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OBAMA APPROVAL RATING WITH GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS PLUMMETS
Metzger Meister
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So, Barack Obama has proposed to lengthen the school day in America by three hours, and virtually eliminating summer and winter breaks. Many parents, nearly 55% of those polled, are STAUNCHLY against this, claiming their children are already over-worked and have little time to socialize with their friends, while those who support the change say that the longer school day would produce longer time with teachers, which would make learning easier, and longer time in class to get work done which would mean less home-work.
Personally, I support quality over quantity as far as education goes. More time in class won't help if the kids still don't want to learn, and longer school days/less time off would mean a higher drop-out rate. What we need to do is put a higher emphasis on vocational schools, once the kids have graduated, and leave universities and colleges for arts degrees and shit, which is what they were for pre-1980's, so I'm told.
WHAT SAY YOU, SE++?
Personally, I support quality over quantity as far as education goes. More time in class won't help if the kids still don't want to learn, and longer school days/less time off would mean a higher drop-out rate. What we need to do is put a higher emphasis on vocational schools, once the kids have graduated, and leave universities and colleges for arts degrees and shit, which is what they were for pre-1980's, so I'm told.
WHAT SAY YOU, SE++?
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Ask me in 2 years: Yeah I don't care either way.
I'd prefer the german system, school on saturday but less hours each day.
High school is brutal enough on enough kids. That being said, i'm all for improving schools. Just you know, don't just shovel more hours onto them.
edit: to be clear i've been out of high school for 5 years or something.
would lengthening it by three hours make it longer than a work day?
somewhere around 8:00 or 9:00 AM
yes, yes it would
Well then fuck longer school days right up the ass.
around here schools go from 8 to 3
making them last an extra three hours would push it to ten hours, yeah
basically ensuring that whatever classes that take up the last three hours should basically be written off and also a lot of school activities would probably have to shut down
3 extra hours would make it close to or over 10 hours spent in school, this is a horrible idea
Not to mention Goose Stepping lessons and holy qur'an readings.
edit: also summer vacation is such a huge part of a lot of kid's lives. A chance to relax and be kids, damnit. Although I guess it sucks for the kids with abusive parents or the ones too poor to eat at home.
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more arts and crafts? crossword puzzles and word finds that relate to the topics? no way it could be filled with actual learning that would hold on to a student's attention after already being in class for 7 hours
Actually, know what'd work better than 3 extra hours a day? Smaller class sizes, makes a world of difference. I've been in everything from 2 up to 32.
my stance
I thought America was supposed to be the best and the brightest, but we can't handle as much school as South Korea?
yes, I was thinking the same thing
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/poll_happy_healthy_obamas_out_of
Well, President Bush increased the size of the Department of Education to three times its previous size, maybe some of that money could be reappropriated.
Yeah, a good number of teachers are for it. If nothing else, they stand to see an increase in pay.
I dunno, this doesn't sound like it will solve any relevant problems.
I can see not having such long breaks, though. It's probably hard for many kids to get into the studying mentality after being away for several months and I bet many people think it's shitty to start working after being a student because of being used to those breaks.
Have you seen the kinds of MMOs Koreans die playing? Sitting in a chair for 15 hours doing mind-numbing tasks is what they're built for.
Think of the money this will save on babysitters!