Dark Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 tl;dr We should keep the days the same amount of tine' date=' so there are no arguments over changes. I mean we're surviving now, just keep it that way.[/quote'] But it should be later on in the day. One of the most reasons why people are bad at tests is because of lack of sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator7 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Yah, but other students think better in the morning than the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGAKITTY Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Yah' date=' but other students think better in the morning than the afternoon.[/quote'] Please, show me someone who "thinks better" in the morning, and worse in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator7 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Some times me. It depends on how long I sleep the night before. I get tired after lunch because I just ate. Just research it. something should come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 You have no reason to get tired if you can wake up at 8:30 and go to school by 9:30. And subsequently come home at around 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator7 Posted September 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 I'm with you on this one Dark. If it is like this, students won't have that excuse saying they didn't do good on the test because they were tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 NO WAY. I'm clever as it is, and school is enough as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark One Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Go look it up. There are studies proving the teenagers are supposed to sleep in and stay up late. It's not just a rebellious thing. Apparently it's biological. Making them get up at 6 in the morning isn't all that smart. This being said, teenagers are tired because they don't go to bed early enough. It's their fault. However, there's really never a good excuse for someone to do poorly in school. School is easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 But it'd be easier for some and easy for others if school was at a later time of day, albeit for the same hours a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabHelmet Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I'm in college with 13 class-hours a week and no classes starting before 10, and I can say with conviction that primary and secondary schools would suck less if they moved in that direction. The idea of having students spend extra time in school in addition to the standard 40-hour week to practice "testing skills" - an entirely meta skillset that is by design useful only within the artificial school setting - is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark One Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I'm in college with 13 class-hours a week and no classes starting before 10' date=' and I can say with conviction that primary and secondary schools would suck less if they moved in that direction. The idea of having students spend extra time in school in addition to the standard 40-hour week to practice "testing skills" - an entirely meta skillset that is by design useful only within the artificial school setting - is absurd.[/quote'] That last paragraph is exactly what bothers me the most about schooling. Test-taking skills have very limited application to "real life," and it is utterly ridiculous that they are so emphasized. In reality, they are merely an extension of basic logical thought processes, and it would be far more productive to teach students philosophy and logic so that they can make those decisions that are helpful on tests than to simply tell them what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 13 class-hours a week Lucky bastard. And you are right, you don't need to take a class on test-taking skills. Tests don't even simulate real life properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator7 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 A very dumb thing Bush did was to create that stupid a$$ no child left behind program. That is why we have to take so many tests and the test scores don't meet the nclb scoring list. (please don't bash bush, thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 considering that I wake up by 2-4am... Thats a bad idea for me.Just make it start at 6am, and end by lunch =D @Crabs: I'd be the one kid, absolutely hating it... By 10am, my day is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGAKITTY Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 considering that I wake up by 2-4am... Thats a bad idea for me.Just make it start at 6am' date=' and end by lunch =D @Crabs: I'd be the one kid, absolutely hating it... By 10am, my day is done.[/quote'] Welcome to college, where you can schedule your classes for whenever the funk you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 considering that I wake up by 2-4am... Thats a bad idea for me.Just make it start at 6am' date=' and end by lunch =D @Crabs: I'd be the one kid, absolutely hating it... By 10am, my day is done.[/quote'] Welcome to college, where you can schedule your classes for whenever the f*** you want. 3 in the morning? Good thing I have control over class timings. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator7 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 You have control over class timings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 You have control over class timings? In some colleges, yes. I don't think first year you can plan your schedule, but you can opt to not have classes early in the morning or late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGAKITTY Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 You have control over class timings? In some colleges' date=' yes. I don't think first year you can plan your schedule, but you can opt to not have classes early in the morning or late at night.[/quote'] You can plan your schedule whenever you like. There are limited classes at limited times though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 You have control over class timings? In some colleges' date=' yes. I don't think first year you can plan your schedule, but you can opt to not have classes early in the morning or late at night.[/quote'] You can plan your schedule whenever you like. There are limited classes at limited times though. Neat! Now I can put all of my classes from 7 PM to 8:30 PM and only attend one of them each day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 I don't agree with longer school days. If necessary, I believe they should be shortened. I already have a long day (7 - 2:20 pm) and I don't need any more extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 If necessary, I believe they should be shortened. lolno America is already dumb. Let's try not to worsen it. But I really want Obama to move school hours to later on in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Bohner Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 As do I. You know what I don't get, though? (rhetorical) Why so many morons still insist that America is the best country you could live in, period. I mean, they yammer about "freedom", but you're free-er in Canada! That, IMO, was a cheap gimick from the start. I mean, our life expectancy is mediocre, our test scores flat fuckin' suck, pollution's pretty bad (Bush wouldn't sign the Kyoto Protocol [yeah, I bashed him, kiss my ass]), 50% of the population believe that Noah's Ark actually fuckin' happened, and we're arrogant enough to not only hate anything fuckin' foreign, but fuckin' redneck funk-holes have the fuckin' nerve to hate homosexuals and our fuckin' neighbors! [/rant] funk.(On a lighter note, OMGAK's siggy is totally WIN. Where'd you find the pics?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Glad you brought up rednecks. But rednecks shouldn't be considered a part of American population. They are just too damn stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk-Chan Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I agree with going to school later, but I guess the reason for it is to help the students learn flexibility in their sleeping schedule, in the event that they have a job that requires you to work early. However, it's school. I'm amongst the smarter people of my grade level, and on some days and some classes, there isn't a point to school. Always has been like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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