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[–] weabot 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The title is dumb and so is the idea in the video. Kids aren't built to work, they need to play and spend energy. We're already taking their childhood from them with the stress we put on them with school, don't make it even worse. The reason why elementary school isn't so good in the US is lack of funding and bad time management, nothing else.

If anything, the school day should be shorter.

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[–] tribblepuncher 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

B-b-b-but if we don't drill students with 6 hours of homework a night starting in first grade, some arbitrary comparison to test results in another country that may be inaccurate and/or focused on rote memorization may be a tiny bit lower! And we might not identify little boys who are too hyperactive for teachers to handle, label them ADD, and drug them into submission! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

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I think a lot of school often does more to fuck up a student than help them. And it's only gotten worse over the last 10-15 years. A lot of the teachers don't help either; I know from first-hand experience. Plus, I've talked about this on many occasions with my mom, and she has stated that when she was in college, a lot of the people who were flunking out of other programs ended up going into the education program. Kinda scary to think about, as is the gross overuse of ADD medication - I've heard a lot of stories from people who were fucked up but good from it.

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[–] PlayByPlayAnnouncer [S] ago 

The title is sarcasm, and the idea in the video is not.

You nailed the rest.

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[–] Voatify ago 

If anything, the school day should be shorter.

I agree. If I remember correctly, I had 4 hours/day school from 1-4 grade, then 5 hours in 5th grade, and then 6 from 6th to 12th. This includes lunch break, as in school was between 08:00 and 12:00 the first four years. I stopped doing homework in 3rd grade and had no problem the next 9 years completing them in class or doing them the first few minutes before the teacher showed up to class. I'm no genius, but I can't see anything indicating that the kids today that have 6-8 hours/day school right away are ending up any brighter than me and my generation. (I'm ~30)