UNREAL! its like some sectors in the u.s. that no longer keep score for youth sports. they get rewarded regardless thus not learning from losing and/or winning. but, at least they feel good about themselves-PUHLEEZE!!!! we will all lose more than we'll win in life and great lessons come from that. thats the modern day educational system for ya.....way to go libs!
Longer School Days, Extended School Year: For or Against
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UNREAL! its like some sectors in the u.s. that no longer keep score for youth sports. they get rewarded regardless thus not learning from losing and/or winning. but, at least they feel good about themselves-PUHLEEZE!!!! we will all lose more than we'll win in life and great lessons come from that. thats the modern day educational system for ya.....way to go libs!
reading, not reference material, news, games. reading fiction, non fiction. holding a book in your hands...not iming, emailing,jerking off. there is a huge difference, or would you know?
glad you know that all the folks on the district level are "libs", and that you know more about education than they.
I am opposed to a mandatory longer school day. I would not be opposed to an optional longer school day that offered enrichment-only, high quality, activities such as music lessons, tutoring, sports teams, etc. I am already running my 5 kids all around town to attend to various after-school activities. However, my kindergartner just needs to come HOME after a long day at school and my 8th grader already stays after school nearly every day for various sports or other activities. So any changes should be geared to the age group.
I would not support any longer school day that takes children away from primary caregivers and givers the job of raising children to strangers. If this every happens, I will home school. My time with my kids is limited as it is, and more importantly, their time at HOME is limited. (I can see the need where there is not a supportive home environment).
I would not be opposed to a longer school year with the major breaks broken-up in a year round calendar. However, I believe there are problems implementing a year-round calendar in high schools because there are conflicts with athletics and activities and students in different tracks. It would be important to me, as a parent of children of different ages, to have all the schools on the same calendar.
A great book to read about education and why it has problems, and how to fix them is Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor.
I would not support any longer school day that takes children away from primary caregivers and givers the job of raising children to strangers. If this every happens, I will home school. My time with my kids is limited as it is, and more importantly, their time at HOME is limited. (I can see the need where there is not a supportive home environment).
I would not be opposed to a longer school year with the major breaks broken-up in a year round calendar. However, I believe there are problems implementing a year-round calendar in high schools because there are conflicts with athletics and activities and students in different tracks. It would be important to me, as a parent of children of different ages, to have all the schools on the same calendar.
A great book to read about education and why it has problems, and how to fix them is Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor.
