Days of the week

Is a four day school week actually better than five? More schools are adopting a four day school week than ever before. Although many schools have a five day schedule, four days of school are better than five because teachers have more time to plan lessons, kids are more attentive, and school districts save more money. In ‘Apache Junction high school’ they are only required to go to school four days a week. This four day week is better for the teachers because it gives them a day off instead of…

“Schools that operate on a four-day schedule typically shorten the school week by eliminating either Monday or Friday and add more time to each day to provide the same number of instructional hours as a traditional five-day week” (“Four-Day School Week–Evidence Blast,” 2013, par. 2). My first thought on a four-day school week is that it cannot happen in urban areas as most families are dual income and so parents are unable to take off one day per week to care for their children. For one…

The reading passage tries to give some reasons to show that working for four-day in each week are more beneficial to both companies and employees. On the other hand, the professor highlights the fact that working for four-day per week has some disadvantages. First of all, the reading claims that the reduction of the work hours in a week could benefit the economy. It mentions that in the five-day work the employees are always overworked and a number of errors would dramatically be increased.…

Sarah Schmidt Composition I Mrs. King November 30, 2017 Four Day vs. Five Day School Week Childhood is the most important time for the development of each individual, especially learning structure by attending school each week. Schools have traditionally set up five day school weeks, but some districts are switching to attending school only four days each week. This concept is most popular in the Mountain West Region of the United States where students live in rural areas and spread out more in…

Do you think that a four day school week would be beneficial to students and teachers? A four day school week would mean longer days, but a shorter week. This would give students and teachers an extra day added to their weekend. Research proves that a four day school week would be beneficial to students and teachers. A four day school week is beneficial for the schools financial gain. Research from the article, "Focus on the School Calendar: The Four Day School Week" states "As savings were…

How often have you heard someone complaining about the week being too long? How many times have you been that person? Think about a world where you only had to go to work or go to school four days a week. Now days people working a 50 or 60 hour week is nothing new to the everyday worker. Everyone is worries about for their families. By shortening the work week the health of the American workers could be increased. A four day work week also has the potential to help soften the effects of the…

Four-Day School Week Every student in public school has said that the weekend just went by too quick. They also complain that they didn’t have enough time to complete a homework assignment because they were too busy during the weekend. Teachers probably feel rushed by all the papers that need to be graded before Monday starts back up. Everything just seems to be crammed into five days and there isn’t enough recovery time at the end. On the other hand, a four-day school week, everything isn’t…

Pennsylvania shortened school to a four-day week, several other schools have done the same. There may be some negative effects, but there are plentiful positive effects. Studies show that a four-day school week not only saves money, but also helps students with their academic study. A four-day school week can help students perform better, give them more time to interact with their family, and can give them more time for extracurricular activity. First of all, a four-day school weekend…

Imagine having only a four day week, and coming home on Thursday to a nice three day weekend every single week. This does sound good, right? The four day school week is where the school week only consists of Monday-Thursday. However, the only flaw with this is that more time is spent in the classroom, the school year must have a certain number of hours each week. This means having a four day school week, the hours lost on Friday would need to be made up, so more hours would be distributed among…

believing themselves over God. As time progressed, the truth became nearly indistinguishable from lies. Today, with so many theories attempting to reveal the mysteries of life itself, what is one to believe? The answer is simple, the Biblical Seven-Day Week is the only true account of Creation. The theories that will be discussed are but a few of the many attempts to disprove the Biblical Creation. Evolution is a theory that every organism evolved from a lower life form. It is a belief first…