+348 Looking back on public school, the days were way too long! I mean, 7 hours a day? In college my busy days have maybe 4-5 hours of classes, and on my good days I sometimes don't have any! amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So true! One day I have three classes and a lab and it feels like hell, where my days with two feel normal. I think if I ever went back to high school I would die trying to be there all day lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This is part of the reason my college history class is so annoying. It's not that bad once you get used to it, but I have to spend most of my time at home doing homework I can't even go to the library anymore except Fridays. It's not that the work is impossibly hard, it's just a pain to have to fit in the huge amount of work into a day where I have to spend more than 6 straight hours away from home.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This makes me slightly more excited for college. Its more like 8 hours at my high school and I still find it bearable.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

We only have 6 hours school in South Africa. U jelly?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm jelly that you're in South Africa. :/

by Anonymous 12 years ago

True, but I think they do it because they don't want a bunch of kids running around causing mischief. And probably to get teens used to getting up early and working full time.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I start school at 7:10 am and end a 2:20 and it's horrible!!!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I start at 7 am and get out at 3. Not to mention after school activities like choir and soccer. Sometimes I don't get home til about 7. 12 hour days! Yay...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have 8 hours a day of high school... And yet, Obama thinks we should extend the school day and the school year, because more time in a crappy system is going to help...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They should extend the school year. Most leading nations have a longer school year than the United States. The system should be modified first, though.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think the first priority should be quality. After that, we can worry about the length of school days/years.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I agree. The amount of time spent in school is not the main issue. Students need to be given actual content to learn, instead of test-taking skills. Also, terrible teachers should not keep their jobs simply because they have seniority over younger teachers who can actually teach well.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Exactly! The way we treat teachers is completely screwed up. We treat them like Supreme Court judges. They cannot be fired until they die, unless they rape a child or something. Why not fire a teacher who is a bad teacher?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My public school system is filled with terrible teachers. The teachers' union is almost abusive. That's why I support some of the changes to unions that might be taking place soon, even though I want to be a teacher.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, the teachers unions puts the teachers ahead of the student, which should never happen. Teachers seem to forget that schools are for education students, not employing teachers.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, but then again, college has more homework and it's harder, so more studying.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i loled. more homework? really now?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Gah. I meant to say high school has more homework, college has more studying and it's harder.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I start at 8 and get out at 4. FFFFUUUUU

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Only 5 hours and 38 minutes for my school day. Go shitty Chicago Public School system. :D

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Are you in high school?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah but then you have at LEAST 8 hours of homework or studying every night.. Can't wait for med school !

by Anonymous 12 years ago

We start at 8:15 to 3:14 and most of the teachers make us stay after to 3:45

by Anonymous 12 years ago