We all know that feeling of exhaustion, as we carried the heavy school bags back home under the afternoon sun after a full day at school. Do the current school hours really help hone children’s mental and physical abilities? Or are they just a burden on children and should be shortened? In this week’s online debate, we ask: Should school hours be shortened?
These are the statements that will be debated:
- Instead of reducing school hours, engage children by making education more interesting.
- Longer school hours instill greater discipline in children.
- Current school hours along with commute time do not give children time to play and interact with their family.
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