Web Wednesday: Should Students Stay In School Longer?

Students in the United States spend an average of 9 1/2 months in school a year, but President Barack Obama doesn't think that's enough.
He says compared to other students around the world, American students are at a huge disadvantage.
The President is pushing for schools to add time to classes, stay open later and to let kids in on weekends so they have a safe place to go.
While it's true that kids in many other countries have more school days, it's not true they all spend more time in school.
In fact, students in America spend more hours in school than do kids in the Asian countries that persistently outscore the United States on math and science tests.
President Obama is urging administrators to rethink the school day to add more class time.
Some think it's a great ideas, while others think it's crazy.

Web Wednesday:

Do you think our students need to stay in school longer in order to compete with other countries and prepare them for the future?

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