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I am not for 4 day school weeks.
Full Version: Most 4-day schools small, rural
I don't really have an opinion one way or the other (my opinion is usually, "Figure out what works and run with it!"), but I am still trying to figure out this quote:
Okay. . .explain this one. . .she's complaining about less time for family - and why doesn't Saturday, when everyone is fresh and rested, count? First she says that she wants Saturday schooling, and then says that the longer day would cut into her family time. Huh?
Just one of those quotes worthy of a double take. . .
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Another kindergarten mother, Vanessa Grady, wasn't as supportive. She said her son, Zephania, needs more schooling, not less, and classes should be extended to Saturdays.
"Schools are too lax already," Grady said. "And extending the school day would leave less time for us as a family."
"Schools are too lax already," Grady said. "And extending the school day would leave less time for us as a family."
Okay. . .explain this one. . .she's complaining about less time for family - and why doesn't Saturday, when everyone is fresh and rested, count? First she says that she wants Saturday schooling, and then says that the longer day would cut into her family time. Huh?
Just one of those quotes worthy of a double take. . .
QUOTE(mom2hs2boys @ Dec 10 2004, 11:13 PM)
I don't really have an opinion one way or the other (my opinion is usually, "Figure out what works and run with it!"), but I am still trying to figure out this quote:
Okay. . .explain this one. . .she's complaining about less time for family - and why doesn't Saturday, when everyone is fresh and rested, count? First she says that she wants Saturday schooling, and then says that the longer day would cut into her family time. Huh?
Just one of those quotes worthy of a double take. . .
Okay. . .explain this one. . .she's complaining about less time for family - and why doesn't Saturday, when everyone is fresh and rested, count? First she says that she wants Saturday schooling, and then says that the longer day would cut into her family time. Huh?
Just one of those quotes worthy of a double take. . .
You do make a valid point. I think what she was trying to say that is on the 4 days a week you had extended classes it would cut into family time.
Saturday school is an ultra rarity in the USA. In NYC they are doing it.
Hu, Winnie"Saturday Classes Begin for 5th Graders at Risk" NY Times (2004) n. pag. Online. Internet. Novemner 7, 2004
Available: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/educatio...ogin&oref=login
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