4 Day School Week?

After going on the Peoria Journal Stars website, and looking through some of their new news postings, I found one that sort of caught my eye. Davey Haney talked about how Illinois districts could possibly have the option to a four-day school week. Although, this would not affect me now that I am in college, it does make me think about what my younger brother might be facing. It also made me think about how my high school years could have been. In the article, it talks about how a new bill was approved by the Illinois House and that it is now being sent to the Senate to be approved. The bill that they are trying to get approved is said to help the schools save money in this tough economy. The use of technology to stay in touch with teachers on what would have been the fifth day was talked about, but some people are still not sold on this idea. I think that if this were to happen it might be good for the students. Not only would it help with the budget, but it would also help the students prepare for college. If schools were to only meet for four days, and then on the fifth day use computer access from home, or some sort of technology, it would help the high school students get a taste of what some of their college classes will be like. This would also help the students work on responsibility and time management. I think that the students and the schools budgets would benefit from this decision.