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We should have a 4 day work week, with 1 mandatory day of eduction/training (not about ones work).

• AnimalMuppet 8y ago
  Mandatory? And who's going to determine what it is mandatory that I am taught? That's too close to Maoist-style re-education for my taste...
  • mymythisisthis 8y ago
    Perhaps give people the option. What we think of the 'school system', only really started around 1900. That everyone had to attend to at least grade 6 or 8, or the family would be fined. It was a big struggle to enforce mandatory eduction for children, in official schools. I think we need to have more adult learning opportunities. And, that this has to come from governments, unions, and employers all working together. Take for example car manufacturing plants. We know those factories are going to close, they always do. That means 1000 to 2000 people laid off. Wouldn't it better to have a 4 day work week, with 1 day of education. Perhaps learning auto repair, welding, or some other skill that people can fall back to or transition to. But, the only way to get the 4 day work week, with 1 day of education, is to have a large social shift in how things function.
• pjmorris 8y ago
  I'd sooner see one day mandated for 'anything you see fit to do', which would leave people free to create (or do nothing) as well as to absorb.
  • mymythisisthis 8y ago
    I'm thinking it should be more structured. But, I'm thinking of Amazon warehouse workers. 4 days working in the warehouse, 1 day of training. The training should be provided by the local school board, or the employer would be sure to sabotage the exercise. The person gets to choose form a wide array of courses that the school board has to offer.