Comments on: The four-day plus one-day week http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/the-four-day-plus-one-day-week/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:56:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad S http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/the-four-day-plus-one-day-week/comment-page-1/#comment-79857 Brad S Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:47:42 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5638#comment-79857 That Minnesota district should've looked to their South Dakota neighbors to see how 4-day weeks are done. Mainly in the very remote western part of the state, these school districts choose Friday as the day off. And nearly all these kids are working on a farm or ranch, so no worries for daycare. That Minnesota district should’ve looked to their South Dakota neighbors to see how 4-day weeks are done. Mainly in the very remote western part of the state, these school districts choose Friday as the day off. And nearly all these kids are working on a farm or ranch, so no worries for daycare.

]]> By: hall monitor http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/the-four-day-plus-one-day-week/comment-page-1/#comment-79648 hall monitor Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:52:05 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5638#comment-79648 Does the town have any sort of action plans for Mondays? It seems they're be a large demand for full-day child care, opportunities for high schoolers to work, and the rest of the day for misguided teens to get into trouble. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. It's just a shame that budget always plays a huge role in education. Hall Monitor http://detentionslip.org Does the town have any sort of action plans for Mondays? It seems they’re be a large demand for full-day child care, opportunities for high schoolers to work, and the rest of the day for misguided teens to get into trouble. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. It’s just a shame that budget always plays a huge role in education.

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]]> By: ricki http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/the-four-day-plus-one-day-week/comment-page-1/#comment-79571 ricki Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:30:20 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5638#comment-79571 "Full-time Fridays" sounds brutal. Both for the students and the instructors. I could not have hacked that when I was a student. And I don't think I could manage that as an instructor, even doing lots and lots of discussion and lab-type exercises. Where I teach, our summer classes meet four days a week, with Fridays off. It works pretty beautifully, even if classes are longer each day. (We teach 4, 75 minute periods, plus one four-hour lab per class per week in my department). Not sure I'd want it in the fall, though - summer loads are lighter (2 classes rather than 3 or 4). I don't think I could teach 3 or 4 75-minute sections a day PLUS labs for each of those classes. (Especially with all the meetings and committeework stuff during the regular semester.) “Full-time Fridays” sounds brutal. Both for the students and the instructors. I could not have hacked that when I was a student. And I don’t think I could manage that as an instructor, even doing lots and lots of discussion and lab-type exercises.

Where I teach, our summer classes meet four days a week, with Fridays off. It works pretty beautifully, even if classes are longer each day. (We teach 4, 75 minute periods, plus one four-hour lab per class per week in my department). Not sure I’d want it in the fall, though – summer loads are lighter (2 classes rather than 3 or 4). I don’t think I could teach 3 or 4 75-minute sections a day PLUS labs for each of those classes. (Especially with all the meetings and committeework stuff during the regular semester.)

]]> By: lu-lu http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/07/the-four-day-plus-one-day-week/comment-page-1/#comment-79569 lu-lu Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:16:42 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5638#comment-79569 At the community college where I teach, most classes are either M/W or T/Th. Fridays and Saturdays both are filled with classes that meet once a week. It's a great situation for students (and instructors) who need to schedule around other jobs or childcare issues or who have a long commute. Most of my weekend students take 2 back-to-back classes (often one lecture and one lab) although some take 3 in one day. 3-4 lecture classes would be brutal, but a schedule with one(or maybe 2) lecture(s) and one lab works well for many students. At the community college where I teach, most classes are either M/W or T/Th. Fridays and Saturdays both are filled with classes that meet once a week. It’s a great situation for students (and instructors) who need to schedule around other jobs or childcare issues or who have a long commute. Most of my weekend students take 2 back-to-back classes (often one lecture and one lab) although some take 3 in one day. 3-4 lecture classes would be brutal, but a schedule with one(or maybe 2) lecture(s) and one lab works well for many students.

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