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A longer school day and school on Saturday??? Anyone hear about this?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 310080" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Well...I dont think that starting school earlier is going to fly. My kids were like many here and started at 6:30 in the morning by HS waiting for the bus. No way can you go earlier than that. Now if you want to consider keeping them at school for sports and clubs and music till 5...go for it. I would consider that more of a social thing. </p><p></p><p>I do think education is important and I think we have lost something somewhere. I was a bit shocked at what wasnt taught in my kids schools. I guess there isnt time to teach everything but especially in the history portion of their education, they got short changed. Paul Revere wasnt studied. They didnt have to memorize the poem about the midnight ride of Paul Revere. I dont believe they learned about the Minute Men. They had no clue about why December 7th was a big deal. </p><p></p><p>They do know these things because I taught them. I took them to Boston and took them to the harbour where the Boston Tea Party happened. I took them to see the place where the shot heard round the world happened. I had them read about Paul Revere and showed them where he road his famous ride. I took them to Williamsburg and showed them where Patrick Henry gave his famous Give me Liberty or give me death speach. I took them to Jamestown. They didnt learn any of this in their history books. Why? If I wasnt alive or I didnt know these things...my kids wouldnt know it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 310080, member: 1514"] Well...I dont think that starting school earlier is going to fly. My kids were like many here and started at 6:30 in the morning by HS waiting for the bus. No way can you go earlier than that. Now if you want to consider keeping them at school for sports and clubs and music till 5...go for it. I would consider that more of a social thing. I do think education is important and I think we have lost something somewhere. I was a bit shocked at what wasnt taught in my kids schools. I guess there isnt time to teach everything but especially in the history portion of their education, they got short changed. Paul Revere wasnt studied. They didnt have to memorize the poem about the midnight ride of Paul Revere. I dont believe they learned about the Minute Men. They had no clue about why December 7th was a big deal. They do know these things because I taught them. I took them to Boston and took them to the harbour where the Boston Tea Party happened. I took them to see the place where the shot heard round the world happened. I had them read about Paul Revere and showed them where he road his famous ride. I took them to Williamsburg and showed them where Patrick Henry gave his famous Give me Liberty or give me death speach. I took them to Jamestown. They didnt learn any of this in their history books. Why? If I wasnt alive or I didnt know these things...my kids wouldnt know it. [/QUOTE]
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