Moreschool

　　USschoolsneedtolengthenschooldaysandtheschoolyear.Ifweintendtostaycompetitivewiththerestoftheworldontestscoresandinthejobmarket，weneedtoaddclassroomhoursandgetridofsummerbreakalmostentirely.AsPresidentObamasaid，SouthKoreanstudentsspendmorethanamonthlongerinschool—andachievebetterresultsthanus.

　　Thecurrenttwo­termschoolyearandtheschooldaysthatformitweredevelopedbasedonanoldsystemofagriculture.Thelongsummerbreakallowedchildrentobehometohelptendthefields.Itisnotnecessaryanymore.Itmaynotbepopulartocutsummerbreakorextendschooldays，butthat’stheonlywaytoimproveUSeducationandgetbacktheAmericanjobslosttoforeigncountries.

　　HomeTime

　　Addingschoolhourswon’tsolvetheproblemswithourschoolsystem.TheUSAisdifferentfromothercountries.USfamilieshavefullschedules，withparticipationinsports，communitygroups，andotherinterests.InplacessuchasSouthKorea，whereonlyseveralhoursofadayaren’tspentonschoolwork，childrendon’thavetimetoparticipateinmanyofthoseactivities.

　　Givingkidstimeoutsideofschoolallowsthemtogrowinotherareas.That’sjustasimportantaslearningfractions(分数)．Fingersshouldn’tbepointedattheschoolyearforbeingtooshort，butatteachersandschoolsthatdon’tchallengetheirstudentsandjustpasskidsalongtothenextgrade.Wedoneedtoholdourselvesaccountableforaneducationsystemfallingbehindothercountries，butwealsoneedasolutionthatactuallyworks.

　　Title ShouldSchoolHoursBe76.________？

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