What problems will Year Round Schooling solve?
This is in response to the letter to the editor by (a writer) in the Sept. 28 issue of O-A News. In her letter, (she) lists seven problems related to Year-Round School (YRS) and then neatlv answers her own statements. But hers is not a list of what YRS will do for Auburn City Schools. It is a list of problems that YRS won’t cause. It won’t hurt vacations, it won’t hurt recreation programs, it won’t hurt child care, it won’t hurt continuing education for teachers, it won’t hurt summer employment, it won’t hurt sports programs and it won’t hurt summer school. Even if we agree with every one of these “won’ts” (which we don’t), they are not the issue. The real question, the one which neither (she) nor anyone else has answered is this: What specific problem (or problems) does Auburn City Schools have that will be effectively solved by YRS? Until this question is answered, how can we assess YRS? Auburn City Schools are not perfect, problems do exist and different possible solutions are avail
