The Common Core could well be Obama's worst policy.

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38. Do you remember a time...

When grade school students worked on the farm over the summer?

Because our school days are still 'designed' around that idea. Even though it hasn't been that way for at least 30 years.

School should be in session at least 8 hours a day (even if several hours of it are doing non classroom activities) to accommodate the radical change in our society in the past 30 to 40 years. School days still revolve around the idea that mom is at home waiting for the bus in the middle of the afternoon to give little Johnny his afternoon snack before he starts his homework.

If you're an older teacher, then you'll be opposed to a longer school day - because that's not what was expected of educators in the 'good old days.' The system needs revamped to adjust to the times. It makes sense to get rid of people who spend all of their time fighting progress instead of trying to improve the system.

I realize that this isn't a discussion about extended school days, but educators seem to oppose EVERY change, and teachers who do not oppose change are demonized. Perhaps this is why their input is not sought out to the level they'd like to see.