Is the four-day school week good for education? | Edutopia

28 Jan 13

trevorgenson

I think that we should have a four day school week so we can have time to do projects, and spend time with our family.
There should not be a four day school week that just means longer school days. And all those hours we spend at school on the four day school week will just add up to the one day we have off.
Why would say yes no we shouldn't we need the learning and education what we achieve in life and make are dreams come true ! I say no
I think we should because we would have more time to do homework
if it goes to four day weeks, you'd have longer days, you wouldn't go into july
with a four day a week schedule, you mostly really only go about an hour and a half more than you did before, which is around 10-20 minutes more per period, you wouldn't notice it, and one more hour will not kill you. and there are way more benefits.

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I think we should because we would have more time to do homework and sleep in!!! SLEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!

13 Dec 11

Jenna Jezorski

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The four-day week is a workable solution to the budget crunch that schools face.</div><br/><div class="bar"><br/> <div style="width: 67%;" class="foreground"></div><br/></div><br/><div class="percent"><br/> 67% (1845 votes)<br/></div><br/><br/><div class="text">Maybe. Schools should look at other ways to cut the budget before resorting to a four-day week.</div><br/><div class="bar"><br/> <div style="width: 11%;" class="foreground"></div><br/></div><br/><div class="percent"><br/> 11% (297 votes)<br/></div><br/><br/><div class="text">No. The ramifications of a four-day week, such as the need for parents to find child care and problems with extracurricular activities, outweigh the benefits.</div><br/><div class="bar"><br/> <div style="width: 19%;" class="foreground"></div><br/></div><br/><div class="percent"><br/> 19% (532 votes)<br/></div><br/><br/><div class="text">None of the above. (Comment below.)</div><br/><div class="bar"><br/> <div style="width: 3%;" class="foreground"></div><br/></div><br/><div class="percent"><br/> 3% (78 votes)<br/></div><br/> <div class="total"><br/> Total votes: 2752 </div><br/> </div><br/> </div><br/><br/> <ul class="links inline"><li class="comment_forbidden first last"><span><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/login?destination=node%2F5703%23comment-form">Login</a> or <a rel="nofollow" href="/user/register?destination=node%2F5703%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li><br/></ul></div><br/><div id="comments" class="comment-wrapper comment-wrapper-poll"><h2 class="title comments-title">Comments (179)</h2><span class="comment-rss"><a rel="nofollow" href="/crss/node/5703">Comment RSS</a></span><br class="clear"><span class="sign-up-link"><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/login?destination=node%2F5703">Sign in</a> or <a rel="nofollow" href="/user/register?destination=node%2F5703">register</a> to post comments</span><a rel="nofollow" id="comment-100463"></a><br/><div class="comment read"><br/> <div class="comment-inner"><br/> <div class="meta"><br/> <div class="comment-user-picture"><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/75806"><img width="40" height="40" title="" alt="" src="/sites/all/themes/hextopia/images/comments/default-avatar.jpg"></a></div><br/> <div class="comment-author"><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/75806" title="View user profile.">trent</a></div><br/> <div class="comment-user-summary"></div><br/> <div class="comment-submitted">Posted on <span class="comment-date">11/30/2011 10:25am</span></div><br/> </div><br/> <h3 class="comment-title title"><a rel="nofollow" href="/poll-four-day-school-week#comment-100463" class="active">I think haveing no school for</a></h3><br/> <div class="comment-content content clear-block"><div id="widget-comment-100463" class="vud-widget vud-widget-thumbanon"><br/> <span class="vud-thumbanon-up-label">Was this helpful?</span><br/> <div class="thumbanon-sign-in"><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/login?destination=node%2F5703">Sign in to vote!</a> </div><br/> <div class="thumbanon-score"><br/> <span class="thumbanon-current-score">+1</span><br/> </div><br/></div><br/><p>I think haveing no school for one day would be good for me. my dad lives at home. I like to go to school, but alot of the time its soooo boring. I heard some schools already have started a 4-day school week. pretty cool</p><br/></div><br/> </div><br/></div><br/><a rel="nofollow" id="comment-99351"></a><br/><div class="comment read"><br/> <div class="comment-inner"><br/> <div class="meta"><br/> <div class="comment-user-picture"><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/69505"><img width="40" height="40" title="" alt="" src="/sites/all/themes/hextopia/images/comments/default-avatar.jpg"></a></div><br/> <div class="comment-author"><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/69505" title="View user profile.">Lucas Allen</a></div><br/> <div class="comment-user-summary"></div><br/> <div class="comment-submitted">Posted on <span class="comment-date">10/25/2011 11:04pm</span></div><br/> </div><br/> <h3 class="comment-title title"><a rel="nofollow" href="/poll-four-day-school-week#comment-99351" class="active">yes, and let me explain why</a></h3><br/> <div class="comment-content content clear-block"><div id="widget-comment-99351" class="vud-widget vud-widget-thumbanon"><br/> <span class="vud-thumbanon-up-label">Was this helpful?</span><br/> <div class="thumbanon-sign-in"><a rel="nofollow" href="/user/login?destination=node%2F5703">Sign in to vote!</a> </div><br/> <div class="thumbanon-score"><br/> <span class="thumbanon-current-score">+1</span><br/> </div><br/></div><br/><p>lets get a few things down first.<br><br/>1) if it goes to four day weeks, you'd have longer days, you wouldn't go into july<br><br/>2) you wouldn't have to pay for all your equipment, though you might if you didn't witch and the district kept paying for five days<br><br/>3) with a four day a week schedule, you mostly really only go about an hour and a half more than you did before, which is around 10-20 minutes more per period, you wouldn't notice it, and one more hour will not kill you. and there are way more benefits.</p><br/><p>Y</p></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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