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No, I have no evidence. I'm just basing it on common sense. If you spend any time in American inner cities, you will quickly learn that it is not a place that y
by w1ntermute 14y ago
No, I have no evidence. I'm just basing it on common sense. If you spend any time in American inner cities, you will quickly learn that it is not a place that you would wish any child to have to grow up in. The more time you can keep them away from that environment, the better, even if it is by mandating longer school hours.
The subculture of urban America is fundamentally broken. It is not really comparable to other countries' subcultures, with the possible exception of Gypsies in Europe.
- king_jester 14y agoWell, if you spend time in some inner city schools and school systems, you can see that being at school vs. being at home isn't a solution to the overall problems in those communities wrt poverty, health care access, and a bevy of other things. Longer school days in such environments won't really do anything for those communities.
- w1ntermute 14y agoAnd that's where you're wrong. In a well-managed school, there is a significant environmental difference between school and home.