Extended School Hours

[AKA2D '91]

Originally Posted by Conskeeted7

Looking back, I think it was fantastic. We spent more time learning and when we got out of class, we were sent directly to our parents, instead of to video games and unsupervised activity for several hours until the parents got home. I'm pretty sure the teachers at my school were paid comparable wages to others in the district.

What time did school begin? I'm sure it was still the 7.5- 8 hours. Pay is generally uniform across the board in the same district.

Still, if a FAMILY does not VALUE education or deem it as important, teaching kids 12 hours a day means NOTHING. It will only cause (more) teacher frustration and low teacher efficacy, IMO.

[Conskeeted7]

Originally Posted by AKA2D '91

What time did school begin? I'm sure it was still the 7.5- 8 hours. Pay is generally uniform across the board in the same district.

Still, if a FAMILY does not VALUE education or deem it as important, teaching kids 12 hours a day means NOTHING. It will only cause (more) teacher frustration and low teacher efficacy, IMO.

You're right, it was about an 8.5 hour day. So, it wasn't much longer than normal. We did have before school and after school activities occassionally, but so does every other school.

What made our school work probably was the strong family commitment. I don't know how parents today can stand to spend so little time getting involved with the education of their children. It's really discouraging about the state of this young generation if they don't value education and aren't encouraged to from their parents.

[Krisco]

God Bless our Teachers! No not everyone who is a teacher should be teaching but good lord, glad most of 'em give a damn.

I teach an after-school kids Dance Academy(FREE) and wow all I can say is I'm only with them a couple of times a week!!! Out of 30 kids, 2 parents have even came to see their kids progress! They won't just come pick their kids up an hour later to ensure they attend every session, won't send the given proper attire regularly, I mean good gawd!

I went to school and majored in the HPER Dept, left with a double degree in both B.S. Recreation and B.S.E. Physical Education. I keep teeter tottering on whether or not to go into the classroom FT as a Physical Educator.

In the Academy, I try to relate dance as much as possible to their core subject areas, and yes most of the kids really would benefit from extended day.

What don't they need more of though?? Folks phasing out PE, Basing EVERYTHING on these freakin tests, whew!!!! Educators deserve all kinds of incentives these days imho.