Four-day weekends would be very beneficial for students and teachers and here are some reasons why: more than 2,100 public schools in 25 states have switched to only four days of school a week according to The Journalist Resource News. They did this to hopefully recruit teachers, save money and increase students’ attendance. Schools are starting to have a shortage of teachers in the district. This is causing a problem which I think an extra day of school off would help. Schools usually give students Mondays or Fridays off giving them the three-day weekend which gives them a chance to have a break, and re-collect themselves. Highschool life is hard, and I think it’s a great idea to have the day off because students will come back to school refreshed and more ready to learn. There are studies that have been proven that students that have little longer breaks tend to learn better throughout the week. I back this statement because I think that it is true. When we have a day off school it makes it easier to get through the week and makes it easier to get things done during class.
On the other hand there are some negative effects to having a day off of school. Some things are that your learning is cut short a day, so you are not getting as many hours as before. Also, if the whole district has the day off some younger kids would have to go into daycare or babysitting because some parents have jobs during school hours. Students attending a 4-day school schedule may have requirements for their education that fall outside of the normal work schedule for their parents according to Ittana’s.
Obviously there are many benefits from having school off but there is also some downsides to it too that would be taken into consideration as well. I asked 10 students here at Rocky Mountain about their opinion of the day off school on Friday and they all agreed that we should have the day off. I also asked a few superintendents about their opinion, and they agreed with the students. In conclusion I think that having Fridays off school would be a great benefit to all students and teachers here at Rocky.
