Monday, September 15, 2008

180 days

This is about a professor named Barry Bachenheimer who wonders how much of the 180 days of school year is actually used for teaching. He had a presentation which showed days that would be missed typically and how fast they add up. He had on their first and last days, absentees and tests that would take up days. It ended up going to 120 days.

His argument is very true and strong but what can be done to actually better the days. Students would not like the idea of their summer be shortened and more school. That is not fair at all so what can be done is utilize time, do less tests and more teaching. Testing takes up alot of time and learning time. The school system should allow less absences

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