Mayor Daley goes to China
Wednesday, 23 November 2005 by Jacob TomawAnd brings back school reform. The City runs the schools here and Mayor Daley sets the policies. He says Chicago Public Schools students get too much time off. Mayor Daley is pushing for a six-day school week, a shorter summer break, or a longer school day. He also wants to teach foreign language earlier.
As someone working my way through classes learning a language I think I should have learned as a child (at home not at school), I agree children should be exposed to language earlier. However, I can only imagine what my teacher friends would say about working 6 days a week or more weeks a year.
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