4 ms·
> Shorter days unfortunately interferes with school’s role as state-provided daycare for working parents. If that would be the intent, arcade cabinets, open pl
by mhitza 3y ago
> Shorter days unfortunately interferes with school’s role as state-provided daycare for working parents.
If that would be the intent, arcade cabinets, open play fields, parks and other social areas within school grounds would be the way to go.
My understanding is that the current school "format" was developed during the industrial revolution stage, and its meant to instill into kids that schedule and "lifestyle". Which to many extents hasn't kept up with the way society is evolving.
More funding into schools would help (which countries contribute significantly to education anyway?), but also by helping kids develop and learn in what they have an interest. Instead of the currently standardized boring circula. And the sometimes insane hours.
On that note, during highschool I had days where I've had up to 7 different classes a day. At least when you go to work, even if it's 8 hours, I (and maybe you as well) got to slack at least 1 hour a day in the morning, or even in the afternoon after the 1 hour lunch break.
- the_sleaze9 3y agoAs I understand it, USA is one of the highest funded education systems in the world. Funding for education even outpaces USA's um.. robust defense spending. The trick is to look into total funding - beyond federal funding and into state funding. I strongly agree that education in the internet age needs to evolve. I would love to see an education system centered around critical and entrepreneurial thinking, financial literacy, Cognitive Behavioral thinking tools. If you give kids something worthwhile they'll use it and come back for more. https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-is-k-12-education-funded https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-is-k-12-education-fun...
- shrimp_emoji 3y agoBut it's also one of the biggest countries in the world. It's simply too big and undeveloped for education to work as well as in, say, Switzerland. See also public transportation.
- newaccount7hhhf 3y agoThe dude knows that. Can he have possibly used this argument in good faith. No. Can we call it out on HN without the conservatards flagging it. No.
- willcipriano 3y agoIt's near the top per student as well.
- bombcar 3y agoRural schools often do better than urban schools, so size and transportation are likely not the reasons.