Recently, it was reported that several school districts in
Oklahoma were to attend a summit to discuss shifting from the traditional fivedays a week schedule to a four days a week schedule.Needless
to say that the comments on the move have been split and the discourse has been
rather heated. Some praised the move suggesting that their kids would no longer
have to miss school days for appointments, while others critiqued the idea,
saying that it would make Oklahoma's already low ranking in education even worse.
It seems to me, however, that in order to understand if this is a smart move,
we need to think about this from all perspectives and understand the practical
application of the teaching and learning strategies used by teachers and
students.
