http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/08/president-obama-calls-for-longer-school-day/ College Preparation Tips, Career College Advice, College Degree Programs & more! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:51:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/08/president-obama-calls-for-longer-school-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1537501 Dylan O Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:40:46 +0000 http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=37551#comment-1537501 If I had read this article as a student, I would have reacted just as Dominique Toombs did. However, as an adult, I think Obama's push for longer school days is more than valid. The fact that American students score lower in reading and math than less developed countries does not make any sense. Additionally, there is no reason why school aged children need so many hours of free time each day. Adults embrace a 9-5 working lifestyle, why not give children a similar program? With longer school days, I imagine the education provided in the schools would have the time needed to be more dynamic, taking different approaches that may not have worked before due to limited time. I recall my classes in high school were always shorter than the schedule dictated due things like students settling in and teachers taking attendance. These are the sort of thigngs that could be done with those 10 extra minutes that Tom Loveless mentions. If I had read this article as a student, I would have reacted just as Dominique Toombs did. However, as an adult, I think Obama’s push for longer school days is more than valid. The fact that American students score lower in reading and math than less developed countries does not make any sense. Additionally, there is no reason why school aged children need so many hours of free time each day. Adults embrace a 9-5 working lifestyle, why not give children a similar program? With longer school days, I imagine the education provided in the schools would have the time needed to be more dynamic, taking different approaches that may not have worked before due to limited time. I recall my classes in high school were always shorter than the schedule dictated due things like students settling in and teachers taking attendance. These are the sort of thigngs that could be done with those 10 extra minutes that Tom Loveless mentions.

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