4 Day School Week in Some Parts of the Country

[Isaviel]

Originally posted by Dalaena
I think, as usual, we leave out the most important part of the school system: the parents.

When you have concerned parents who give a crap about their children's education, they will do better in school than parents who see school as day-care already paid for by their taxes. How much do you want to bet that the biggest concern for 4-day school week is "Well, where am I going to put my kid for that day then?"

I haven't gotten to read this whole thread yet but this caught my eye. Thank you! I have been fighting with my son's school... this will be the third year to ensure that he is getting taught properly. It has been a battle but I'm not giving up. With the class I'm currently taking it has made me more aware of learning styles. This will aid me in helping my son even more.

One thing I had heard on the radio which I think is a great idea and something I will be doing in the future is that a woman wrote a resume on her child and sent it to the teacher. Explaing her objective for the year for her child. What her child is about. Past experiences in school and what she does best in. I really want to do the same for my child so that the teacher taking him in for a year understands him better and knows what to expect of his learning styles. I can only see this benefitting the teachers instead of getting a bunch of new kids in and expecting them to all learn the same way.

I have to find time to finish reading this thread but home schooling has it's benefits I'm sure but not everyone can do it. Also, it's important for kids to have interaction with other kids. That's why they claim that kids who go through daycare seem to fall into the whole school thing better and end up doing better in school as a result to one not going to daycare.

Home schooling isn't all about the costs either. It's having the time to do it. I know I couldn't.

I'll find time to read more as soon as I can. Interesting thread!