Year Round School is a good idea because it helps student academic achievement. One reason is that just because there's more time does not mean more time sitting in classrooms. It means there's sometimes additional time for core academics and you also get time to get more time for activities like art, music, and sports. Which means that you just don't do only math, science, or social studies. Another reason is that there's lots of opportunities for many students to receive individualized or small group sessions which means they get more help and they get better at school. (Opossing Veiwpoints- Reasons) Jennifer Davis says "more time does not mean just more of the same—more time sitting in classrooms." (Opossing Veiwpoints-Resons) My friend Allison says "I learn more in year round school than the trational school year. (Personal Experience) Finally you don't always sit in classroom, you do projects that make learning fun. Some schools have projects that mixes core ademic subjects with things like art, music, and sports. A survey of school decision-makers in 1971 found that 84 percent of respondents felt that year-round schooling would be in all U.S. schools within the next 15 years. (Education Week-Statistics Expert Reasearch) Even while your in school you learn things even though you don't realize it you increase your academic achievement. Works cited page. Lynch, Matthew. "Year Round Schooling: How it affects Students." Education Week. November 11, 2013. Web. 17 Jan 2014. Frederic M. Hess "Summer vacation is no longer necessary." Opposing Viewpoints. December 16, 2013. Web. 17 Jan 2014. Davis, Jennifer. "Extended Time Schools Benefit Students." Opposing Viewpoints. Web. Feb 14 2008. Jan 17 2014.