Comments on: President Obama Wants Longer School Days

By: robert3652

robert3652 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:00:39 +0000

I AGREE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. OUR YOUNG CHILDREN WOULD NOT HAVE ALL THAT TIME GEETING INTO TROUBLE. I MUST SAY IT WOULD NOT SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS,HOWEVER, I THINK AT THIS POINT ANYTHING IS WORTH A TRY.

By: DMY19151

DMY19151 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:39:10 +0000

THESE CHILDREN IN PHILLY DON’T EVEN GO TO SCHOOL…PROBABLY HALF OF THEM…THEY HANG AROUND THE SCHOOL OR ON THE STREETS SMOKING BLUNTS AND OTHER THINGS BESIDES SCHOOL…HOW IN THE WORLD CAN THEY STILL LIVE AT HOME AND DON’T GO TO SCHOOL..THE PARENTS ARE AFRAID OR JUST DON’T CARE ABOUT THE CHILDREN…EVERYTHING STARTS FROM HOME….SCHOOL,CHURCH,MANNERS…EVERYTHING!

By: Sub-Negro

Sub-Negro — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:28:46 +0000

This does go back to the home really. Parents are suppose to drill education in there kids head at an early age. I wish my parent’s would’ve done that to me. Dat’s why them asians come here are dominate these test scores and end up outperforming and out earning the white people. It’s always funny that sometimes they don’t even appear in those charts in regards to income. White people hate being topped lol.

By: CrystalCry

CrystalCry — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:31:14 +0000

I’m indifferent to the concept. One hand, I can see it increasing the drop out rate drasticly! Being that this is America, the country where doin nothin can make u rich. So many generations have been bought up on jus gettin by, manipulating da gov, or hustling. So stayin in school all day would b a dilema to them. On the other hand, it can/will make us more marketable as a country. I think some serious reconstruction is need in our school systems for this to even begin to work. But how do u get parents to participate n pitch in once their child gets home? My son is in kindergarten and the 1st PTA meetin, out of 22 kids in his class only 9 parents showed up! I grew up in a home where education was key, my mother was PTA president till I was n hs!! This will b Obamas greatest challenge, he jus needs to find a medium between promoting productivity without burning children out at a young age.

By: Da_J_Rok

Da_J_Rok — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:24:00 +0000

lol @ DaintyJen

I still blame the “White Man”… but I agree with everything else.

Our culture has gotten away from values and it has been polluted with figments of vanity and unearned wealth. The true meaning of “Family” is missing, a generation of unwed parents and disfunctional households, not to mention a higher increase of “KIDS” having “CHILDREN”… When u got 3 generations of family in a nightclub, u know something aint right about that picture. I wish more “WOMEN” would teach their daughters to abstain from sex as much as possible, and more “MEN” would step up and be fathers to the sons. Not just from an educational standpoint but from a life perspective, book sense is a tool, common sense leads u in thru life.

I wanna give shout to Carla Mary Davis R.I.L. thank u for all the swag baby!

By: NYCsmoove

NYCsmoove — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:50:13 +0000

Longer school days isn’t the answer. President Obama turned out fine with our current school days. Kids need downtime too to refresh their minds.

By: littlebabymia

littlebabymia — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:59:25 +0000

I am all for both ideas, but unless these educator’s begin to get more pay, supplies and parental involvement it won’t be worth it. Children need to do what they are supposed to do and these parents need to be parents, not their kids friends. It a time and place for everything and when your child is messing up in school that is not the time to be friends. Why has it taken so long for the U.S. to catch up to other countries with year long schooling? Is this why our children have to work harder and compete for college against non-american students?

By: 2daTopnonStop

2daTopnonStop — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:24:08 +0000

Longer school year yes! Longer school days no~

My daughter has about 2 1/2-3 hours of homework a night, not including flute practice. So having her come home at 5 pm and working until 9pm is not plauseable or ok w/ me.

Now I do think that her being out of school for 3 months for a summer break is pointless and would support a longer school year~

By: DaintyJen

DaintyJen — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:08:13 +0000

This will just increase the drop out rates…what i get from this idea? Parents being lazy. I agree with WestsideCartelAtl85. I go to the Philippines every summer with my dad to teach and what I notice is that not only do they respect education, their parents drill them. Their parents press how much a good education and a different life style is important. I mean kids at age 6 reading at 5th grade levels. There were a lot of 8th graders learning calculus and physics. The answer is not longer school days, people need to get in each others azz and tell them to stop being lazy with their children. Having 5+ minute conversations (of substance) goes a long way for a child. In addition, I watch a lot of the neighborhood kids when they get off of school. If they can’t teach me what they’ve learned then theres a problem. Most of the kids barely talk to their parents. Most of their parents cant even help them with many math problems. It isn’t JUST my job and other counselors jobs to make sure others children are on top. UGH its amazing how although late generations are causing a lot of destruction, nobody really truly sees the actual input of WHY they are acting out this way. I know 1 thing….IT ISNT THE WHITE MAN!

By: Kountry_Mayne

Kountry_Mayne — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:54:12 +0000

longer school days and less breaks could lower the teenage death rate by keeping these kids off the streets for as long as possible with the help of some other laws put into place like curfews and such.

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Black Info.Net - African American News Hub | Black Info.Net — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:40:18 +0000

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By: WestsideCartelAtl85

WestsideCartelAtl85 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:34:36 +0000

Longer school days aren’t the answer at all. Yes some foreign countries go to school six days a week or have longer days. But these other countries value and respect education unlike the average American. The public school system needs to be restructured in order to be successful. Also parents besides educators need to be held accountable for their child’s progress in school.