http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090927/ap_on_re_us/us_more_school

And the problem is?

I'm in favor of it, though I think that it will be a hard sell for many stakeholders.

And teachers.

And teachers.

 

I assumed that teachers would be covered in the "stakeholder" group, though I am myself a teacher.

How you going to pay for this is the first question that comes to mind.

How you going to pay for this is the first question that comes to mind.

Through the Kids for Klunkers program

My wife is a teacher and I'm pretty positive that she won't be for this, although I'll have to ask her.

I don't see many teachers in favor of longers days and classes in the summer.

I don't see many teachers in favor of longers days and classes in the summer.

 

What about the students? Parents? Bus drivers? Custodians? Lunchroom staff? Office staff?

What about the students? Parents? Bus drivers? Custodians? Lunchroom staff? Office staff?

 

Or the:

Hotels, Resorts, Amusement Parks, The National Park and State Park systems, the RV folks, and camp grounds.

 

Will companies who normally shut down for maintenance work for a week or two at a time in the summer have to rethink when they close?

 

What will farm families do for labor with the kids in school?

 

True getting a great education is important as I have said many, many times but letting kids just be kids is just as important also!

Yeah that would really boost the economy.

I respect Obama for trying to do things and trying to make a difference, unfortunately, he is looking for love in all the wrong places.

Yeah that would really boost the economy.

 

Giving additional hours of employment is a bad thing? There are more problems than just the economy, anyway.

From the article....

 

"Young people in other countries are going to school 25, 30 percent longer than our students here," Duncan told the AP. "I want to just level the playing field."

 

Well over in the P & P thread, we have learned that the bolded is a VERY, VERY, VERY BAD thing.