The brilliance of Obama and his advising Czars

by SamCogar Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:46 am

Extended School Year Would Have Dire Economic Effects, Critics Say

Obama says kids in the U.S. spend too little time in the classroom, putting them at a disadvantage when competing with students in other countries. The president has suggested that making school days longer and extending the school year will increase learning, raise test scores and close the achievement gap.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/28/obamas-extended-school-year-dire-economic-effects-critics-claim/?test=latestnews

The problem is NOT that "kids in the U.S. spend too little time in the classroom", ....... it is that they don't get any "book learning instruction" for half the time they do spend in the classrooms.

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