Carlson concerned about "ramifications" on "small businesses" if kids had longer school days

What?

Anything to diss the President and of course those dreaded unions.

Anything at all.

There goes that "Stepford" induced stare again....

How about HMOs and health care insurance providers? How will they feel? MAROONS!

Obama came out in favor of Earth rotation remaining consistent with that of previous years. Fox & Friends is questioning his real motivations

I lived in Korea for 10 years. I spent most of that living in a Korean neighborhoods, in fact, I lived right next door to a school. Asian children go to school more than American children do. They have year round schools, with a longer break in the winter than we do (their school halls are not heated), they go five days a week for the same amount of time as Americans, but they also put in a half day on Saturday, and then, after school, they go to their crash academies for supplimentary lessons. It is not unusual to see Korean school children at bus stops in their school uniform at 11:00 PM, on their way home from the extra activities. I am also sure if such things as year round schools became common in the U.S., the small businesses would make adjustments. In Virginia, the Tae-Kwon Do Academy near me has a bus for its students.

First, I proposed a school year of three sixteen week semesters, with a week off in spring and fall, and a two week break over the New Year. The summer off dates from back when 25% of school kids lived on the farm, and had to help out in summer. The two semesters on either side of New Year's would be normal school semesters. The summer semester would be for elective work, and remedial education. That means if you want your summer off, you'd better get good grades or you will spend it re-taking classes.

Second, it's not how long you spend in class, but rather the quality of instruction you receive. Smaller class sizes would be a big step in this direction.

Lastly, most school aged children are not eligible for full time work due to child labor laws. Of course, FOX is no doubt in favor of rescinding those laws, since you can pay kids a lot less than even illegal immigrants for the same basic job. Gotta protect the bottom line, right? And it's not like we'll be taking advantage of kids who matter: wealth, white, and privileged.

Yeah, other countries are conspiring to better educate their children. This group lacks in common sense and are morally inept.

All the small businesses I see around schools in texas are taco bells, mcdonalds and various other fast food joints. They usually see a drop in business during the summer recess. Perhaps wretchin' gretchin is worried about the malls?

Schools in the US aren't designed to educate. They're designed to produce useful idiots.

Nice fact checking there Doucy..


Country
Days of School

Japan
243

South Korea
220

Israel
216

Luxembourg
216

The Netherlands
200

Scotland
200

Thailand
200

Hong Kong
195

England
192

Hungary
192

Swaziland
191

Finland
190

New Zealand
190

Nigeria
190

France
185

United States
180
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Yes, schoolchildren in other nations spend less hours in terms of total instruction... but they spend their hours MORE OFTEN. They don't have the 2 month summer brain drain.

These idiots are a prime example why kids should go to school longer. How do you spell s t u p i d i t y ?

Conservative kids don't need no more education. They need to get their asses home in time to wash my truck and then watch Hannity - THAT's where the education is, goldernit!

Here's the AP article where Doocy (it seems pretty apparent) gets his figures:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MORE_SCHOOL?SITE=NCAGW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

And here's a part of the article that he left out:
"Charter schools are known for having longer school days or weeks or years. For example, kids in the KIPP network of 82 charter schools across the country go to school from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., more than three hours longer than the typical day. They go to school every other Saturday and for three weeks in the summer. KIPP eighth-grade classes exceed their school district averages on state tests."

Gee, now why would Fox and Fiends not bother with THAT part of the article? Could it be because they have an agenda to Bash Obama EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY OPEN THEIR WORTHLESS GOP-SUCKING MOUTHS?

And by the way, Doocy - the numbers you quoted were only from Asian countries, you stoopid pile of reconsituted dog vomit.

(I hope I'm not seeming to lose control here. Does it seem like I've lost control? I want to give the impression of being reasonable and not overly emotional when referring to this panel of vapid rat-droppings)

Obviously quality time spent in classrooms is better than just quantity time. Keeping kids in school longer without a guarantee/plan on providing a better education will accomplish very little, other than tired kids who in many parts of the country won't be able to concentrate without air conditioning...another expense not thought out before offering up this idea.

I'm not sure about small businesses suffering, but certainly those that count on high school kids for summer employment might feel the pinch.

neon desert:

I thought your comments about Doocey were pretty much on target.

Three idiots trying to sound authoratative about education. How ironic...

Carlson concerned about "ramifications" on "small businesses" if kids had longer school days

The Three Stooges strike again! Where on earth do these people come from?

My wife was a elementary school teacher for years. Just for yucks we sat down and counted all the time she spent administering and preparing kids for standardized tests. State, federal, and local tests. We counted up 32 instructional days. Almost 15% of her time was wasted on testing. Her time would have been far better spent on teaching!

We need to add a month to the calender just to make up the lost time doing all this crazy testing. We're going to turn out kids who know how to take a test, but won't be able find the United States on a map.

No wonder Fox Noise doesn't want better education, they won't be able to bamboozle a lot of people in this country anymore

You know, there is one very telling thing about F&F in comparison to the other morning network programs.

Who needs to look into the camera when discussing these things?

Good Morning America, Today, The Early Show...they all look at each other and speak from their mind when conversing and discussing these topics. Carlson, Doocey...the other guy--they all have to stare in the camera to read their lines.

Gee, and Obama was criticized for telepromptering?

And as far as the "later hours of the day" thing? Japan already has their students getting home in the evenings after their school club activities. They have the US BEAT to death in total hours at school.

Focus on standardized testing hasn't worked... maybe its time teachers can actually teach the material rather then what will be on the official tests...

It's apparent that this misinformed ignorant "beauty" queen didn't spend more time in school. Maybe then she might have actually been qualified for the real news channels like msnbc, cnn, abc or anything other than faux and zealot wingnut radio. What a pathetic hag.

Number one in instructional hours ? Maybe because they reclassified all the extra hours spent by students who are members of the sports team, band, cheerleading, etc. as instructional hours, and then added them to the actual hour count to achieve a higher average. Of course that does not really translate into higher, better learning ! As of the small businesses, I am pretty sure that whatever little pocket money students do spend at stores, will still reach these very businesses. There is just going to be a two hour delay ! Longer school days therefore sound like a win, win situation to me.

She said "It'll work for poorer kids because they don't get they don't have parental inluence". What does she know.

Fellow Matterers,

I could not pass up this embarrassing segment. (give me a minute...or two...make it five) With my elbow on an arm-rail of my chair, thumb on my cheekbone, and two fingers on my forehead, cradling my head, the stunning feelings are overwhelming, and indescribable. Enough about me.

Our educational system has a combination of factors, preventing America from being he smartest in the world. Originally, from what I remember, vacation was to help our agrarian culture with harvest time. Since, we have industrialized without adjusting for the reduction of needed labor.

The brain, a muscle, when not exercised will lose tone, much like an athlete taking a long break from training. In the fall semester, children have to redevelop their educational mind-set. Year round school, like other countries, would hold focus,(tone), at a ready level. The economy would benefit from steady business vs. shock shopping that has a start-stop affect. The boom-bust interim will be held to a minimum, prompting a smoother business flow. Promoting economic viscosity will contribute positively to our GNP,(gross national product).

Mr. Doocy does not quote his statistical sources. Who are they? We are playing catchup, by not having our students maintain academic health. Pres. Obama has a good idea, basically. The fact remains: reenforcement of academic standards will produce higher test scores, if studies are metered throughout the year, that include small breaks and holidays.

Ms. Carlson, in spite of her saying, "...I think poorer kids would do well, to go to school throughout the year...," implies those thieving minorities can be watched; year-round would be of great benefit, to minority children. I would like that to happen: talk about the backlash when minorities test higher. If you think racism is subsurface now, wait until minorities become the boss. Ouch!

Mr. Kilmeade insinuates that other countries are giving kids they(sic) answers,(his word not mine). Is keeping them stupid what the Republicans and Democrats agree to? I do not trust what Mr. Kilmeade said, about that. I want to know the name of the independent study.

Pride and ignorance will be the ruin of our sub-educated populace, and render America academically impotent.

Pass it along.

It be it,
Ronin Kannushi.

These three are retards! Small businesses would not lose customers or money due to kids staying in school longer. Education should be a value and every parent should be behind the fact that their kids are attending school longer. Most businesses that attract kids stay open till 8 or 9pm. Plus there is always weekends and holidays for kids to attend programs. These dummies thing that kids will be in school 365! Of course there will be breaks. Let the layouts be submitted before making your judgement!