School Calendar Reform: Learning in All Seasons.School Calendar Reform: Learning in All Seasons by Charles Ballinger and Carolyn Kneese, Rowman and Litttefield Education, Lanham, Md., 2006, 252 pp. with index, $39.95 softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. Some education structures or practices are embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in the tapestry tapestry, hand-woven fabric of plain weave made without shuttle or drawboy, the design of weft threads being threaded into the warp with fingers or a bobbin. of our society. Going to school in fall, winter and spring are among these fixed traditions. Attending regular classes in summer does not fit this culture in most cases. There has long been debate about the advantages of extending the learning calendar. Proponents of year-round schooling Year-Round School is the operation of educational institutions on a calendar-system that tracks students into class schedules throughout the entire calendar year. A primary motivation is that higher student throughput is accomplished via more effective scheduling of school insist a flexible calendar including summer attendance will provide greater retention and less dependence on remedial assistance. They also tout Tout To promote a security in order to attract buyers. tout To foster interest in a particular company or security. For example, a broker might tout a security to a client in the hope that the client will purchase the security. advantages for students with learning and language deficiencies. Charles Ballinger is executive director emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. of the National Association For Year-Round Education, while Carolyn Kneese is a retired associate professor at Texas A&M-Commerce. In School Calendar Reform: Learning in All Seasons, the co-authors build a case for the benefits of learning continuously. They explain the various alternative models--the different tracks and the extended days--and the benefits they see in each. They formulate strong, practical arguments and propose them as critical to school reform. The book reviews past and current year-round education movements that show a vital interest with strong local support and considerable registration. Many practical operational reasons exist for considering such a change. The book does not provide much evidence of an increase in student learning that can be attributed to year-round schooling. To move more school districts to this calendar will require substantial verification of results for parents. Anyone considering a schedule modification might review the data in this book before making a decision. Reviewed by Frank Kelly, executive director, Canadian Association of School Administrators, Oakville, Ontario Oakville (2006 population 165,613[2]) is a town on Lake Ontario in southern Ontario, Canada, midway between Toronto (about 31 km or 19 mi away) on its eastern border and Hamilton (about 20 km or 12 mi away) from its western border. |
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