Longer school days = keeping the kids bored out of their skulls for even longer. Oh yeah, I taught IT at a community college for a few years (and paid union du

Longer school days = keeping the kids bored out of their skulls for even longer. Oh yeah, I taught IT at a community college for a few years (and paid union dues for not even a newsletter). Teaching, even to adults, is hard work and you're only good for a few hours a day. Full time and sessional faculty had 12 contact hours a day. Then there's prep, marking, student counseling, committees... I have no idea how elementary teachers get through a day.