Educational debates are prevalent in today's society. Currently, one of the biggest debates in education is whether schools should keep the traditional school calendar or move to an annual calendar. The main focus of the debate centers on the idea that using a calendar throughout the year will provide children with a more consistent learning program, which in turn will create better grades within from school and reduce learning loss during the summer. The annual calendar and the traditional calendar are very different. The traditional school calendar provides for ten weeks of summer vacation and the annual calendar provides for shorter summer vacations but more frequent breaks throughout the year. Frequent breaks give families the opportunity to choose which school year would work best for their family and also help keep children motivated in school. With the information provided, many believe that the annual calendar will provide a better education by preventing summer learning loss, create a better calendar to suit certain lifestyles, and promote more motivation in school. Under the traditional school calendar, children are approximately ten weeks old. I'm away from school for summer vacation. Typically, this time is filled with summer camps, family vacations, summer jobs, and relaxation. During the long summer holidays, children forget certain things learned during the school year and need a lot of time to revise them when classes resume. Richard L. Worsnop is the acclaimed author of many educational books, including The Great Plague, Ancient Egypt, and many others. Worsnop is also associate editor of the CQ Researcher, a weekly report on public policy issues. Worsnop wrote an article called "Year-Round Schools" which talks about education...... middle of paper ...... and it is obvious that the year-round calendar will provide the breaks frequent sessions needed to keep students refreshed and motivated. which could in turn lead to higher attendance and graduation rates. In the article “Are Summer Vacations Bad for You?” it is stated that “experts say this type of calendar has clear advantages. With less time out of the classroom over the summer, most students don't need as much review when they return. Plus, the opportunity to relax and recharge throughout the year keeps students – and teachers – from burning out. The bottom line: less stress and more learning. Others strongly disagree and believe that frequent breaks cause unnecessary interruptions, stressing children and families and creating problems finding child care. The very idea of ​​a new calendar year in school would only create more problems and hurt the economy.