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Arkansas Schools Consider 4 Day School Week
Instead of going green or using more fuel efficient buses two Arkansas school districts may go a different route to save money and the environment.
The Mansfield and Hartford districts are considering cutting back classes from 5 days a week to 4.
Students aren't getting off that easy though. The adjusted schedule would make the school day longer.
The school districts are trying to balance future budgets.
They could either cut back on programs and staff or cut back the school week.
School officials say they could save anywhere from 10%-15% because they'll cut back on gas and electricity.
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Posted in: News on June 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AM
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It's hard to make an opinion on this.
To begin with, I think the idea was drafted for the wrong reasons. Students, not financial resources, should be the main thing to consider when making any decision that concerns them (also, it should be the students, not a school board who makes the decision).
A huge con of this will be that on the days they do go to school, a longer day will force them to cut down on leisure activities, which might not be available over the weekend. Many students on this site already find it impossible to find enough time to get home, do their homework, eat and sleep.
A huge advantage of course would be the three-day-weekend. As long as the teachers don't give so much homework to make these days filled with pointless work, I'd support the idea.
How much longer would the days be? And I'm guessing some teachers might use this as a handy excuse to pile on more homework "because you have SO much more time to do it now!"... yeah. This can go both ways.
this could be a good or a bad thing. but again like soulriser said i wouldn't be surpried if they just used this as an excuse to pile on more homework.
God DOES exist...