Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” Today, school boards are taking these words to heart, because they care more than ever about the education of students. The solution to their concerns about weakening students' education is the year-round school method. This supposed “education saving” method provides the same number of school days, except that traditional summer vacations are exchanged for smaller breaks throughout the year. Although this method is supposed to boost students' learning and intelligence, it is actually not all that it is cracked up to be. Year-round schooling essentially causes more harm than good because it does not benefit students at all, it represents a significant expense for the school community, and it takes away the value of summer vacation. So the question remains: should we adopt permanent schools in our society? Well, in my opinion, I believe that we should stay away from any kind of year-round schooling and not allow such an idea to take hold in our civilization. To begin with, year-round schooling should not be imposed in our society. because it does not benefit the students in any way. An example of how year-round schooling does not benefit students is that it does not actually improve student learning and education as claimed. To be sure, Paul von Hippel, study author and sociology research statistician at Ohio State, said in this article that "We found that students in year-round schools appear to learn less than other children during the rest of the year” ("Year-round schools don't boost learning, ScienceDaily study finds." Additionally, year-round schools aren't... . middle of paper... it's nothing good for people or students. Works cited "The stress of schools all year round?". Answers Wiki, and Web. pros and cons of year-round school. About.com School-Age Children . » ScienceQuotidien. ScienceDaily, August 14, 2007. Web. December 18, 2013. “Year-Round School Costs Questioned.” Projected Savings in Report Were Based on Faulty Data. » Baltimore Sun. Np, November 7, 1995. Web. December 18. 2013. .