My position on this topic is to keep the school year the way it is. While extra school time is good for your education the student may feel overwhelmed and over worked, no matter what age he/she is.
1. If this is in the case of a child kids need to be kids give them a break. 2. If this is in the case of a older child (high school age) they already have loads of work so extending that would cause a lot of stress. 3. Lastly, you know no one is going to vote for this change.
Hello 10028095, Im pretty sure he uses conversational tone to make the reader more comfortable with the character and to make the character more realistic and relate-able.