No Longer School Days

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.

Students at Guilmette Middle School in Lawrence, Massachusetts are in the classroom from 7:30 in the morning until 3:30 in the afternoon, which is 90 minutes longer than most American school days (Scholastic Scope, pg. 30). One reason for the extended day is an attempt to address the decline in American test scores, but is more desk time the best solution to this and other problems? A longer school day is not the answer. School days should not be extended because more time does not mean more learning, longer days take away from hobbies, and kids are already overwhelmed with school.

However, when it comes right down to it, it is all about the test scores. Whether it is standardized tests or just regular tests in school, four day school weeks are just better when it comes to both. ACT is a major standardized test that can directly show how ready a student is for a post-secondary education. Students that took the ACT one year with a five day school week had an average score of 18.7 on the ACT. The next year, the same school switched to a four day school week the following year and saw the average score rise to 20 (Chmelynski). From 10 random school districts those that had a four day school week versus a five day school week had better average standardized test scores (Yarbrough and Gilman). It isn’t just the standardized test that see improvements. Regular in-class test scores have also improved as a result of the four-day school week. In-fact studies show that test scores in all major subject areas have improved drastically (Yarbrough and

The pros of four-day school are good for saving districts money. The one day off saving money on the service they pay to help the student such as transportation. The four day school week improve student and teacher attendance. On the extra day off they could schedule dentist appoint it and other appointments that need to be done, This means fewer substitute teachers. A teacher with the day off come back to school refresh and focus on the week. On the day of student and teacher can spend time with their families. They could go to a museum or go hiking and bond together.

Most importantly, improving the U.S. educational system by increasing the time attending school will not improve the countries education. Why? The summer breaks are designed to allow the students and educators to take a break before the next school year. Many students and teachers are suffering from 'school burnout' and need the time to relax and

Not all researchers agree that more time is better, and studies such as ones published in the Economics of Education Review (2008); Phi Delta Kappan (2007) and research conducted by Elena Silva, a policy analyst at Education Sector, backs them up. In fact, all of these studies showed that there was no correlation between length of school day or year and academic

Have you ever just wished your school day as shorter? In some schools children have longer school days. In Finland the school day is fifteen percent shorter than the school day in the United States, but their test scores are much higher. People have different points of view on length of the school day in America. Some people think that school days should be longer to improve academics for students.“The US lags behind other countries in core subjects. In 2015, American students came in 24th in reading, 25th in science, and 41st in math out of 72 countries—not the worst, but far from the best,” (pg. 30) Because the U.S.A is behind, many experts believe that students should go to school for an additional 90 minutes a day.U.S.A. Some experts

Students would also need to power through longer school days in order to meet instructional hour requirements. If students are less attentive, their performance will drop. If absent, students will miss more material due to the longer school days. Students could forget curriculum over the extra day not in school. Despite these points having some real validity to them, four day school weeks can lessen our environmental impact.

However, others state that extending the school time will be worth it, because it can improve students grades and will lead them to college,but I that is not true. Extending the school time will leave students less time to rest and less time to do homework. It will cause them

When it comes to longer school days, the majority of students do not concur. However there are many positives of extended school days. To get into specifics, longer school days are better for raising test scores and children with risky grades. The Department of Education in Massachusetts reported that increasing the school day by 25% raised test scores by around 4.7% - 10.8% points. In addition, some students who teeter on the edge of dropping out of honor classes or receiving bad grades can gain additional support with extended school hours. Secondly, longer school days provides better student to student or student to teacher bonding. A longer school day has the ability to give students more time to get to know each other, as well as their

In Finland the school days are 15% shorter and the Finnish students excel on international tests. People have different points of view on the length of the school day in America. Some people think the school day should be longer to improve academics for students. The United States, ‘lags behind other countries in core subjects. In 2015, American students came in 24th in reading, 25th in science, and 41st in math out of 72 countries—not the worst, but far from the best.''' Because the US is behind many experts believe that students should go to school for an additional 90 minutes a day. School should not be extended because it would overwhelm kids, there wouldn't be time for after school activities, and it is not proven that longer days improve

First of all, if we go to school for an hour-and-a-half longer than usual, that will not promise us a longer summer. If we go to school longer during the day, then there should be less days in the school year right? Well there is no guarantee that we will have less days in the school year. For our summer break, we get about three months off and for Christmas break, we get about two weeks off. We also get a couple of other short breaks for other holidays as well. Those breaks should be extended if we go to school longer during

The state set education guidelines that each student is required to meet, and eight hours is what Steele high school believes is the right amount of time needed to reach the standards. The individual school districts and school boards decide the length of a school day, as there is no state regulation as to how long the day must be.

According to the article “10 Longer School Days Pros and Cons” by Vittana it is stated that, “Children who become tired are less likely to retain information provided to them. Fatigue in children can also create mood instabilities or enhance the symptoms of an attention deficit disorder diagnosis.” In other words students will end up tired and not be able to take in as much information as they would in the morning. Another addition to that is that there is a substantial amount of time between lunch and home so students will be very hungry because they get a limited amount of time to eat which can also affect their learning ability. On the contrary, parents think that students should eat a bigger breakfast and take snacks to eat throughout the day so they wouldn't be as hungry. Ukedchat stated in their article “Should the school day be extended? Pros and Cons of Keeping Pupils for Longer” that, “If the gap between lunch time and home time increases, children are going to get hungry. Little ones with rumbling tummies are not productive so the school would have to provide food or ask parents to pack bigger school

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.