droopy, wagoner (7/10/2009 6:37:25 AM)

Parents have no responsibility? The State is responsibile for everyone's childern?

highschooljim2, (7/10/2009 8:35:28 AM)

Once again the World gets it wrong. As I mentioned yesterday, the school district in my hometown went to a 4 day week in 1982, so by the World's logic that means kids in my hometown have been shortchanged for 27 years. Advice to the editorial staff: do some research before you spout off on something you know nothing about. Most small districts in Colorado, Kansas, and other states are on a 4-day week yet those states consistantly rank higher than Oklahoma in education. It's not the days or hours, it's the quality of instruction and how that time is spent.

psychedelikrelik, Tulsa (7/10/2009 10:04:24 AM)

Change is not necessarily a bad thing.

Stop with the dire predictions. Try something new, maybe find something better.

2ndjoyce, BA (7/10/2009 10:11:26 AM)

Have you seen a 5 day per week school schedule? Many, many weeks are shortened to 4 and 3 days due to parent teacher conferences or professional days or state teacher's meetings or holidays. That argument holds no water.

Innovation is exciting. Who knows what might spring from this idea?

lucky girl, mine (7/10/2009 10:15:01 AM)

I'd like a 4 day work week please...

Arbythree, Tulsa (7/10/2009 10:18:30 AM)

With 6 day pay!!

owen, Tulsa (7/10/2009 12:29:32 PM)

Priorities seem a little backwards. TW mentions that it shifts the responsibility for child care from the school to the parent. (Sorry, I thought that was already the responsibility of the parent.) Next meals are mentioned and finally education. Maybe that is why so many school districts are struggling. I agree that the meals are important, but I believe something could be arranged with a little thought. TPS provides meals in the summer in some schools.

highschooljim2, (7/10/2009 3:27:18 PM)

I read where Colorado passed their law allowing a 4-day week in 1980. Which means Oklahoma is 29 years behind.

thehero, (7/10/2009 8:21:35 PM)

The issue in the past wasn't that schools couldn't go to a four day week, they could. However, they would still be required to hold school 175 days per year. With the new law, schools must have at least 1050 hours of instructional time. Schools can now go longer hours with less days. for example, adding 1 hour of instructional time every school day would cut about 25 school days off a traditional school year calendar. Add about an hour and a half and you could go to a four day week and still start and end the school year at roughly the same dates on the calendar as traditional schools.

okie ridgerunner, Small Country Town State Line (7/11/2009 1:54:36 AM)

Sounds good to me. but i dont think parents are going to like the idea.

baro, (7/12/2009 3:55:29 PM)

the prue school has been a bad school for over 15 years....i lived in the area so i know about the school....IT SHOULD BE CLOSED....they have less than 150 students K thru 12.....the quality of education has been bad for years so it will only get worse going only 4 days..