Comments on: Hess: Don’t fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/04/hess-dont-fritter-and-waste-the-hours-in-an-offhand-way.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:45:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Matthew Brown http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/04/hess-dont-fritter-and-waste-the-hours-in-an-offhand-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-73700 Matthew Brown Sat, 02 May 2009 17:16:12 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3917#comment-73700 Lost in this time debate seems to be any consideration of non-academic benefits of longer school days - namely, keeping students out of harm's way in the after school hours. The academic benefits are certainly worth primary consideration, but the secondary benefits should not be ignored. If, for example, a failing school could extend its school day despite the fact that it could not make productive instructional use of the time, there would still be compelling safety reasons to do it. Lost in this time debate seems to be any consideration of non-academic benefits of longer school days – namely, keeping students out of harm’s way in the after school hours. The academic benefits are certainly worth primary consideration, but the secondary benefits should not be ignored.

If, for example, a failing school could extend its school day despite the fact that it could not make productive instructional use of the time, there would still be compelling safety reasons to do it.

]]> By: Andrew Bell http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/04/hess-dont-fritter-and-waste-the-hours-in-an-offhand-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-73255 Andrew Bell Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:29:34 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3917#comment-73255 Why do you call Hess a killjoy? Hess isn't negative. He makes his points and defends them (better than Gabrielli, IMHO). Perhaps the word "realist" would apply better? Why do you call Hess a killjoy? Hess isn’t negative. He makes his points and defends them (better than Gabrielli, IMHO). Perhaps the word “realist” would apply better?

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