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Frederick M. Hess is the
director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute,
which is a nonprofit organization that conducts research on many public issues.
He says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world.
Can American
students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of
kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and
doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic futures at
risk.
Summer vacation
once made sense in the past when you didn't need an education to get a good
job. But now things have changed. For today's students, academic skills are
important to students' future success, but such skills ate affected in the
summertime. Many nations don't give kids an American-style summer vacation.
They offer no more than seven consecutive(連續(xù)的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to
thirteen weeks. To compete in the global marketplace, Americans must be
prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation
also causes challenges for today's families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of
families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now two-thirds of American children live in
households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be
more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest
problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have
found that disadvantaged students lose significant ground in the summertime.
A longer school
year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Rather, it should
allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons.
Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the
arts. Summer vacation can be a grand thing. But in the 21st century, it may
also be outdated.
Title: 65
Theme
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A long summer vacation doesn’t make sense
in today’s world.
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Basic
Information
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Vacation length
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66 weeks in most
American schools[來源:Zxxk.Com]
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Students’ 67___________
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·Sending messages and watching TV
·Playing video games
·Doing shopping
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Disadvantages
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Putting student’s academic futures at
risk
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Affect academic 68
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Causing challenges for families
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Make parents watch kids at home
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Hurting academic achievement
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Make students lose significant ground
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69.____________
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Students should be conducted to study
more imaginative lessons such as athletics, languages, music and the arts.
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Conclusion
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Summer vacation can be both grand and
outdated
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