President Obama thinks school year must be extended for US to compete against China and India

[Shortline Bus]

President Obama: School year must be extended by month for US students to compete with China, India

 

By Richard Sisk and Corky Siemaszko

NY Daily News Staff Writers

 

onday, September 27th 2010

 

 

Sorry kids, President Obama wants to extend the school year by a month.

 

"That month makes a difference," the President said Monday in an appearance on the "Today" show.

 

And while "that's going to cost some money," he said, "that would be money well spent."

 

Obama's interview kicked off a special NBC News series on education.

 

"There's nothing more important than the issue we're talking about today," he said.

 

Students in China, India and other fast-growing countries are already leaving U.S. students in the dust, he said.

 

"They have caught up and now in some cases have surpassed us," he said.

 

But simply throwing money at schools won't fix them.

 

"Money without reform will not fix the problems," he said.

 

Obama said his administration's "Race to the Top" program is forcing states and school districts to improve, but he said parents need to get more involved in their kids' education.

 

Special emphasis, Obama said, should be on beefing up math and science programs.

 

 

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[INDman]

Well, he should be glad kids can't vote... I don't think that would ever work, kids can't pay attention already and a longer school year will not help anything.

[Roadcruiser1]

Most of the kids in my high school aren't interested in an education. They are interested on having days off, having sex, watching porn, fighting, playing games, using drugs, drinking beer, and all kinds of violent stuff. Good thing I am not one of them. They are immature and they don't pay attention in class. Some of them are good people but most teens I know are interested in one thing on that list. Good luck Obama American teenagers don't know how to behave at all. You people are just basically blowing all your money away to the American education system for nothing, because some teens I know are basically future bums on the street.

[R42 M Train]

Thats not going to help at all and it would make kids like me hate school more. How bout we have teachers that TEACH then just read from the textbook and assign a shitload of hw.

[Roadcruiser1]

Nope they would hate school because of the workload. Instead kids should be taken on a trip to see what the real world is like and if they don't change then tough luck. Anyway Obama has got it wrong. The only reason why Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, and China is smarter is they would smack the kids around if they got a bad score or if they do something wrong. Too bad in America it's called abuse. Though another option is to bring the outside world to the kids. Or another thought make test and work in school a bit more challenging. That would mean teaching special ed kids regular ed work and teaching regular ed kids honor work and honor kids would be forced to learn college leveled work and colleges would have their work improved to an extremely high level.

[checkmatechamp13]

Unfortunately,the brainiacs like myself would get an extremely challenging workload.

I think that it isn't how long you spend in school, but what you learn. I feel that I can fall asleep in half of my classes and still get 100% on all of the test, while the other half I actually have to study. It would be a better use of resources to have me test out of the easier subjects and focus my time on the hard subjects. That should be an option for all students in my situation.

[error46146]

That's not happening at all...Nobodys going to school in July, and the US will never even come close to the schools in china and india..it is so hard to get into college in china that many people who didn't make it in china come here to get their degrees

 

Don't even try lol

[Shortline Bus]

That's not happening at all...Nobodys going to school in July, and the US will never even come close to the schools in china and india..it is so hard to get into college in china that many people who didn't make it in china come here to get their degrees

 

Don't even try lol

 

Great point. Before we talk about having kids go to school 'year round' you need to upgrade/modernize many schools especially in the Northeast/Midwest who don't even have air conditioners.

 

That at least $1 Billion right there. The kids would drop like flies since in recent years there been record breaking heat waves during the summer.

 

As someone who has worked the last 5 years as a substitute and licensed Teaching Asst. I understand what Obama is coming from. Personally I am not sure what the answer to compete with India and China. What the media does not tell you is the dirty little secret of China success. The amazing high suicide rates among Teens and young adults over there.

 

Are changes needed to American schools. No doubt yes. However I think changing our nation's choice of subjects to teach should be modernized first before we talk about year round schooling.:confused:

[Messino]

Obama is a moron... Hopefully a 1 term only moron

[LRG]

I hate to say this but this has got to be one of the most ludicrous decisions Obama has made. Extending the school year by a month isnMt going to do anything. The last time I checked, this isn't China or India.

 

Personally, I don't think it will fall through. Even if it does, well, thank goodness I wasn't part of the public school system in high school for starters.

[Fresh Pond]

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Its not gonna work I guarantee ya

[Kamen Rider]

Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters

[Joe]

the more he messes around with this country, the more likely he'll be a one termer.

 

So by all means, Obie, keep f**kin' with the country!

[SevenEleven]

It's fine as is. If the ones who want to look stupid with their pants on the ground what to do what they do, why must the ones at the top of their game earning scholarships be punished for it. After all, just more days to cut for them...

[SoSpectacular]

It's not the schools, it's the kids who don't want to put their minds to it. Thing is, most of our schools lack the proper teaching tools. It's true that some teachers give you a few pages and a few review questions out of the textbook for homework, and more often than not it was usually stuff for the next lesson in the lesson plan. In middle school all the extracurricular classes were cut out, we had no music (chorus stuck around, but band/orchestra got the shaft)/only one art class/one computer room that barely got any use and home economics got entirely cut, the majority of kids were given double periods in math/english/social studies, whatever the major subjects were, and it sucked. If I were given the opportunity to redo those years I wouldn't do it at ALL.

[lilbluefoxie]

How about lets let kids be kids and not try to force them to grow up so fast. Already I hear stories about high school kids burning out on all the AP classes they sign up for and 8th-9th graders already trying to pick colleges. Depression and suicide rates are already high for our kids, lets not overburden them further. Instead focus on upgrading the old falling apart school buildings and hiring more competent teachers as well as encouraging school choice if one district has poor schools, get the kids who really wanna learn out of there. Let kids be kids, and stop worrying about national testing and whatnot, lets focus on students as individuals instead of just one big mass. If each kid can pass his classes and learn something, and be able to succeed in life then why do we need all this national testing, regents testing and whatnot.

[SoSpectacular]

How about lets let kids be kids and not try to force them to grow up so fast. Already I hear stories about high school kids burning out on all the AP classes they sign up for and 8th-9th graders already trying to pick colleges. Depression and suicide rates are already high for our kids, lets not overburden them further. Instead focus on upgrading the old falling apart school buildings and hiring more competent teachers as well as encouraging school choice if one district has poor schools, get the kids who really wanna learn out of there. Let kids be kids, and stop worrying about national testing and whatnot, lets focus on students as individuals instead of just one big mass. If each kid can pass his classes and learn something, and be able to succeed in life then why do we need all this national testing, regents testing and whatnot.

 

Agreed!

[DJ MC]

Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters

[Joel Up Front]

Bush already went and f**ked shit up with that "I was A Child Left Behind" Act, and I was too immature to know how bad it hurt until 2008 - the 11th grade for me.

 

I was lucky, that with my SD crying broke and all, we were able to upgrade our computers and purchase new textbooks. They even managed to fix the circle in front of the school.

[mark1447]

SMFH, im glade im passed with High School now to move thru tech school.

 

I could of sworn obama would be the best prez here, but now hes becoming an ass with dumb choices.

 

Parents are not gonna send there kids to school thru July or start school in Aug. Weather is hot like crazy here during those months. If you want the kids to stick in school for an extra month give them reward or something, not another month of hell.

[St Louis Car 09]

Im glad I didnt vote.This Idea wont work because kids out here are distracted by a lot of social medias.(Music,music videos,Video games,Internet,Nikki Minaj etc etc) Overseas have limited media and distractions so kids in other countries have no choice but to learn.They should of did this years ago.All this is basically is the U.S afraid of the fact that China and India could produce Super scientist,engineers,Nuclear physicist,etc etc.While we sit here and watch "Dancing with the washed up stars".

[SoSpectacular]

Im glad I didnt vote.This Idea wont work because kids out here are distracted by a lot of social medias.(Music,music videos,Video games,Internet,Nikki Minaj etc etc) Overseas have limited media and distractions so kids in other countries have no choice but to learn.They should of did this years ago.All this is basically is the U.S afraid of the fact that China and India could produce Super scientist,engineers,Nuclear physicist,etc etc.While we sit here and watch "Dancing with the washed up stars".

 

Ehhh, I remember when MySpace and Xanga were hot back in the day, these days, not so much. As for media I will put the blame on today's reality shows. They make a lot less sense than they did when Big Brother and Survivor first dropped 10 years ago- Jersey Shore is a joke, The Bad Girls Club makes me shake my head and whatever else is out there on VH1/MTV is just plain sickening. Video games, we've all been there... Since 1985!

[N-Trizzy2609]

*Slap* *Slap* *Slap* *Slap* *Backhand Slap*....Thank you Mr. President....(BUT FOR HOW LONG?)

[Forest Glen]

It's not about studying harder. It's about studying more efficiently. That's what people don't comprehend. An 11 month school year would be useless if the kids cut class, smoke weed, and don't do the work. However, a 10 month school year is useful if there are good teachers and diligent students. I once took Calculus II at BMCC. The first time I took it I got a D+ (I'm not ashamed to admit it). The professor was a narcissistic jack@ss who spent more time telling jokes than teaching. None of the material he taught was on the exam. When I took it over I got an A. It was a lot of work, but the professor explained the material thoroughly. Everything he said was going to be on the exam was on the exam. The kids at Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Townsend Harris spend 10 months in school yet they learn the material. This plan is useless, just like that Facebook guy giving all that money to Newark when you know it's going to be stolen or wasted.

[St Louis Car 09]

 

Ehhh, I remember when MySpace and Xanga were hot back in the day, these days, not so much. As for media I will put the blame on today's reality shows. They make a lot less sense than they did when Big Brother and Survivor first dropped 10 years ago- Jersey Shore is a joke, The Bad Girls Club makes me shake my head and whatever else is out there on VH1/MTV is just plain sickening. Video games, we've all been there... Since 1985!

haha.Me.Since 1988.:tup: