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Eye On Education By Dr. Dominic Annacone
“Year-Round Education: 25 Years Later” I’m celebrating, or make that lamenting, the proposed yearround education plan I promoted 25 years ago during my term as Sag Harbor School Superintendent. The plan, (“Extend-Ed”) was roundly defeated in a public referendum by 400 votes. Extend-Ed was comprised of about 35 to 40 course offerings for Sag Harbor students that ranged from a duration of one week to up to eight weeks. The principal focus of these offerings had to do with enrichment and with engaging students in learning activities to help them maintain and advance their skills and knowledge. Many teachers must deal with the problem of regression after students return from their summer vacations. A significant number of students have to be re-taught subject area concepts they’ve already learned because of a lack of use over the summer months. A sampling of the offerings contained in the Extend-Ed proposal follows: -Kinder-Prep: A two-week program that provided readiness preparation for those children entering Kindergarten in September. - Personal Keyboarding: An introductor y/crash course on keyboarding skills for students in grades 3 to 12. Computer novices would learn two-handed typing on a keyboard and students at higher-grade levels would become more facile with the keyboard. (This would be especially helpful for those entering college.) - Exploring the Marine Environment: Sag Harbor had established a liaison with Project Oceanology of Groton, Connecticut. Students would be able to take several cruises on their Enviro-Lab ship that would dock at Long Wharf and study various aspects of marine biology with their trained crewmembers. - The Great Books Seminar: Students would be challenged to read, discuss, and analyze some of the world’s greatest literature compiled by the Great Books Foundation and would be led by teachers trained in the Great Books methodology. - Advanced Art Courses: Several courses in ceramics, sculpture,
drawing, painting, etc. would be available for those students interested in developing and advancing their art-related skills. - Biology and Beyond: This was a four week mini course providing learning experiences on such topics as Higher Plants, Local Invertebrate Zoology, Marine Phycology, Marine Mammals, etc. High school students would receive credit towards their high school diploma
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upon successful completion of this course. - Basic Skills Program: Students would receive individualized programming aimed at advancing their skills in reading, writing, language arts, and mathematics. - College Prep Survival Skills: Students would have the op-
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portunity to hone their skills to help them cope with college-level courses. Some of those skills are vocabulary enhancement, improving memory, asking important questions, note taking, and preparing for and meeting the challenges of a variety of testing formats.
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