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by Camila Bejarano Pérez
1

The traditional American school year begins in late
Control or early September . It ends in May or June , followed by summer vacation .

Why such a long break ? Because long ago , young people had to help their families harvest the
Control crops . At least this is what people today may think .

The reason has more to it . A recent report from an education policy center at Indiana University explored the historical roots of the traditional school
Control .

In the early days of the United States , children were not required by law to attend school . School calendars depended on local needs .

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Students in rural areas went to for no more than six months of the - - half in the summer , half in the winter . They worked on family farms during the other

Control .

City schools were often much longer , some for eleven months of the year . Parents were
Control to have a place for their to go while the parents worked .

National leaders took a fresh look at after the Civil War , in the sixties . They saw a free public education as a way to help support a democracy and prepare workers for new industries . Immigration was increasing and so was the student
Control .

More and more saw the need for a system of required . But they had different for the calendar .

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Hot days would make it difficult to learn . A long break would also give teachers time for other to add to their low pay .

Many rural , however , pushed for a longer school . They thought it would keep
children
Control from industrial dangers at a time when there were few - labor laws . They also thought it would lead to a prepared workforce .

So the traditional calendar was a compromise , with roots that now back about a
century
Control and a half . The average school used to be one seventy days . have not changed much . Today the common average is hundred eighty days .

But some experts think the traditional calendar needs to change because needs of the
nation
Control have changed . thinking has led some schools to keep in class longer . More on that next .

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