of Bowman e, Margaret Johnston of Hamalton and Willard Downey tof ll,. +23-..3, Bolyrood. She has 16 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. A family party is pried for this Saturday at the rhos K Happy birthday !oars. Downey! race Cruiy Museum r1 !22Si rely grant study, adding that most groups attending before The -committee suggested no major modifications to the present length of the sehoel day. The committee recommend ;i that the Ministry of Education review the Educa- tion Act and its regulations to ensure that boards have the required flexibility to ad- just semester lengths and make minor variations in the ;length of the school year or daay�.�py. YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR iE R-RO� CALENDAR In the yearround .system the instruc- tional year is Forganiz ' so that rather than two or three month break in the sim- mer, shorter vacation periods are in- terspersed throughout the year. For exam- ple, students and teachers may be in school for 45 days, followed by 15 days off. There. are other systems which operate on 60=20 {day, or 90420 day variations. In :some schools there is a single track system with students moving on and Doff track together throughout the year. In :others, a multi- track plan. has been introduced and students are divided into equal groups or tracks forcourse scheduling. Some students attend classes while- iothers are on vacation. This Mows the :school to be 1is- ed all the time and more students (20 to 50 percent more students from the 138 lex _Ludt now Sentinel, Wednesday, September 20,1989—Page 3 e 12 onth perience) can be accommodated without any • capital expansion. The report refers to Dr. Ballinger, ex- ecutive xecutive director of the National Association for Year -Round Education, who emphasizes the advantages of year-round education: "The traditional school calendar has always been an economic calendar. It served the agricultural economy of the last century and the first .half of this century very well. But its reason for being is over. Year round education more nearly con- forms to the way students, indeed all hurnans,alearn. People learn continuously. The year-round calendar provides a more continuous stream of instruction." Dr. Ballinger says the main lines of criticise of year round education tend to be largely lifestyle issues such as vacation scheduling, .arranging for childcare, and recreational activities. INSTRUCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS It is argued that shorter vacation periods between educational sessions increase con- tinuity and result in less learning loss. 'Time spent on review in September and October under the traditional system may be saved. AN OPTION FOR 'ONTARIO? In the Ontario context people have argued against the 12 -month school year ell's NT CE school because of the climate and preference of vacationing in the summer. Other groups felt summer school and continuing educa- tion provisions are meeting needs that could be met by year-round education. The Ontario Separate School Trustees' Association and the Ontario Catholic Super- visory Officer's Association stated: "..it is difficult to see what could be achieved by such an organization to the year which is not already available through the intelligent use of our current summer school provisions. We believe an expansion of the summer programs to meet identified needs is probably more feasible and acceptable than school al], year-round." Other groups have suggested the greatest learning loss occurs in the first few weeks of a break and for that reason little is to be gained from the greater continuity of year-round learning. RECOMMENDATIONS The committee report further recom- mends the Ministry allow for and facilitate year-round pilot projects, and set out pro- tocol for boards to follow when considering changes to the school year. 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