Obama called for the promotion of educational "innovation and excellence" by renewing his campaign pledge to support charter schools. He called on states to lift caps on the number of allowable charter schools.
He also urged a longer school calendar.
"I know longer school days and school years are not wildly popular ideas," Obama said. "But the challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom." (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/obama.education/index.html)
No, they don't. There are plenty of other, far superior ways to learn besides in a "classroom." Most of what kids do in classrooms these days are busywork, waste-of-time assignments that teachers design to keep them occupied. People want longer school days and school years because working parents don't know what to do with their kids when the kids are actually at home, and not at the glorified babysitter we call "public school." They spend so little time interacting with their kids, they don't even know how anymore.
What we need is higher quality education. One can't make up with quantity what lacks in quality.
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Hey estoy de acuerdo contigo, la cantidad no determina la calidad...todo depende del interés del alumno y de la preparación del teach...more time why?
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