The US has one of the shortest school years in the world we go to school for 180 days each year. While countries like Japan go to school for 243 days. Should we have a longer school day? Should we have a longer school year? There are NO wrong answers. Star* this question if you think American children should go to school longer.
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1 :
no, they are used to the hours that they attend while the other students are used to the hours they attend. if you go adding more days and more hours i think the drop out rate will raise. and grades will drop. students will feel discouraged and punished. my answer is no.
2 :
nope. i'm good with 180. x
3 :
I think it should be all year round but with the same amount of days as normal and small breaks year round that way we don't forget things over summer break...
4 :
A widely debated question... I believe school children are fine the way they are. In the effort to teach them everything before they turn 18, don't forget that these are children you're dealing with.
5 :
Well, as long as we have good teachers and a education and meet the standards or above I don't really think it matters as much. I like school the way it is and it should stay. I have a good education and i understand things pretty well and a straight A student. So if students have those things we're fine! Bottom line, school should stay and kids who need help should change.
6 :
absolutely, many states now use the 8 weeks on, 3 weeks off plan, which is far easier on the students as there isn't a 3 month lapse in schooling every fall to have to get used to the regular routine.
7 :
No way! Kids/teens aren't as happy as they are in the summer, because of school. There is too much homework and too much pressure on students now. Enough students get bullied why make it year round constantly? I mean there are breaks but not as long as summer. If they have to make it year round at least keep it 180 days. 243 days? thats just completely ridiculous.
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No. The issue with education in America isn't quantity - it's quality. When I was in 9th grade they gave me a choice of math courses: Algebra, Pre-Algebra and "Math 9" the last of which was just basic math that should been learned by the 6th grade (and was by me at least). I took algebra and was amazed at how many people let their children get away with choosing Math 9 which in my view even as a teen shouldn't have been offered. If you haven't learned basic math by the end of the 8th grade then chances are you never will. This society allows and to some extent encourages children to be "dumb" because to be "smart" is not "cool". Moreover, parents won't let teachers discipline their "precious angels" so all kids suffer because of the distractions made by the few. I came out of High School with a much better education than most people get coming out of 4 years of college simply because I could never force myself to believe taking 3 hours of study hall was a good idea. I did all that without having to go to school for 16 hours a day or doing it 365 days a year.
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How about farm work think how much of a benefit it would be for inner city teens and there is so much to learn. Small to medium size farms all over need help desperately so there would be mutual benefit. there are many types of of trades and business that might be sources of mutual benefit. Fun for its own sake leads nowhere for most kids so I would be for the longer school year as an option but I would not make it a requirement.
10 :
No! Schools should become more efficient. If a kid acts out, they should be sent immediately to the principal's office, because disruption in the classroom takes up too much time. My son attends private school and their school year and day is actually shorter than most public schools. (And it's a top academic school, high Ivy matriculation.) Of course, they choose their students, so they exclude kids with behavior issues, but if public school made it clear that bad behavior wouldn't be tolerated, there would be no need for longer school years. Kids need to decompress. Yay summer!
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