The Wrong Lesson on a Longer School Day in Chicago

From the student point of view, Chicago has a pretty good deal with their school day hours. On average, Chicago public schools have 15% less hours of instruction than the average for the nation. Man they're lucky. If I had a choice, I would move to Chicago in second, but I have to do it fast before the new bill is enforced September of 2012 making the school days longer. Obviously, as a student, these longer school days that will be enforced will seem like a real bad idea, cause what student actually wants to be in school longer. But honestly, as a student from a DIFFERENT state, I think that the new hours will be great, cause why should Chicago students get to spend less hours in school than the rest of us. Sure the Chicago students may not like it, but from every single other student from other states it feels that the right thing to do.

The author of this article is not a student however, so he writes from a different perspective than the rest of us. From the parents' point of view, many think that it is a good thing. In addition, the author uses teachers statements to show that many teachers are on the band wagon with the new plan. "We did this with the best  interest of kids in mind," one teacher says. It seems like with the evidence that the author presents, many people in the state are behind the idea, and seem glad that it is going to be put into place.