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Re: Michael Gove Pledges 10-Hour School Days - February 5th 2014, 10:25 PM
Good luck getting a kid to concentrate for 10 hours a day, that's all I'm saying...

Actually, no, I'm going to add a bit more. I went to a private school (I know, boo hiss and all that), and most people used the time outside of lessons to socialise or muck about, quite frankly. Some people went to clubs and societies, yes, but no more than could be achieved if they went to an afterschool club or society elsewhere (and I actually had to drop out of one such club because of my school hours, which was a bit counterproductive in light of what Gove wants). Rather than stretch the day out, perhaps they should look at actually giving people opportunities to attend things in the community - but that requires funding, so it'll never happen with this government...

And yes, the obsession with testing is getting beyond a joke. Let kids be kids and actually enjoy their childhood, for Christ's sake. The adult world is enough of a grind as it is.

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