snow couldn’t get rid of the haze. So much sulfur and ash were spewed into the atmosphere that global temperatures were lowered by approximately 0.5 degrees Celsius. This drop in temperature caused the year 1816 to be called the “year without a summer.” The effects of the cooling caused summer snowfalls in North America and Europe. All vegetation of the island was destroyed. Famines occurred. Sir Stamford Raffles, a British statesman who founded Singapore, sent Lt. Philips to go to Sumbawa..
1998). A more recent estimation placed the total number of deaths at 71,000 (Oppenheimer, 2003). So what events led up to this violent eruption? A scientist used qualitative and quantitative data to reconstruct a timeline. Three years prior to the April 1815 years the volcano began to rumble and generate a dark cloud around the summit. Then in the early evening of April 5th 1815 there was a moderate-sized eruption. The detonations sounded like the discharge of cannons and could be heard as
The article "Year-Round Education: Is Summer Vacation over...Forever?" an article in The Week Magazine, "The students learning and experience during the summer after school is over" ("Year-Round"). Year round education (YRE) is a traditional school schedule in the United States of America provides nine-months of instruction and three month summer vacation. YRE has been present in society since the early 1900's (Bussard). At the end of the 180 day, the teachers and students have enjoyed a relaxing
more often in the school year. Most parents have said the no, and there are decades of research that are supporting what they they are saying . A balanced school year, has been proved that there is no decline in test scores, it put stresses on the teacher in the time that students take summer vacation. With some case have been considered to be harmful to the student learning. “Too much knowledge is lost while American kids while they are away in the months of summer apart from their lessons”(Smith)
As the school year is coming to an end, many children are counting the days until summer begins – three months of freedom and relaxation without any teachers, schedules, or assignments. However, when the school year starts in the fall, many students find that they have forgotten what they have learned in the past school year. Summer vacations impact learning and development in both negative and positive ways. Although summer vacations can cause learning loss, it is still beneficial to learning and
Do you think it would be a bummer with no long summer? Well, year round schools take away all that summer fun. Do you really want that? Year round schools are not fun because they take away the sun for everyone. Wouldn’t you rather have more fun, Not lose your jobs or somebody else's, and have a better point of view from your parents. Well, school is already not the way we want to live our lives so let’s have the least of it as we can. Do you like the sound of more fun? Well, with traditional
America should not be open year-round. With schools open year-round more pressure can be put upon a student. Summer vacation gives students time to relax and a stress-free break. Studies show school does increase chances of depression and anxiety in teens. Year-round school would increase these chances. Year-round school could also hurt the economy. There would be no "back-to-school" sales, which means no extra income during this time of year. Many students also obtain summer jobs, teaching them responsibility
My diverse summer was full of exciting and memorable experiences such as baseball, a new job and incredible experiences with both new and old friends. From winning a baseball tournament for the second summer in a row, learning multiple lessons on life and friendship at a new job at Chick-fil-A, meeting a Red Bull sponsored eSports athlete to making new friendships, my summer was full of new and old experiences. Though over too soon, I can’t wait to relive these experiences through this essay
“All Summer in a Day,” and song, “Sun Comes Up” the authors create the same idea of taking a loss. In Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day,” children living on Venus await the sun, which only comes out every 7 years. In “Sun Comes Up,” written by Rudimental featuring James Arthur, the person is pained by the loss of sun, and is struggling in the darkness. In the both “All Summer in a Day,” and “Sun Comes Up,” we are shown the pain and struggle of life when something is lost. “All Summer in a
For students, summer can be a time of chaos, because after the school year ends, all daily routines crash and burn. It can feel like crazy and the wish to go back to school and to a routine slowly but surely builds up. Instead of waking up every day at the same time, eating breakfast, and getting on the school bus, kids have plenty of time to sleep and do whatever they please without the factor of time coming into play. During the school day, kids have to learn and participate in a variety of activities
with Summer Her primary purpose for writing this essay is effective because she gives facts about what’s going on with the advertisers helping to prepare a public service announcement on child hunger with parents scheduling many different activities to do over the summer. Us kids go through a lot during summer we focus on many things like work, finding extra curricular activities to do during the summer and trying to help our parents around the house. In her essay “School’s Out for Summer”, she
implemented a year round schooling calendar have experienced more disadvantages than advantages. The cost to put this plan in a new district is costly, there is no reported significant advancement in test scores, and it takes away a child’s summer that is used to learn some of life’s greatest lessons. YRS causes many issues with family life and a family’s budget. The biggest advantage for year round schooling has been said to be that it will keep a student from losing information over the summer. Most
What does going to “summer camp” really mean? The phrase “summer camp” means many different things to many different people. It has been portrayed in T.V. and in movies as a place with clumsy counselors and nerdy campers. It is also stereotyped as a setting where awkward teenage romance comes to blossom. Having been a summer camper myself I've found neither of these Hollywood notions to be accurate. There is much misinformation as to what summer camp truly is and what it is not. This report intends
My favorite season of the year is summer because of the warm weather, the school vacation, and the endless fun. I really enjoy the warm weather because it’s the perfect atmosphere to do outdoor activities. My favorite part about summer has to be the fact that school is closed for two months. During summer, you’re free to do whatever you want, not worrying about curfew or waking up early for school. Summer time is a great time to relax with friends and family by soaking up the sun at a beach or simply
ongoing debate for many years in the United States concerning whether or not kids should get summer vacation or go to school twelve months a year. “It is a good thing for kids to get a summer break because school can be very stressful.” (Nair) A summer break is very important to families who look forward to spending time together on summer vacations and outings. Furthermore, many kids participate in traveling sports and other enrichment's such as Boy Scout and church camps. Summer breaks are needed
Kids Have A Summer Break? The first reason why kids should have a summer break is because it is teachers and students need a break. According to Matthew Lynch, having extracurricular can put a lot of stress on students with all-year round schools. Likewise, teachers who have children that don’t go to year-round schools may find it hard to keep up with year round schools. Parents may also have trouble with helping their kids with things like studying for a test, with school all-year round and having
Kids Get a Summer Break? 29 March 2017 Is getting rid of our traditional long summer vacation a good idea? I don’t think it is for many reasons such as it’s hard to set up games and family time, it’s good to have a long break from the social and academic pressure, and it has been an American tradition for about 120 years. That is why I think we should still have a long summer break. It doesn’t affect kids as much as other people think. The first reason why kids should have a summer break is because
automatically disagree with the idea of year round schooling. It sounds daunting and like there would be way too much work. However, this is not necessarily true. Year round schooling would still give the same amount of time off as getting the summer off, except the breaks would be divided into shorter 2 to 4 week breaks throughout the school year. There are more advantages as well, some of which we will now look over. One of the first advantages of year round schooling is the fact that there will
of the possible improvements to education could be year round schooling. The percentage of year-round school implementation has increased by 544% in the years 1987 to 2003 (Stasticbrain). Year-round schooling has been an ongoing debate for many years with a strong list of pros and cons. Based on the significant increase in the number of school districts implementing year-round schooling, it appears that the positive aspects may be winning. Year-round schooling is beneficial because
Is Summer Homework Beneficial Summer is the time when kids get out of school and have nothing to do for two months, but would it be better if there was homework during to summer to keep the kids sharp and ready for the next year of school? Many studies have gone into this summer homework plan and quite a few have come back saying the benefits are questionable. Then on the other hand your kids have something to do instead of watching T.V. all day or playing video games and not even seeing the outside