In many countries, primary and secondary schools close for two months or more in the summer holidays. What is the value of long school holidays? What are the arguments in favour of shorter school holidays?

Long Summer holidays have already been a common phenomenon for primary and secondary schools in many countries. This essay will discuss the value of long holidays and some reasonable standpoints about shorter school holidays.

There are three key values why long summer holidays are beneficial for students and teachers. First of all, children can 1make the most ofmake most use of the long holidays to relax and refresh 2and avoidobviously, avoiding burning out. 3After a term of hard work and examsAfter a term working hard and exams, students may be exhausted. Long summer holidays are necessary to help them 4recharge their batteriesrecover energy.Additionally, some informal courses can be held in holidays, and students also can 5participate in them with theirparticipate in with family. 6For instance, a host of activities ,such as diving, hiking, and surfing,which are suit for open in summer have enough time to propagandize. Children are encouraged to take part in with family, to 7strengthen their bond with parentspromote the bond with parents. As well, 8it is an effectiveit’s a effective approach to encourage them to exercise instead of staying at home to 9scrolling through their phonesscroll phones. Furthermore, 10after a long term of teachingafter a long term teaching, teachers have time to rest and prepare to design courses of the new term better.

On the other hand, shorter holidays have advantages as well. To begin with, 12theyit can reduce learning losses 13Deleteapparently. Students may not forget too much knowledge after a short vacation. It is effective for teachers to 14avoid wasting timewaste time reviewing points which have already been taught. Besides that, shorter holidays can alleviate parents’ stress. 15Some parents both have work, it’s difficult for them to 16take care of their children the whole daytake care of child whole day, 17and shorter breaks allow themwhich allows them to concentrate on their 18workworks better. 19Finally, students’ learning can be continuous, the policy can prevent students from getting too carried away and unable to refocus effectively, helping students and teachers 20relieve an unnecessary burdenrelieve unnecessary burden.

In conclusion, long holidays are important for rest and family time, but shorter holidays could reduce learning loss and ease family pressure. A balanced calendar with more frequent breaks may be the most practical solution.