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by protomyth 5042 days ago
No, we really don't. In fact, I would love to see the amount of time students need to put into school maxed at 8 hours a day. None of this go to school and then spend 3 hours on homework during the night. No adult would put up with that crud except under hard economic conditions or ownership stake.

All they will do with the extra days is add more grunt work. We need to rebuild the system and giving them extra days is just a poor excuse. Summer is the time for something else. Many kids still farm or go to summer camps. I learnt chemistry during the summer far better than what was taught later in school.