Improving The Youths Education - 1079 Words

Improving the youths’ education There is nothing more important than the youth of America. For me there is nothing more important than my children’s education. For me I would do whatever is necessary for them to succeed. I have chosen this topic on the fact that I think it would benefit my children and the millions of other children in the world, not to mention the parents as well. When children have a five day school week it’s not only is it stressful for them, it’s just as stressful for the parents. Our children are at school for a total of thirty-five hours a week that breaks down to seven hours, every day for five days a week. Having an extra day to decide to relax or just take time to be a kid would greatly benefit children in†¦show more content†¦The financial savings to districts that jump on the four-days-per-week bandwagon can be tremendous, regardless of the size of the district. However, there are other benefits that serve as motivatio n for adopting this new educational structure.†(Bradley) Bradley makes a great point. These benefits would be great for every school. A few schools around the United State have been 4 days, for about 40 years. That’s a new fact for me. There are around 17 states, which have some district participant in the four day week. There are some districts from Kansas doing the four days. Close for my children, just not close enough. According to Sciencedaily.com the four day school week has a positive effect on the elementary school students. â€Å"The study suggests there is little evidence that moving to a four-day week compromises student academic achievement, an important finding for U.S. school districts seeking ways to cut costs without hampering student achievement.† (Georgia State University). This also helps with saving the school funding, where they aren’t trying to find where they can cut money and take it from one of the most vital thing today, our child ren’s education. This should be one place that’s off limits when it comes to budget cuts. The study presented that math and reading scores improved. Math scores improved by seven points, and reading scores improved by three points. One of the major benefits for school