4-day School Week
There’s been a lot of news lately about schools considering 4-day school weeks. The interest is in consideration of rising gas prices and the rising availability of online educational resources. On the extreme side, VolState has launched a Full-Time Friday’s program, that has college student’s coming in once a week (Friday) for a possible 13+ hour plus day, coupled with their online courses. The idea of a 4-day school week has been met with both acceptance (Tiny Rich School District in Utah, for example) and opposition (Missouri State Board of Education), and both sides have great merit.
On the one hand, a shorter week means less fuel and energy costs; People would spend less money of gas, and the schools would pay less to run the school, all the meanwhile positively contributing to reducing their imprint on the environment.
On the other, a shorter week comes with longer days that are actually in session. The MO State BOE, for example, makes a great point when considering familes, schedules, and exhausting days for students.
What’s your take on creative scheduling? Are you considering moving to a shorter school/work week? What are your considerations? Are the economic and environmental benefits of a shorter week worth the potential inconvenience of children and families? Or do you feel, if implemented, it must be optional rather than mandatory?
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