My immediate thought was what havoc a 4-day school week would wreak on a parent trying to hold down a 5-day-a-week job. And then that parent could make less money, and if household income is associated with education and health and life expectancy and more, well, the kid's future starts a slow slide down the hill. By all means rethink education for the 21st century, but in ways that provide more education—not less.
My immediate thought was what havoc a 4-day school week would wreak on a parent trying to hold down a 5-day-a-week job. And then that parent could make less money, and if household income is associated with education and health and life expectancy and more, well, the kid's future starts a slow slide down the hill. By all means rethink education for the 21st century, but in ways that provide more education—not less.