The average high school day at the American public school is 6 hours long, there is roughly an hour for each class. While an hour seems to be an adequate amount of time for each lesson it does not account for interruptions, delays, or announcements made in each class. If these delays were counted, then a class would only be 36 minutes averagely; this is not enough time to teach a new lesson and have students understand it fully. The school day should be extended so that a class can have a longer class period. Extending the school day may not be favored by students and some parents, but it will help students in the future and make parents more aware of the importance of an education that will have a lasting impression. This will not only help
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There are many positive outcomes to expanding the school day, but there also negative outcomes as well. When there is an extended school day teachers will have more time to go over material, but they will also have to expand their lesson to fill in the remaining to time (Richmond). It does put a strain on teachers when they have remaining time that they do not need, though this can be applied to only some subjects, and not to the whole majority of classes. A major positive feedback of having an extended school day is having more time to help students who have learning disabilities, and/or special needs (Gabrieli and Goldstein). If there is more time in school for these students they will not only succeed in school, but they will also succeed out of school as well. There are many benefits to extending the school day, though there is major problem that will prevent it from happening; funding. Schools would have to spend at least a grand more per students, and teachers would have to be paid 20,000 dollars more to their salary (Arnold). Without funding there is not a chance that extended school days will be a possible future in schools. Even though extended school hours shows promise to student education, there has to be more evidence that show how it is beneficial in the United States. This would be the only drawback from extending the school day, even though it does not relate directly to the education gained
There are many positive outcomes to expanding the school day, but there also negative outcomes as well. When there is an extended school day teachers will have more time to go over material, but they will also have to expand their lesson to fill in the remaining to time (Richmond). It does put a strain on teachers when they have remaining time that they do not need, though this can be applied to only some subjects, and not to the whole majority of classes. A major positive feedback of having an extended school day is having more time to help students who have learning disabilities, and/or special needs (Gabrieli and Goldstein). If there is more time in school for these students they will not only succeed in school, but they will also succeed out of school as well. There are many benefits to extending the school day, though there is major problem that will prevent it from happening; funding. Schools would have to spend at least a grand more per students, and teachers would have to be paid 20,000 dollars more to their salary (Arnold). Without funding there is not a chance that extended school days will be a possible future in schools. Even though extended school hours shows promise to student education, there has to be more evidence that show how it is beneficial in the United States. This would be the only drawback from extending the school day, even though it does not relate directly to the education gained