Four-day school week

[NJNetz]

In rural Minnesota, one district is skipping classes every Monday to save fuel. On the other days, classes will be about 10 minutes longer.

"I think it's a great opportunity," said Candice Jaenisch, whose two sons and daughter will be making the switch. "You're cutting expenses that really don't affect school."

The other option for the district — Maccray, an acronym for Maynard, Clara City and Raymond — was to start cutting electives. A shorter week will save at least $65,000 in fuel, superintendent Greg Schmidt said.

There is still a cost. Kids will have to stay awake and alert later in the day, and some parents will need to find day care on Mondays. But it's a small district, with 700 kids, and many parents are self-employed with jobs in farming or construction.

"I really don't know that there are that many people with set hours Monday through Friday," Jaenisch said.

Nationwide, at least 14 other districts are switching to four-day weeks, and dozens more are considering it, according to a recent survey by the American Association of School Administrators.

About 100 districts made the switch years ago, in many cases because of the 1970s oil crisis.

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[Master Shake]

Yes, I would love that. No school on Mondays would be so sick.

 

[NJNetz]

I rather not have it. I'm graduating in a year, so it's not like I'll get to experience a "4-day week" to the fullest. I'll just keep reminding myself that I had to suffer an extra day for 11 years. Screw the younger generation, they don't deserve it.

 

[huevonkiller]

I rather not have it. I'm graduating in a year, so it's not like I'll get to experience a "4-day week" to the fullest. I'll just keep reminding myself that I had to suffer an extra day for 11 years. Screw the younger generation, they don't deserve it.

Haha don't sweat it man, soon you'll be in college where you're in school for a much shorter amount of time anyway.

 

[AEM]

I call for a three day school week. Less time wasted.