apparently theres a "nation-wide" plan for extending school days 2 hours longer. they think that by doing this, lessons will be less rushed and students will have more time to learn stuff better. well theyre considering it here in massachusetts and atleast one school is already trying it. i dont know about you guys but i have the rest of my life to work an 8 hour job (if i dont start my own company somehow), i dont need to spend 8 hours in school. i'm doing just fine and im in some honors classes too. if kids need extra help, its their responsibility to stay after school for help or they fail. whats going to happen to after school sports if we're not going to get out of school until the sun starts to go down?
go ahead and share your opinions on this idea that apparently is going to happen to all of america.
I think they neglected the chance that kids will be driven to drop out of school. Lets see. A school usualy starts at 9 am? ends at 3-3:30 now. Getting off at 6-6:30?? Getting home at 7?? Pfft, to you, nation.
Stupid idea. Kids should have time to relax, have fun, establish relationships, it shouldn't be just work work work all day.familyguy77
No kidding. They might as well get jobs. Feel sorry for them. Scum bag government just wants more money, as usual. And the sad part is a few kids wanted the idea of extended school. Sell-outs! Not jk.
I think they neglected the chance that kids will be driven to drop out of school. Lets see. A school usualy starts at 9 am? ends at 3-3:30 now. Getting off at 6-6:30?? Getting home at 7?? Pfft, to you, nation.funnymario
Ah,now it shall be more fair to some of us who bust our ass here in Asia from 7am to 4pm on decent days, only to come home to homework and a barrage of tests. Seriously, this is stupid. Kids should have more free-time, not come home to homework, and be considered as "lazy" when you don't do it. How much time do we have left in the day? an hour for some "down" time (excluding sleeping time)? Compared to what, 8 hours of classes?
Thats a bad idea. Kids wouldn't learn better, it means that kids will be more tired towards the end of the day meaning less concentration, I mean we're already dead by the end of a normal school day as it is.
Thats a bad idea. Kids wouldn't learn better, it means that kids will be more tired towards the end of the day meaning less concentration, I mean we're already dead by the end of a normal school day as it is. dazman31
Yeah. I have a hard enough time concentrating in class as it is...
[QUOTE="funnymario"]I think they neglected the chance that kids will be driven to drop out of school. Lets see. A school usualy starts at 9 am? ends at 3-3:30 now. Getting off at 6-6:30?? Getting home at 7?? Pfft, to you, nation.esb617
We're going back to Ancient Greece But without the kickass buildings and clothing and weapons. Just more damn Math books..
Thats a bad idea. Kids wouldn't learn better, it means that kids will be more tired towards the end of the day meaning less concentration, I mean we're already dead by the end of a normal school day as it is. dazman31
Ah, yes, a solution would be improving the food in the schools, the easy way out would be to incorporate more carbohydrates into meals, thus making kids even more fat and unhealthy if not put in moderation.
ha, get used to it becuase 8 hours is a normal work day. Although you get paid at work where as at school you don't.
If I was still in school I would hate that idea as well. SunofVich
My school day is 7 hours, so it would be a 9 hour school day. Then guess what I do after school? Go to lacrosse or soccer conditiong or practices. Then guess what I do after that? Do my homework. Then what? Relax for a little..if I have any time left. If they make the school day 2 hours longer, there is no free time or relaxation for student athletes. They are basically rushing things more, since students have to rush to get their homework done, so they can go to be before 1 o'clock, to get up the next day a 6 a.m. to go to school. It's funny, people always seem to forget that work doesn't end at the school, there's still A LOT of work to be done with homework, especially if you are taking hard forbidden>
i already go to school for 8 hours every day because i'm taking 7 periods, and i really don't want it extended to 10 hours...on top of that, i have 3-4 hours of homework per night. i only have 2 hours at most every night to relax, and extending school to take that away from me would drive me insane.
[QUOTE="dazman31"]Thats a bad idea. Kids wouldn't learn better, it means that kids will be more tired towards the end of the day meaning less concentration, I mean we're already dead by the end of a normal school day as it is. -kaz3-
Ah, yes, a solution would be improving the food in the schools, the easy way out would be to incorporate more carbohydrates into meals, thus making kids even more fat and unhealthy if not put in moderation.
Yeah, I love how the media says "EAT HEALTY YOU FATTIES", then in school cafeterias they mostly serve fatening greesy food, because it's cheaper than healthy food.
~-~Wow that sucks, I have no idea how lucky I am to be homeschooled. That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I would probably start ranting on and on but typing on a Wii is hard.:(~-~
~-~Wow that sucks, I have no idea how lucky I am to be homeschooled. That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I would probably start ranting on and on but typing on a Wii is hard.:(~-~The_PirateKing
That must suck being home schooled. Have fun not having social skills!
Stupid idea. Kids should have time to relax, have fun, establish relationships, it shouldn't be just work work work all day.familyguy77
No they shouldn't. Since when diud kids have a RIGHT to have teir whole lives being fun and games?
Of course, I'm against this too. But not for the same reason that you are. I'm against it because youcan't FORCE kids to learn. The ones who want to learn end up learning with a 6 hour day. Most kids don't give a ****about learning, and skate by on the minimum amount of effort. That's fine. If they want to do that and have no sense of scholarship, then b ig deal. Maybe that'll catch up with them, maybe it won't. Either way, **** em.
We shouldn't try to MAKE people educate themselves. We need to provide the OPPORTUNITY, and provide a good reason for education. After that, it should be entirely the student's responsibility. If they want to learn, they'll go BEYOND their duties and become the presidient. If they don't want to learn, tey can work at McDonalds. Both are noble jobs, and have my respect.
[QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~Wow that sucks, I have no idea how lucky I am to be homeschooled. That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I would probably start ranting on and on but typing on a Wii is hard.:(~-~trix5817
That must suck being home schooled. Have fun not having social skills! ~-~Lol, yea sure, tell my sister that. She's out with friends more than she is at home. And by the way, I take classes at a community collage so it's not like I'm sealed up in a box.~-~
[QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~Wow that sucks, I have no idea how lucky I am to be homeschooled. That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I would probably start ranting on and on but typing on a Wii is hard.:(~-~The_PirateKing
That must suck being home schooled. Have fun not having social skills! ~-~Lol, yea sure, tell my sister that. She's out with friends more than she is at home. And by the way, I take classes at a community collage so it's not like I'm sealed up in a box.~-~ why aren't you out like your sister???
[QUOTE="The_PirateKing"][QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~Wow that sucks, I have no idea how lucky I am to be homeschooled. That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I would probably start ranting on and on but typing on a Wii is hard.:(~-~steppinrazor88
That must suck being home schooled. Have fun not having social skills! ~-~Lol, yea sure, tell my sister that. She's out with friends more than she is at home. And by the way, I take classes at a community collage so it's not like I'm sealed up in a box.~-~ why aren't you out like your sister???~-~You mean at 1:43am?:? You know what, I don't know.:shock:~-~
[QUOTE="steppinrazor88"][QUOTE="The_PirateKing"][QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="The_PirateKing"]~-~Wow that sucks, I have no idea how lucky I am to be homeschooled. That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I would probably start ranting on and on but typing on a Wii is hard.:(~-~The_PirateKing
That must suck being home schooled. Have fun not having social skills! ~-~Lol, yea sure, tell my sister that. She's out with friends more than she is at home. And by the way, I take classes at a community collage so it's not like I'm sealed up in a box.~-~ why aren't you out like your sister???~-~You mean at 1:43am?:? You know what, I don't know.:shock:~-~ It's because you want to be with us instead. :o
Glad I'm out of school. When I was in school teachers couldn't properly organize the time they had, IDK what makes them think extending the day is going to make this any better.
Here's what I went through in high school for most of my forbidden>
Egh, no. I already go to school for seven hours. Nine hours now? No way. 8 A.M. - 3 P.M. Once I hit ninth grade, it's going to be 7 A.M. - 2 P.M. I will NOT do two more hours of school, it's already bad enough.
I'm extremely glad that I dropped out in the first grade, took my GED, and advanced straight into college ^_^. The public school system fails horribly, and only manages to fail worse with time. Extending class hours will only allow for students to become bored quicker, as the classes will be even more ridiculously stretched out than they already are. When I was in the first grade, we focused an entire two weeks on learning the letter "M." And as I understand, it's gotten worse since then. The money it would take to extend hours by that much would be far better spent in other areas.
Very bad idea, the only possible way of this working is to eliminate homework, but that won't happen either. Almost all of a persons day will then become school or school related things, and then they have no time to themselves or friends.
i feel sorry 4 u americans. i alredy have no free time as it is and mi skwl starts at 8:45 and ends at 3:30. too much homework aswell so basically ur day is gone thx to skwl.
[QUOTE="familyguy77"]Stupid idea. Kids should have time to relax, have fun, establish relationships, it shouldn't be just work work work all day.MrGeezer
No they shouldn't. Since when diud kids have a RIGHT to have teir whole lives being fun and games?
Of course, I'm against this too. But not for the same reason that you are. I'm against it because youcan't FORCE kids to learn. The ones who want to learn end up learning with a 6 hour day. Most kids don't give a ****about learning, and skate by on the minimum amount of effort. That's fine. If they want to do that and have no sense of scholarship, then b ig deal. Maybe that'll catch up with them, maybe it won't. Either way, **** em.
We shouldn't try to MAKE people educate themselves. We need to provide the OPPORTUNITY, and provide a good reason for education. After that, it should be entirely the student's responsibility. If they want to learn, they'll go BEYOND their duties and become the presidient. If they don't want to learn, tey can work at McDonalds. Both are noble jobs, and have my respect. Bingo. If I become a teacher, this'll be something I'll have to worry about and it may only get worse if this happens.
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