Originally Posted by
Mammabruski
As a high school math teacher (I teacher ALL the math classes 9-12 in a small high school), I can say without a doubt, that a longer day and more days would make a difference in the education of American children. Period. Yes there are other factors that contribute to a child's education (social-economic status, parental involvement, lack of funding, I can go on and on) but with more time, my 9th graders might actually be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide when they get to me. This is a good idea from an educational standpoint - not considering things like vacations and kids being kids (which is important). If we want to improve education in America, this is one step in the right direction.