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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t believe longer school days means more gets done. I’d probably start by examining that assumption. Time can be wasted in a longer day, and we don’t know if/where time might be wasted at various schools. [/quote]

Uh, okay? What do you think is the magic length of a school day that causes time to not be wasted? This is a weird take. Time can be “wasted” during a long day, short day, extended school year, or abbreviated school year. Given that we have zero data about this, comparing the actual number of hours in school is really the only thing that makes sense.

FWIW, our independent school has 172 8-hour days, so 1376 hours. The local public middle school has 180 6.75 hour days, so 1215 hours.  Deduct 30m for an extra recess every day and the private school still has an extra 75h of instructional time. So OP’s question is easily answered: more school time. You could argue about the effect of a smaller class sizes, narrower ability band, etc, but it’s not even necessary to do so. [/quote]

That’s not a good comparison. You’ve cherry picked so it’s not an honest comparison. I’m not arguing the fact, but you simply did not back that up with anything of value. [/quote]

Huh? How exactly is that cherry picking? What’s not honest? Do you feel that our independent school is on a schedule much different than other independent schools, and therefore it’s not fair comparison? I assure you, it is not. Our school is in fact part of a consortium, and all the members’ schedules are more or less the same.

If that data is not helpful to you, what kind of data do you consider to be “of value”?[/quote]

+1.  That's exactly the original argument - that privates had less instructional time and therefore could not get through materials.  How is someone showing the actual instructional time not a good comparison?  [/quote]

Because it’s not showing the actual instructional time of either option. [/quote]

Uh, okay. How would you suggest that be measured? [/quote]

Taking hours and subtracting recess is hardly accurate and a full assessment. Surely, you already know that. [/quote]
Okay, what [i]would[/i] you consider an “accurate and full assessment”? Because this is exactly the way instructional hours are calculated across-the-board for most schools, and per state laws. If you have a more accurate way to calculate them, I’m dying to hear what it is. [/quote]

State laws… private school…. Hahaha. [/quote]

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