2001connections-article0018 Now is the right time to implement a 4-day school week.

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Now is the right time to implement a 4-day school week.

Notice how the mediocre inefficiencies of the work environment have been replicated and inflicted upon the school structure, most notably upon students? This destructive duplication must end. The education environment has the potential to become much more efficient than the regular employment settings. I maintain that whatever workload needs to get done during a school week, can get accomplished in just 4 days instead of 5. It seems suspicious that both the standard job structure and the schooling schedule have the same or very similar 5-day load. Does it have to be this way? I don't believe so. I remember attending school many years ago in one area where both work and school environments had the same or very similar 6[six]-day load. Once more, a suspicious coincidence. Where permitted by law, students may wish to demand, not request, but demand, a 4-day school week. No doubt, many or most teachers will disapprove. Here is a good verbal argument which some students will submit to them: "Sure, maybe you want to teach 5 days, but we only want to study 4 days. We've had enough of your inefficiency. You can teach us the same material in 4 days instead of 5. Get on the ball. Join the 21st century as society in general has done."
But please consult a lawyer before even considering any such decisive action. Furthermore, this entire article is intended for readers over legal age, which would probably be 18. Local laws may vary. Please verify.

University and college students seem particularly vocal in standing up for their rights. Good for them. And most have reached the age of majority, which usually means 18 or older. As such, they could take the lead in implementing this long-overdue social change. And, as adults, they could take decisive action [lawfully] without needing permission from their parents. This freedom is important because parents of most students are likely to favour maintaining the mediocre, inefficient 5-day work week, both on the job and at school. Simply hell-bent on maintaining job schedules and school schedules as virtual mirror images of each other.

[[Attention, wimps: please replace hell-bent with heck-bent.]]

Ambitious young people, clients of the school system, should not be forced to put up with such nonsense.
Once the higher education system is finally, truly brought into the 21st century, the remaining school structures will probably follow and fall into place, much like dominoes. And hopefully then, we can all breathe a little easier. But maybe not all of us. Maybe not some parents, who will continue working on Fridays and worry about what their teenagers might up to at home alone. Perhaps not alone. Perhaps a bunch of dudes and chicks partying. So what!! Implementing social progress requires some effort, compromises and adjustments.

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