Will longer school year help or hurt US students? (AP/Yahoo!)

[mzteris]

28. We had plans in place

for modified schedules. Though there were rarely snow days where we lived. (Rarely here for that matter and I'm in Wisconsin now...)

I liked the homework schedule as it gave more time if you were pushed in a particular class or had something else going on.

Votec should of course INCLUDE more computerized components these days, but they certainly don't have to know how to be a "programmer", I don't think - there are programs written by programmers to write the program, if you know what I mean. These kids grow up using computers every day, too in a computerized world. Still, though, a necessary part of their education. Lots of necessary things going by the wayside, imo. Art, music, PE - these are all important aspects of learning and well-rounded life. Art & music help with mathematics - who doesn't understand that simple fact?

I think telling every kid to go to college is a huge mistake. A lie in fact. Not every kid should go to college. One of things wrong wtih the quality and COST of a college education now. It's become a business and not an institute of higher learning. It's a party ground for immature young adults who are taking up the space and time that should be going to serious students.