Problem of the Four-Day School Schedule

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Cynthia Hanks was an obsequious, repugnant, and scalding junior at the top of her class when, unfortunately for Cynthia, her school decided to change the institution’s regular schedule. Attempting to pique productivity, the school switched from having lessons every five days to having them every four days. To replace the day they took from the week, they added two hours to each of the four days. This let Cynthia socialize an extra day on the weekends, but it also meant a longer break from her lessons. Coincidentally, her grades fell from straight A’s to straight C’s. The school noticed that, because of this noxious change to the schedule, a majority of the students did far worse than they previously had. However, when the school finally abrogated this new method and changed back to the traditional one, it was too late to save the students’ grades. Even though some people believe that a four day school week benefits students, the traditional five day week helps students retain information better, allows students to involve themselves in extracurricular activities, and minimizes stress...

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