Extended School Hours

One big plus to the extended school day is that with more time in school it will allow teachers to teach their subject with a much deeper broader knowledge of the subject area. With more time in the school day students will have more time with all their teachers enabling the teachers to be less rushed and able to help students allowing them to get higher test scores and then overall grades. More time in school will also give students more time to work on and really understand projects and assignments, and also allowing them to get more help as needed. “U.S.

If an hour and half of school were added every day, students would miss after school activities. Students will miss the fun extracurricular activities. and students won’t get the exercise they need.

I also think that for the teachers it would be very hard dealing with kids all day and teaching them they already struggle dealing with kids for the amount of hours we have right now imagine how it would be with more time. It wouldn’t be the end of the world but it would get bad in school unless schools they make school

First and foremost, if students have to come back from school later in the day then the after school activities will be shortened. Their sport practices will be shortened and they won’t have time work on any work in

Many parents and students believe that school starts too early,I agree with them school hours should be pushed back.But some may argue why would this be necessary,or what can this change affect them. This change is beneficial for the students,in many ways such as conduct,grades,and tardies that is why pushing back school one hour will help and I will tell you how.

For example, a sixth grader has basketball practice everyday after school and it does not even end until five thirty. If the school board added the extension, school will end at four forty five. For that reason, the sixth grader may not be able to play basketball anymore. Not only with sports, but with clubs. Some clubs even help students with bringing grades up. Imagine how hard an extension may be on staff. Most of them have kids, their own homes, and tasks to complete in order to keep their family alive. Time in staffs’ lives is as important as the presidential election. To conclude, the more time spent in a classroom is less time to get very important tasks

Transportation is a major issue that would be impacted by a later school start time. For many school districts, including my own, buses are reused for the elementary and high school students. The problem with shared buses is that if the high school start time changes, so would the elementary start time. Elementary students

Changing school start times will increase attendance and money brought in. Changing the times could increase attendance by 1%, which could bring in $40 million more.(Lewis) In Bonneville, Idaho the school started later in the day which resulted in absences dropping 15%. In the Article by Lisa Lewis, it also talks about how delaying school by 1 hour “produces the same benefit as shrinking class size by one-third or replacing a teacher in the 50th percentile of effectiveness with one in the 84th percentile.”(Lewis)

Later start times in schools will have a huge impact. Many things will improve like academics, grades will go up, and they might even have better focus in class and with homework. The athletic activities will see an improvement too, they will have a better chance at winning and there will be a better overall performance. Lastly, attendance, there will be less tardies and the kids will be in better moods throughout the day. If school times start later there will be improvement. If this happens it may interfere with family or school schedules.

Some people say that extending school hour's is a bad thing for multiple reason's.I strongly disagree because their are many benefit's to extending school hour's to start at a later time.For example, if state's moved schools hour's to a later time their would be increased performance and reduced absences.There would also be a reduced number of student's falling asleep in class's and much more.

Imagine sitting at a desk all day listening to a teacher drone on and hand you a worksheet right after that. Well if your school day was 9 hours and 30 minutes instead of 8 hours, then that's what you would have to do. You would be there till 4:30 in the afternoon. Who wants to be there for that with only lunch as a break? Every class would be about 18 minutes longer. Which is why I don’t agree with schools extending the day because it can cause sleep deprivation, result in more kids getting in trouble, and more kids zoning out.

According to a report from the New York City district, a school that received funds for longer days fared better on standardized tests. This school had seven percent more students scoring at or above grade level in reading, when two other schools had increases of five and six percent. In math, three percent of students scored at or above grade level in a school with a longer day, compared with one percent for a low performing school and an average of one percent for other schools (Brett 1). This information is one example of many studies that illustrate that long school days have a great positive impact on school performance. The main school goals are improving students’ knowledge and building different skills that will help them in the future. Therefore, if longer school days support these educational goals, people should be concerned about improving schools by lengthening the day.

Some people might say teachers having a longer school day could give teachers more time on harder subjects but, teachers have less time to prepare. Teachers need this planning for quality learning. Also Dennis Hamel says,”Teachers worry they don't have time to work with students who are falling behind.” His article also says,”But extending a school day will not alone guarantee positive results. Other ways to help students, teachers, and families are needed.” This will not improve test scores alone because students need quality time instead of

If students have to go to school longer this can cause a change in schedule that may not be appreciate . It can make the students and frustrated . This can make the parents get on your bad side. Then the parents of the children

I think students should not have an 8 hour school day. Most kids do not want to go to school longer than 8 hours. On debate.org a poll named “Should School Days be Shorter” show me that 89% of students said yes and 11% said no. My first reason is that “Students would get home much faster and they’ll have more time for homework and other activities after school.”Also, having a shorter school day would get students to have enough sleep and be energized the next day. My second reason is that the school district will save money and this is a quote from education.seattlepi.com. My third reason is that teachers would work fewer hours and therefore, would get less pay.” So I believe having a shorter school day could benefit the school district to save money and use it for field trips and sports. Students and the school district can be successful with a shorter school day.