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DADE CITY, Fla. - Parents debated a four-day school week Thursday night in a Dade City auditorium filled with heated words for the school board.
Parents Enraged By 4 Day School Week Proposal
Seeded on Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:31 AM EST
Article Source: ABC Action News
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"I don't want this program," one father said. "This is not good for the kids!"
All the talking and shouting about whether kids should go to school only four days a week was just about 15 minutes from where some of those kids would end up, at an afterschool program at Wesley Chapel Martial Arts.
"Because the parents are working," said owner Habib Fayiz.
One of those kids is 12-year-old Steven Wasylyna, whose favorite move is the push kick.
"I'm glad I have the privilege of coming here after school every day," he said.
Ask the Pasco County student if he'd like to push kick all day, once a week, if he gets another day off from school.
"Yea," he smiled.
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#1 - Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:32 AM ESTSchools districts all over American are increasingly running like businesses looking for profit on one hand, while acting like underprivileged victims looking for handouts in the other. I wanted to go through the roof when I looked at my property tax breakdown from the county this year, and then thought about them constantly pimping my kids for fundraisers, taking staff days off, begging for money. They'll cut down to four days and still find something to wank about...like parents are doing enough to teach kids at home.
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Here's a real thought. Don't be surprised if the Federal Government one of these days decides to revolutionize the country's education system and move towards a cyber distance learning environment within hi-tech classrooms. Real teachers (fewer of them)...just somewhere else over video teleconferencing. I earned my Master's Degree in that environment. That kind of program even builds and relies on students working in teams...Teamwork was the first course. Your teachers today will be reduced to study hall monitors and private tutors for profit on the side. It's time for a revolution.
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Since it seems a lot of them only get half of the education they need the schools might as well close down 2 1/2 days. Of course the pay for staff will remain the same without question.
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#2 - Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:45 AM ESTSince it seems a lot of them only get half of the education they need the schools might as well close down 2 1/2 days.
Then who's going to babysit the kids?
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Children should go to school 7 days a week 50 weeks a year.. have two weeks off in the summer.. and that's it..
What they should do is to set up a system where A & B students do not have to attend school but actively do so on their computers at home. We have Online Education for college students.. it is time to bring that to the schools .. less class space needed...except for special test / exams.. they would not have to go... This would be an incentive for those that are C, D, and F students.. IF they study and do well .. they too could be home and do their classroom work and listen to the teacher from home.
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#3 - Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:15 PM ESTsystem where A & B students do not have to attend school but actively do so on their computers at home
And again in this situation who will babysit these kids.
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Yes.. we readily "Assume" that it is for youngsters.. 9 - 12th grades... I shouldn't "Assume" either that people can figure things out for themselves...
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Grades 9-12 it seems they are still trying to teach them the basics, do you think really think they will really do the required work without supervision? Too many of the kids now can barely read and/or comprehend what they have read and math skills non-existent and they claim to have been on honor roll which would be A or B student correct?
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IF you are an A & B student... You surely have proven you can do the work.. and they tend to be the most studious...
I DOUBT A & B students can Barely Read... A & B students do not get A's & B's from sitting around eating ding dongs watching television, playing games, and skipping school...
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