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.
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