One study showed that longer school days resulted in a big jump in test scores, Some Students just really need the extra time so they could understand their lessons. Also, some students believe that it might be because more time in class could improve the quality of interactions with teachers; Helping…
First, more school hours can overwhelm children. The school day stresses many kids with all the homework and work they have to do. In the article from Scope,by Tod Olson, ”A survey from the American Psychological Association found that during the school year, students stress levels spike. Nearly a third of respondents said they were “overwhelmed” by the pressure (Pg.31). This information from the article shows how kids can get stressed from hours of school so extending them would be an atrocious idea.…
Should the school board add on one and a half hour ? The school board should not add on one and a half hours to our school hours, because some kids might have another job, some have sports to do, they might have something important to do. The reason they shouldn’t add on a hour and a half is because some kids or teachers might have another job to attend. Most teachers have a second job they have to be at .…
We wouldn’t have to go to school longer than we need to. Each school day would be only five minutes longer. There would be a little bit more time to learn. Those are the reasons we should add five more minutes to school days. We would would have a longer summer, adding two weeks.…
Do you really want longer school years? Making school years longer for children would make it harder because they wouldn’t do any work or not even care. One reason I think that their should not be longer school years is to have children do things outside of school. Also the shorter the school year will be the more they have to learn and study. Therefore, I believe that the more time kids spend in school the less time they'll have outside of school.…
School should start later. Don’t you agree? If you don’t, keep reading so you can most likely change your mind. There are a ton of reasons supporting why school should start later. But, here are my reasons.…
They should not be forced to go all year round to school. The school year should not be longer because it gives the students more tension. Firstly, school stress students out regularly and they need a long break. If the school just makes the school year longer, it will stress the kids out even more. According to statistics, teens have the most tension from school.…
While it won’t be easy to create a whole new schedule it may prove to be beneficiary to the students. As stated in the article Eight Major Obstacles to Delaying School Start Times “many students find that if they sleep more, they can finish their homework faster and have ample time to participate in extracurricular activities”. It will not suit everybody’s daily routine though, as their will be some drawbacks that will cause problems to arise for transportation, after school activities, and teachers. As mentioned in Eight Major Obstacles to Delaying School Start Times “changing school start times could have a negative in transportation cost, redesigning the routes, and recruiting drivers”. In addition students may have limited time to participate in extracurricular activities such as sports and clubs which are a great way for students to take a break from studying and give their mind rest.…
Students with normal school days already have a hard time staying awake in class let alone adding another hour to the day. Some schools now have one more hour than others but it doesn't make it a good thing. Schools should not be lengthened by one hour because it would be harder on the students to get up in the morning, students that play sports would have a harder time getting to practice, and students would have less time after school to do things they like. One disadvantage of schools adding another hour is that students would have a harder time with waking up early. Most students in middle school get up at around 7:00 to get ready for school if they were to add another hour into the end of the day students would get home at a later time…
This change would affect the future of the students, the activities and responsibilities of these students, and the bus schedules, causing great danger for the younger children. The risk a change places on younger students is not worth additional sleep for older students. Therefore, school start times should remain the…
Students are overworking their brains and their bodies. “Longer school days could result in attention deficit and fatigue, making the extra class time ineffective.” By shortening the school days, students will have more time to focus on other things. Students will have more time to study for upcoming tests or quizzes, and would still have time to socialize. Students will have more time to sleep or rest which results in students staying…
There are many benefits to extending the school day, though there is major problem that will prevent it from happening; funding. Schools would have to spend at least a grand more per students, and teachers would have to be paid 20,000 dollars more to their salary (Arnold). Without funding there is not a chance that extended school days will be a possible future in schools. Even though extended school hours shows promise to student education, there has to be more evidence that show how it is beneficial in the United States. This would be the only drawback from extending the school day, even though it does not relate directly to the education gained…
Have you had a three day weekend and thought that it would be great if you could have that every weekend? Right at the moment school boards are discussing whether or not it would be appropriate to extend the school days by two hours and get rid of Fridays, giving the students a break in the morning and possibly extending their lunches also. Many people especially students are excited and hopeful that the schools will get to use this opportunity. The schools should not do four day weeks because the time students should be spending in the class room would be spent on breaks, the students would not have time in the afternoons to do anything including homework, and students will get restless.…
The report by the commons education committee says new guidance is needed on how extended school days can help young kids from disadvantaged communities. The current trend over the subject about longer school days says that it is an opportunity for school to provide space and time for students to complete homework. People say that school days should be at least an hour shorter because they would want classes to have an extra 10 minutes for students to start…
Schools barely have enough time to teach kids what they need to know for standardized tests. Rahm Emmanuel, the mayor of Chicago and a supporter of longer school days, said in an interview that because schools don’t have time, “students [essentially] have to pick between social studies versus science; math versus music; reading versus recess." (Schaper, 2012) At least one extra month of school would leave the door open to a lot of learning possibilities. Kids leave grade school and are not prepared for what is ahead of them.…