Budget cuts and school how does this sound?
In my county ( I'm in Florida ) and others aroung are considering a 3 day weekend and a 4 day school week. This would mean a lengthened school day ( an hour and a half each day to make up the difference ). Is this a good idea?
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Pros: - Give kids time to enjoy their childhood, which is being treated like a crime nowadays. (Why should a 6th grader spend his summer building his college resume??) - Reduced traffic. This might sound like a small consideration, but overall efficiency in traffic-affected areas could be seriously improved. This means less fuel usage for the kids' families, and for those who would normally be stuck a tiny bit longer in traffic. - Budget cut! I hope this doesn't reduce teacher salaries, though, as we all know it's a full- and over-time job. Hopefully the cut comes from reduced operating costs for the school. Cons: - Look up the effects of primacy and recency, if you're interested in more. Basically this means there's an inverse bell curve of learning efficiency over the time material is taught. The first and last 20 minutes of a block of time are the most well-absorbed, in other words. Larger blocks of material could mean more zoning out. - Jake's note about the schedules no longer lining up is a consideration, though. But if school went from 9-5, wouldn't that be even better? Although rush hour might become insane. :( Overall, I'd say it's definitely worth trying, as it's just in one county. Maybe a large city could try it if it goes well. Let us know if it goes through, and how it goes? Side: yes
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The only downside I can think of is the parents! I think it would be great if you can fit the curriculum into the shortened week but how about parents who must work and cannot always be there to supervise their children's time? It may create a problem for them as all change does when schedules are altered. I think that it will be good for some and not for others...but there's always something that can be worked out if needs be. I for one, cannot wait for the day they implement virtual school...meaning that classes can be taught by interactive programming with students and teacher. I believe that this has already been implemented in some areas. On the budget side I know this might cost a bit but I think the benefits far outweigh budget considerations. Side: yes
That could be a better idea since they can still learn the same things over school during the four day period. What's good about this is that students could best use their time to be more productive. They could start looking for a 2 day work and start earning some bucks, this could help their parents and at the same time helps the economy too. The only downsides for this is if they use this extra time that they have to play online games and all those stupid cool stuffs. Side: yes
As long as learning isn't sacrificed. I'm a proponent of making the 3 day weekend national, and business switching to 10 hour work days. It saves gas, time, money. And it's probably healthier mentally. Who can get anything done over a two day weekend? A four day work week and school week is one of the best ideas I've heard for awhile. Side: yes
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Being the school system is ran by the government and out of the kindness of their money grubbing NWO hearts the school's text books are supplied by the Federal Reserve Bank and these books have nothing to do with history but what they want you to believe.( to prove my point just read what they teach about the meaning of the Second Amendment) it doesn't matter since either way they will complete high school with not knowledge but how to be a global citizen eager to save the false god, mother earth and bow down to obama's NWO. Side: No
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