Re: Education for Kids.
Having just skimmed the link the suggestion is that it is not that the number of hours teaching should be decreased, but the intention is to fit the compulsory taught hours into four days rather than five. Although this could cause problems for working families, theoretically the children will not be missing out on any statutory hours of education. I think what is very important is the quality of the teaching/teachers and what is being taught. I am not thinking it would be beneficial for the infants to have longer days, but the older children are certainly able to be at school for more hours a day than they are now. They don't do 9-5.00 do they? Perhaps the fifth day could be self-directed study and homework at home, given that the majority now have computers.Re: Education for Kids.
A vast majority of parents in States do NOT help their kids with homework & computers are used for play. Focus is on sports & good teachers are in short supply. A huge amount of schools have problem students that get arrested often including bringing weapons to school, bulling, & rape. These same students take their violence to the streets.Re: Education for Kids.
Having someone trying to cram 5 days of stuff into your head in four days will make kids even more demented.Re: Education for Kids.
I can understand what you are saying Antibrown and you probably have a point about a little learning everyday staying in place, but 25 hours statutory time over 5 days equates to only 5 hours per day. Moving to a 4 day school week would only increase the time spent in lessons to 6.25 hours per day. Not all the 25 hours is intensive classroom learning time, so I would hope that the average student would not find a four day week too taxing on their brain cells, as long as they are not too young. Perhaps I am being too hard on them to think that they should be able to cope.Re: Education for Kids.
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