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What are the benefits of a four day school week?
I need to know some reasons of why a four day school week is more beneficial to students and teachers.
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There are some financial benefits to a four day school day week. One reason is that schools only need to provide lunches for students four days a week instead of five. Another reason is buses...
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I think that an argument could be made that more material can be covered in a more comprehensive manner in a four day week. Being able to be immersed within instructional settings for a longer...
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more time to complete HW = better done HW
more time to relax = going to school refreshed = more able to learn
Financial benefits, as discussed in one of the other replies, are a biggie: let's not forget that all public schools (at least where I live) are subsidized by the taxpayers.
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There are some benefits to four day school weeks. One is the teachers would have more time to teach their lessons. With the fifth day off, they would have more time to plan if they wanted. ...
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