Is a Four Day School Week a Benefit to Us?

        The social aspect of a child’s life is very important.  It allows a child to be able to communicate and get along with other individuals. Having a four day school week will allow children to become more social.  Social capabilities have an impact on future job opportunities.  In today’s working environment, an employer will look at the social attributes one possesses.  If a child is not exposed to social activities they may not develop the qualities needed in order to acquire a job.  Spare time for a child is a valuable commodity.  With all the commitments of homework, sports, and the influence of T.V., computers, and video games, little is left for social interaction.  An additional day gives a child more opportunity to complete their homework, to go out during the weekend, and spend quality time with family and friends.    This allows children to expand their social characteristics that are needed in everyday life.

        Rather than a child’s life being school orientated, the four day school week will allow a child to become more family orientated.  Having the four day school week will allow children to spend more quality time with their families.  They will have an opportunity to help out around the house which allows them to feel more in place when at home.  The four day school week will give them more time to assist with everyday tasks, such as making dinner and doing dishes.  This gives them the personal satisfaction of having a responsibility around the house.  Because more household tasks will be complete, it will allow families to have more time to spend with each other.  When a family leaves for a weekend trip, they will usually leave on a Friday in order to get a head start on the trip.  The four day week schedule will make it easier to go on trips because he or she will not have to miss a day of school.  Family time is a very crucial part of a child’s life.  Family teaches a child the rights and wrongs of life.  The new schedule will allow more time for this.

Because a child misses out on so many aspects of life from the pressure and commitments of school, a four day school week will be a benefit to students and also to teachers.  Although there is less quantity of school, it may prove to give a better quality of teaching.  It will allow a family to create a stronger unit and it will give the teacher a better opportunity to expand the child’s and their own knowledge.