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Over the Summer months, kids lose so much of what they've learned. It wastes so much time to review at the beginning of the school year, and kids lose the opportunity to gain more knowledge.
There are tons of workbooks in every subject someone could buy to keep their kids "fresh". Parental involvement and all that stuff.
Or, kids are allowed to take home their school books during the school year, so give them the next year level of books and assign them all the "review" questions as summer work.
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Plus, think of how much it costs us as a society to pay for child care and activities when kids are off for 3 months, but parents still have to work.
So use an extended school year as child care instead? How much extra would that cost and out of whose pockets?
And here is the Japanese Education System, look what the difference is in high school. Do they really only have to attend school until the 6th grade? EDUCATION IN JAPAN
And here is the Japanese Education System, look what the difference is in high school. Do they really only have to attend school until the 6th grade? EDUCATION IN JAPAN
I hope no one really thinks the schools fail the children, The parents are the problem with the children, If the parents care, set rules and follow through with their childrens education the child will learn and establish good work ethics but if the parent thinks it's the schools job alone then unless the child is self motivated they will just get by or fail.
Longer school years wont help
I see school busses driving around at 1 pm dropping kids off. WTF? I know these kids don't start at 4 am, so what's with this 4 hr day cr@p. No wonder they are all lazy idiots by the time they graduate.
My kids start high school at 7:10 am and get out at 1:45 pm. Not a four hour day.
And here is the Japanese Education System, look what the difference is in high school. Do they really only have to attend school until the 6th grade? EDUCATION IN JAPAN
It ticks me off that we are supposed to hear the "competition" in other countries without examining the other countries systems.
Germany has an interesting model..one we used to have.
Academic and vocational tracks. Now we mainstream them all and teach to the lowest common denominator.
Everyone is a winner (NOT)...instead most are as educated as the lowest achiever.
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