Extended Day School - Yay or Nay?

 

     Hey, Candies! A few days ago, in a magazine our teacher gave us, there was an article on extended day school. If you were wondering, the magazine is called "Scope". Basically, extended day school is exactly how it sounds; making the school day longer to spend more time on challenging subjects. Although some schools have already implemented this new curriculum, should we all?
     Some studies show that extended days do improve scores. For example, in Massachusetts, a few public schools have started to lengthen their school days. Besides showing 44% higher test scores in math, students got to spend more time on art, music, and gym. More time spent learning means less time watching random videos and playing video games that have been proven to hinder brain development.
     However, countries in Asia that consistently outperform the U.S. in math and science usually spend less time in school than we do. This means that it is not the quantity of education but the quality that affects test scores. Kids are already stressed by the amount of schoolwork they have, and if students are too tired to pay attention in class, what good would more time at school do them? Plus, if our school days are longer, when will kids learn karate, or play soccer, or blog? There are so many things that individuals are talented at that should be explored, but it is almost impossible to offer all of that at school. Funding would also be an issue. For schools to be able to pay teachers to work overtime, they would need more money, which comes out of our taxes. If it is a private school, tuition rates would go up. Besides, teachers work very hard beyond school hours writing lesson plans and grading papers. Do we need to stress them out even more?
     What do you think; Yay or Nay? Comment down below and make sure to follow this blog to become an official Candy! See you Friday!

Writer, Leaf Group. "The Disadvantages of Longer School Days." The Disadvantages of Longer School Days | Education - Seattle PI. Seattle PI, 29 Sept. 2016. Web. 07 May 2017.

Schachter, Ron. "Extending the School Day." Extending the School Day | Scholastic.com. Scholastic, n.d. Web. 07 May 2017.