The Longer School Day in Chicago Part II: What Should it Look Like?
I have previously argued that reforming education by just adding time onto the school day amounts to good talking points for the newspapers, but bad planning, and won’t necessarily improve education teaching or learning. Perhaps that argument fell on deaf ears because it seems as if the Longer School Day is more or less a “given” for next year in Chicago. Now, the discussion has turned to, “Ok, so what do we do with the extra time?“
But to say it is a “discussion” would imply everyone is talking together, except that’s not what’s happening. Teachers are talking about what next year will look like. Students are talking about it, as are parents. So is the media. All stakeholders have their opinions, ideas and recommendations, but if the left hand doesn’t know what
But to say it is a “discussion” would imply everyone is talking together, except that’s not what’s happening. Teachers are talking about what next year will look like. Students are talking about it, as are parents. So is the media. All stakeholders have their opinions, ideas and recommendations, but if the left hand doesn’t know what