8:20 AM - Polls at work...
Lastest poll at work, should the school year be shortened and school days become longer?
My response no. The American school system needs a radical overhaul in regards to scheduling. We don't need year round school or longer days, though either could be a consequence of my suggestion. I think students should have flexible schedules. All school schedules should be more like college schedules, except the students would be taking more subjects. Even if the number of subjects didn't change (6 or 7 depending on the school you went to), create longer class periods and place classes on different days.
To take this idea further, in high school, the start and end times should vary. Would students skip? Yes, but let's take the college approach again. If in high school, you decide to skip and as a result flunk a class, it was your decision. It's your education. Now high school students would have to be there until they either graduated or dropped out. But are things any different now?
location: Work