The average American public school works on a semester system; you go to school for four months, have a few weeks off in the winter, then go to school for another four months, then have a few months off for summer. However, some schools use a trimester system instead, wherein students go to school for three months, have a month off, then go for three more months, followed by another month break, another three months in school, and another month break before the year school year starts. It is thought that by having the curriculum more spaced out and eliminating a lengthy break in between scholastic years that students will learn more effectively and better remember the information that they learn. I have never personally attended a school with a trimester system, but the thought intrigues me. I feel like it would be easier to deal with the workload if I have month-long breaks every three weeks instead of week-long breaks scattered throughout the school year. I also agree that students would forget information less easily if there wasn’t such a long summer break.
My question is this: Why do you think the semester system is more popular in schools than the trimester system?
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