"The only ones who don't lose out are the top 10 to 15 percent of the student body. Those tend to be gifted, destined to college, they are natural learners who will learn wherever they are” (Smyth 7). summer due to the amount of free time during the holidays Smyth's article also states that "the National Summer Learning Association cites decades of research that shows student test scores are higher in the same subjects early on." of summer than at the end” (Smyth 6) If the National Summer Learning Association already has research showing that knowledge is lost during summer vacation, why do we still have such a long break between years. All students would agree that each school year is the same as the last: you start the school year by reviewing everything you learned previously, and then you spend the rest of the year. learning new lessons just for them to slip from your mind again when you return to school the following year after summer vacation. It seems like the only activities students remember from their summer break are the parties, vacations, and Netflix series they spent their time on. This is not how it should be. Shortening the interval between summer school months will in turn strengthen the education of students. This will not allow them to lose as much of their previous studies as a long summer vacation would. A longer school year will in turn reduce educational loss, increase student productivity throughout the year, and provide the simple necessities of daily life, such as food, for some unhappy students. " Education Secretary Arne Duncan notes that American students often spend 25 or 30 percent less time in school...... middle of paper ......ts, which does not would not want to extend the school year The students of course, but aren't they more worried about the holidays they are going to miss rather than the education they are going to receive But the teachers don't care about the holidays than their students? are going to miss or Netflix series that they won't be able to watch as much as they want to give each of their students the highest education they can provide, and that's really the main reason why a The longer school year the better. This gives teachers more time to find the best ways to teach students anything and everything they might need to know for their future lives, and whether that's what will emerge. of a longer school year, then you better believe this is the best thing for students not only in the United States, but everywhere. the world.