http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090927/ap_on_re_us/us_more_school



All I have read so far is the above linked story concerning it, which leaves President Obamas belies and wants fairly fast to spout out a lot of rhetorical mumbo jumbo, and polls.

However, I DO agree that summer vacation for school kids needs to be lessened considerably. I do NOT agree that the school DAY needs to be lengthened any more than it already is. Give the kids the same number of hours in school that they already have, but break up the two and three month summer vacations over the school year. there are four marking periods to a year, currently; if we kept with the four marking period standard, just extended their length by a couple weeks, and gave the kids a one week vacation after each marking period, they would retain a helluva lot more knowledge, and they would have more chances to visit family throughout the year. In regards to summer events, they would still have time to go camping, and whatever. They do not NEED 2 and 3 months vacation.

yeah!

no more coddling those kids

and make em all get after school jobs too

I think that having a shorter summer break to aid in knowledge loss would be a good thing.

Naa, after having my boys go through their entire school years, those summer breaks are a good thing....

I think the real reason they have a three month break in the summer is to keep the teachers from strangling some of the kids

Its all part of the Draconians plans

damn!!

they have their hands in everything

yep..It's good for the teachers too. My teacher friends like the break..

This should be left up to the States per the Constitution, but I do think it's a good idea.

If they aren't in school, they should be required to attend Husseins Youth Corp.

The Youth Corps will be next where they all sing the songs to their beloved Obama and hold up their little books with all his warm sayings in it.

Yeah, but they should also have left DOE, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid to the States per the Constitution.

Don't forget "...and walk 20 miles to school in the snow like we did and our parents before us."

-Kerry O., "Even if they only live a mile from the school-- it builds character. " :)

What? THis isn't China

I had my child read that article. My child said, "No, way."

My child doesn't go to a public school. I don't know if it would affect us.

My child started school August 18. I felt that was too early. They get out May 27.

Right now I quite often pick my child up from school at 5:00 because they have sport's practices three or four days a week. That's a long day for my child. It's takes 20 minutes to drive them home and then dinner, shower, and homework - day after day. Then there's confirmation class every other week and scout's meetings every other week. There's no playtime during the school week for them.

I think that the children need that break. They need to relax and be kids. I enroll my child in the library's summer reading program every year so they are still reading all summer. I think that helps.

The bible?

No, Husseins quran.

Saddam Hussein is dead.

Butcrack Hussein Obummer's quran.

I wouldn't worry about it

school schedules are set by the local school board under guidelines developed by state departments of education

and even then, Presidents don't get to make laws. only congress can do that