Parent/Teacher Conference

To extend the school day or not to extend the school day?, that is the question! A question Nicky Trendz and Manny Oso are exploring this week with guest Courtney Edwards. The conversation stemmed from a bill former 2020 Presidential candidate Kamala Harris was working on. The Family Friendly School Act proposed extending the school day by 3 hours to help alleviate the working parents financial burden of child care. When Nicky came across a post about this, she strolled the comments before reading the article to gage what the opinion was on the matter. As she was reading she observed many parents arguing that this is a terrible idea, and kids need to be kids, and parents SHOULD find jobs that allow them to work remotely or have flexible hours. After reading the article Nicky herself felt that it wasnt such a bad idea, but there was room for improvement.

Courtney Edwards who is a 2nd grade teacher and parent, was at first oppressed to this whole ordeal. She was going to be a guest who would debate why this was a bad idea, against someone who though opposite. However through corresponding with the host and doing more research on the bill, she soon changed her out take on the whole thing. Courtney gave insight as a teacher why this may work in some states and what kind of schools would benefit from this. She also gave perspective as a working mother who sometimes misses out on quality time with her child due to work. Here is one of the points Courtney shared “In short, I think this bill has some promise. It’s a start. I do believe the wording need to be a bit more precise and the language and requirements should be carefully reviewed and crafted to ensure that the bill does what it actually was created to do. " To learn more about Courtney Edwards be sure to check out her blog at www.EverythingCourt.com, and on IG @EverythingCourt.

Lets start a conversation: PARENTS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS... your thoughts matter on this! HOw do you feel about school day being extended an extra 3 hours?

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