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Posts: 101 (03/10/2009 2:36 PM) |
Edited By: FunnyBunny 03/10/2009 5:01 PM.
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Posts: 105674 (03/10/2009 2:37 PM) JC Fanatic '03
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Going to need a little context here, please.
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Posts: 1281 (03/10/2009 2:38 PM) |
Lisa, Obama wants to make school days and the school year longer.
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Posts: 105675 (03/10/2009 2:40 PM) JC Fanatic '03
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Oh, horrors! Students might actually have to work more in school instead of being lazy for three months
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Posts: 60715 (03/10/2009 2:40 PM) |
FunnyBunny wrote:American kids have the shortest school year of most developed countries, and it definitely shows. |
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Posts: 22696 (03/10/2009 2:41 PM) |
I went to year round school until the 9th grade and I survived. Suck it up kiddies.
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Posts: 22125 (03/10/2009 2:41 PM) |
and it definitely shows.Amen to that. |
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Posts: 11620 (03/10/2009 2:42 PM) |
Jaycie Fierce wrote: That would be a GOOD thing. |
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Posts: 5404 (03/10/2009 2:46 PM) |
the lakes slave wrote:Yup, European countries definitely have longer school days and give out more homework. |
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Posts: 13518 (03/10/2009 2:47 PM) |
Oh no! What a horrible idea!!!
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Posts: 308 (03/10/2009 2:48 PM) |
bigredmunkeebutt wrote: Yes it most definitely would in at least 2 ways - allowing more time for education for students and making it easier on parents who work and have to find/pay for before/after school care. I'm all for it. U.S. students are too spoiled. |
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Posts: 25353 (03/10/2009 2:49 PM) |
bigredmunkeebutt wrote: Ew, no way. |
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Posts: 943 (03/10/2009 2:49 PM) |
I already go to school year round, but that's only because I take summer courses. And I have to say, it's not that bad. It only sucks sometimes when I
get invited to the beach during the summer and I can't go.
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Posts: 6390 (03/10/2009 2:49 PM) |
America also has the least amount of vacation time for workers in the industrialized world. Let kids have their summer vacations because they wont rest again
until theyre in the ground. I think it evens out.
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LisaChasez |
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Posts: 105680 (03/10/2009 2:52 PM) JC Fanatic '03
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The whole idea of a summer vacation was to help put the crops in. Anyone still working a farm should have one, lol. Anyone not--they should be in school.
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Kamadzea |
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Posts: 5406 (03/10/2009 2:52 PM) |
I don't know about shorter vacations, but longer school days would benefit the kids. There is a reason why the Universities in the States have mandatory
classes and don't allow you to chose a major before 2nd year.
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Jaycie Fierce |
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Posts: 1283 (03/10/2009 2:53 PM) |
Summer vacations are too long, anyway. I say go to a year-round schedule and spread out those breaks...kids won't even notice if they have a net loss of a
week or two.
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Posts: 11622 (03/10/2009 2:55 PM) |
Jaycie Fierce wrote:Exactly. They could go year round, then have 2 week breaks every quarter. It would be so much more efficient, especially for those kids that don't seem to hold onto what they've learned over the summer. |
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Rawk On |
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Posts: 5875 (03/10/2009 2:55 PM) |
"school" meaning all levels of education?
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celebtrashwhore |
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Posts: 6391 (03/10/2009 2:56 PM) |
Kamadzea wrote:...? Just because kids will be in school longer doesnt mean theyre going to learn more. The curriculum isnt going to change or anything. |
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Posts: 46928 (03/10/2009 2:56 PM) |
If I were IN school still, I'd be pissed. But now that I'm a grownup, I definitely am for this. We need to do something to close the
educational gap here, don't we??
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