Joe, an ASIJ fifth grader,

wakes up, to get ready to go

to school. He goes to the

kitchen and eats breakfast.

Once he finishes breakfast

he takes a shower and

changes in to his clothes for

school. He brushes his teeth

and leaves to catch the bus.

Do you know a schedule

like this?

It might be yours. Even if you say “school” there are many kinds. Some schools have a long time for school day. The longest school time is 8 hours. Some schools are just a few hours. 4 hours is the shortest school time.

People usually are ready to

learn at school, but when they

get there they do not want to

learn in various reasons. Noah a

fifth grader says “I’m exited to

learn in the morning, but when I

get to school I don’t want to

learn because I wonder about a

game I am in to” About this, Joe

says “Those people don’t have

enough time to learn because

they just fuss around about how

it’s boring and they just wait until

the time passes. If they work

hard they will start to like

learning.”

D o We H a v e E n o u g h T i m e To L e a r n E n o u g h ?

2013 JANUARY 12 BY JUSTIN POWELL

Schools have been shortening

times from the past. Some

schools have gone from the 5-

day Monday to Friday schedule

changed to a 4-day school week.

Joe says, “I don’t think they have

much time. Even 5 days at school

is short, but 4 days is shorter. If

you want a good job you have to

learn a lot, but 4days is too short

to learn enough. Who knows

what will happen on one of the

days on the school week? If

there was a storm on one of the

days, you will only have three

days to learn, and thats not

enough to learn more. ”

A french poet Victor Hugo

says

“He who opens a door, closes

a prison.” This meant that if

you study hard you will get a

good job which will get you far

from prison. Victor Hugo

wanted everyone to like

studying so they can have a

good life and job.

SchoolTimesShortening.

Is it okay for the kids?

Out of 24 5th graders that

were asked,33% said they think

we need more time at school,

13% thought we have the

perfect amount of time and

54% thought we have too

much.

Joe says, “Even just a little bit

more time and effort in school

will help us learn more things that

help’s us in our adulthood and

career.”