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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With multiple rescess, long lunches, PE everday and other expanded specials..when are academics included?  I am sure some classroom activities are more efficient with smaller classes.  Is the class day longer?  The amount of time in public school seems short so I am having trouble imaging more non academics added..not saying they are not important too..but is the school day longer to accomodate?[/quote]

Reading, Language Arts, Science, History, Math

40 minutes each LA 8-8:40, 20 minute break/recess, Reading 9-9:40, 20 minutes Break/recess/snack/etc, Science 10-10:40 (with outdoor activities), 20 minute break/recess, History 11-11:40, recess, lunch until 1:00, PE 1-1:45, Math 2-3.

Okay I really just made that up because I don't knew the exact schedule but explain why other schools don't have time for breaks, Art, Band, and PE.

Why can't reading happen outside on a nice day or Science involve outdoor activities.

I don't pay $30K or anywhere near that. I want my kids to learn to love learning. I don't want them to go to an Ivy or other crazy notions that are immagined about why I send my kids to a private school.

I just don't want my kids to hate school.[/quote]

Public school teacher here, and that schedule's ridiculous.

First of all, public schools around here generally run a 32.5 hour week, not 35 (8 to 3, M - F).

Secondly, you say you don't know why kids can't have art or band, but there's no art, music (band or otherwise), library, or foreign language in the schedule you propose.  Most public schools have some or all of those things.

Third, kids in public or private, need time in the a.m. to transition in, put away their belongings, greet the teacher, have a class meeting, review any schedule changes for the day.  They also need to time to close things out and say goodbye.   You didn't build any of that in.

Finally, 80 minutes a day doesn't work for Reading and language arts together.  In a typical day our elementary schoolers get time to read independently on their level (lets say 20 minutes, building the ability to sustain this is really important) and in a small group (another 20 minutes), to listen to a read aloud (10 minutes bare minimum, hopefully more), to participate in a shared reading of a text (10 minutes), to be taught some new skills in phonics, comprehension, and writing (30 minutes divided up into 3 10 minute "mini lessons"), and to spend some time working on a piece of writing (30 minutes).  At a bare minimum that takes 2 hours.

Our kids get that 2 hours of reading, plus an hour of math, daily science, art, music, PE, Spanish each twice a week, 2 recesses a day, snack and lunch.  They do go outside for science activities, PE, and sometimes for lunch, but not usually for reading.  We're in an urban neighborhood and between traffic noise, the wind blowing, and sun getting in their eyes, kids get distracted too easily.  So they read indoors and play outside.[/quote]

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