Why School Should Only Be 4 Days A Week

Being at school five days a week can be very draining for students of all ages. Find out how some school districts are changing this norm.

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The Advantages of a Four Day School Week
“A four-day school week is a relatively new and innovative idea gaining popularity with students and teacher across the United States. For some, the advantages of attending school only four days per week far outweigh the potential disadvantages.”

The Effect a Four-Day School Week Has on Teachers and Students
“What if instead of a five-day week, school districts switched to a four-day week? A concept dating back to the 1930’s, economic hardships now have districts examining and implementing this option more than ever before.”

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[daniel]

school just needs to not be shit and not 90% pointless

[kingofsomalia]

If sleep is really good for the brain, then why is it not permitted in school?

[Dameworth]

I couldn't care less about going to school for 5 days out of the week. I wish school would teach me things that are interesting and worth something in the future.

[qqq]

My problem wasn't the length of the week but the repetition of what was being taught. We'd be taught a topic, practice it, I'd have it learned, then we would repeat it for a week because other people didn't pick it up yet. I skipped a lot of school and still did good on tests and finals.

[Reromer]

I saw the title and said to myself "YES!"

[arholderik]

Why don't all the countries just start investing into the development and education instead of war...

[joes]

And they need to set a hard limit on the maximum amount of homework a school can assign

[screensaves]

My school doesn't have school on Fridays, they reserve it for rehearsals and detentions... It's pretty cool

[Nillia]

Wish my school was only 4 days a week o.o

[robertp]

i would go to school 7 days a week if they kept me interesting in what i was learning.

[sizords]

how about we push school back an hour or so. No one can sleep early at night, and no one wants to wake up early so people are tired in class

[MrSecretMansion]

Well in France they used to have a 5 day week, they just had Wednesday off and went to school on Saturday. This is no longer the case, in France now all the schools have the regular 5 day setup we use in America, except they usually have a half day on Wednesdays.

[Pannenkoekenplantje]

I think a four day week of learning is good, as long as there are activities on the fifth day that can be chosen (and that are free). Not all households can afford to have the child(ren) at home for an extra day. This day of fun activities is also good for the outlook on school: if there are fun things associated with going to school, the kids are probably less resentful of studying.

[andrewevenson]

I have a 4 day school week with longer days. I can tell you that I have witnessed pretty much everything said in this video. I'm a senior in high school, and we've done the 4 day school week for I think 6 years now. Our school switched to the 4 day school week to save money, saw that test scores were staying the same, then decided to keep the 4 day school week.

If any of you are wondering how much nicer it is for students, it's insane how much of a difference one day can do.

[biofago]

I loved the fact that you tried to avoid gender stereotypes by showing boys dancing ballet and girls playing football ❤❤
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[legoworkshop]

You know why 4 days of school a week is better? Cuz it's less than 5.

[TheAnangrycharizard]

they need to invest more in schools and less in war and stupid stuff, also we learn very pointlesss things in school, and most of students here atleast are all tired of school, teachers don't even know basic geography here in Belgium, schools are horrible here

[ShawnRavenfire]

One thing they didn't mention was how this affected the parents.  Most people work a five-day work week, which means that their kids having a four-day school week means they'd need someone to babysit the extra day.

[mkloven]

Ugh i hate when the teacher has to reteach shit i learned last year because 90% of kids here forgot it. like how bout move me on at the same time, that'd be great.

[steveozone]

But then parents can't palm their kids off for an extra day while they have their affairs and go shopping