The group went over the different types of schools what they are designed to do. The four different types of schools and their goals are listed below.
Academic-These schools help students obtain knowledge.
Social and civic- These schools help students become productive members of society.
Vocational- Helps students gain skills for entering the work force.
Personal- These schools help students in healthy open ways.
The group explained how some schools are not year round schools or schools with summer vacations. Instead some schools have an alternating schedule so breaks are more in number but less in length. We heard how some schools are open four days a week or spend less time each day in class. These schools were developed to save money. Some of these schools have fewer drop outs than other schools. I think I like the idea of having more breaks during the year and giving up summer vacation. That practice was started for rural areas where students needed to help out on the family farm during that time but that isn’t the norm anymore. Plus that lengthy break is hard for kids because they forget so much over breaks.
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