LadyShea
03-29-2010, 03:40 PM
The Case for Saturday School - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704207504575130073852829574.html)
Although many parents—particularly poor and working-class parents—welcome the prospect of schools tending to a larger portion of their kids' lives, others are so enamored of their summer cottages, travel plans, grandparent visits, after-school piano lessons and soccer leagues that they balk at any big shifts in calendar or schedule.
more hours to imbibe important skills and knowledge; fewer hours outside school to waste or get into trouble;
Disadvantaged youngsters really need—for their own good—the benefits of longer days, summer classes and Saturday mornings in school.
Just wow. Either you're a poor who needs your kid in school more hours to keep them out of trouble and/or from wasting time, or you're too enamored with your vacations and useless family visits and silly outside interests to ensure your kids are properly educated.
What a tool
Although many parents—particularly poor and working-class parents—welcome the prospect of schools tending to a larger portion of their kids' lives, others are so enamored of their summer cottages, travel plans, grandparent visits, after-school piano lessons and soccer leagues that they balk at any big shifts in calendar or schedule.
more hours to imbibe important skills and knowledge; fewer hours outside school to waste or get into trouble;
Disadvantaged youngsters really need—for their own good—the benefits of longer days, summer classes and Saturday mornings in school.
Just wow. Either you're a poor who needs your kid in school more hours to keep them out of trouble and/or from wasting time, or you're too enamored with your vacations and useless family visits and silly outside interests to ensure your kids are properly educated.
What a tool