Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do people really believe you can take away 7 hours every week and there will be no change in student learning? If this is the case, we have so much more to worry about.

Do you think they're learning in those 7 hours. So much busy work, not learning is going on in schools these days. Lots of wasted time.

The “busy work” in ES is just as valuable as the focused work because it is a time to practice what they are learning. Teachers are presenting material in multiple ways with different methods to help kids learn and master the material.

Cutting out morning meetings will save 2.5 hours a week. Removing Morning announcements, moment of silence, and the pledge would easily save 45 minutes or more a week. They could also make the health lessons (not FLE), but health virtual/asynchronous. I have other ideas, but time could easily be cut.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do people really believe you can take away 7 hours every week and there will be no change in student learning? If this is the case, we have so much more to worry about.

Do you think they're learning in those 7 hours. So much busy work, not learning is going on in schools these days. Lots of wasted time.

The “busy work” in ES is just as valuable as the focused work because it is a time to practice what they are learning. Teachers are presenting material in multiple ways with different methods to help kids learn and master the material.