Current Events > New NYC schools Chancellor wants longer school days, Saturday and Summer Classes

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Lebronwon 12/11/21 1:14:34 PM #1:	https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-nyc-schools-chancellor-wants-longer-school-days-saturday-and-summer-classes/3445341/ Longer school days? Classes on Saturdays and during the summer? Changing how students learn how to read? The citys new schools chancellor said he is looking to shake up the system in order to get better results. In an exclusive interview with NBC New York, David Banks said that everything is on the table, including some unorthodox methods, in order to improve the citys public schools. A longer school day, coming to school on Saturdays and summertime, has been absolutely critical, Banks said of the programs that have been instituted at his Eagle Academy Network of schools. Weve got to use the summer! Weve got to use Saturdays! Were behind! And while he understands there may be some objections to his proposals, particularly from the powerful teachers union, he said change is necessary in order to best serve the students. Teachers very often may say I dont want to work on Saturday, I dont want to work all year long. But if we continue to do things the way weve been doing them? Well continue to get the same results, said Banks. He also added that if the teachers dont want to work the additional hours on Saturdays or over the summer, hell bring in community groups to fill the void. All is part of his plan to break the mold when it comes to education. Banks noted that students should not be limited to only working with teachers in their own school building. He said that one positive takeaway from the pandemic may be how technology can be used to facilitate and expand the boundaries of the classroom, adding that the city should be the classroom. You can have access to the best teachers around the world, it shouldnt be limited to just the teacher thats in their classroom, Banks said at a press conference Thursday. But those are not the only changes the incoming Eric Adams administration may be looking to bring to city schools. Adams said Thursday that 65 percent of Black and brown children in the city never reach reading proficiency and we act like thats normal adding that if white children were in that situation, parents would burn the city down. In an effort to improve that, Banks told NBC New York that he plans to change how children are taught to read, believing that the current approach is fundamentally wrong. Part of Banks plan would involve retraining early childhood teachers to emphasize phonics and sounding out the words, rather than the method of balanced literacy, which he said has been used in NYC schools over the past 25 years. He said that approach has not worked, especially for Black and brown children. I know how I learned to read was through a phonetical approach to reading and I think were going to look to get back to that, Banks said. Because if you dont establish a strong foundation, everything you do, youre just fighting an uphill battle. While he said he would like to implement the changes as fast as we can, Banks acknowledged that they will take some time and wont happen overnight. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:960822503] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-nyc-schools-chancellor-wants-longer-school-days-saturday-and-summer-classes/3445341/ Longer school days? Classes on Saturdays and during the summer? Changing how students learn how to read? The citys new schools chancellor said he is looking to shake up the system in order to get better results. In an exclusive interview with NBC New York, David Banks said that everything is on the table, including some unorthodox methods, in order to improve the citys public schools. A longer school day, coming to school on Saturdays and summertime, has been absolutely critical, Banks said of the programs that have been instituted at his Eagle Academy Network of schools. Weve got to use the summer! Weve got to use Saturdays! Were behind! And while he understands there may be some objections to his proposals, particularly from the powerful teachers union, he said change is necessary in order to best serve the students. Teachers very often may say I dont want to work on Saturday, I dont want to work all year long. But if we continue to do things the way weve been doing them? Well continue to get the same results, said Banks. He also added that if the teachers dont want to work the additional hours on Saturdays or over the summer, hell bring in community groups to fill the void. All is part of his plan to break the mold when it comes to education. Banks noted that students should not be limited to only working with teachers in their own school building. He said that one positive takeaway from the pandemic may be how technology can be used to facilitate and expand the boundaries of the classroom, adding that the city should be the classroom. You can have access to the best teachers around the world, it shouldnt be limited to just the teacher thats in their classroom, Banks said at a press conference Thursday. But those are not the only changes the incoming Eric Adams administration may be looking to bring to city schools. Adams said Thursday that 65 percent of Black and brown children in the city never reach reading proficiency and we act like thats normal adding that if white children were in that situation, parents would burn the city down. In an effort to improve that, Banks told NBC New York that he plans to change how children are taught to read, believing that the current approach is fundamentally wrong. Part of Banks plan would involve retraining early childhood teachers to emphasize phonics and sounding out the words, rather than the method of balanced literacy, which he said has been used in NYC schools over the past 25 years. He said that approach has not worked, especially for Black and brown children. I know how I learned to read was through a phonetical approach to reading and I think were going to look to get back to that, Banks said. Because if you dont establish a strong foundation, everything you do, youre just fighting an uphill battle. While he said he would like to implement the changes as fast as we can, Banks acknowledged that they will take some time and wont happen overnight. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 12/11/21 1:16:48 PM #2:	Yea, good luck getting any of that by the union. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:960822556] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>Yea, good luck getting any of that by the union. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 12/11/21 1:18:11 PM #3:	Surely the teachers will be compensated right? --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:960822583] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>Surely the teachers will be compensated right? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pogo_rabid 12/11/21 1:18:55 PM #4:	It's bad enough getting stuck behind school busses on the morning commute, imagine getting stuck behind them on the way home. --- Ryzen 3800x, 6900XT, 32 gig, 970pro, Asus Strix x570-E FC: SW-8431-3263-1243 <cite>pogo_rabid posted [p:960822602] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>It's bad enough getting stuck behind school busses on the morning commute, imagine getting stuck behind them on the way home. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 12/11/21 1:19:28 PM #5:	Children can rest when they're dead I guess --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:960822614] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>Children can rest when they're dead I guess </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GALA462 12/11/21 1:19:56 PM #6:	Any of the teachers here care to chime in? --- Mac Book Pro 16 - 6-Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz - 32gb DDR4 2667 MHz - Radeon Pro 5500M 8gb - 2TB Apple SSD Now Playing: Metroid Dread, Tales of Arise, Dead By Daylight <cite>GALA462 posted [p:960822627] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>Any of the teachers here care to chime in? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArgonHawk 12/11/21 1:20:05 PM #7:	It'll be just like my japanese animes --- NeonOctopus's alt >_> <cite>ArgonHawk posted [p:960822632] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>It'll be just like my japanese animes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AngelicRadiance 12/11/21 1:20:11 PM #8:	Jiek_Fafn posted... Children can rest when they're dead I guess In America they'll do that in school too --- She/Her <cite>AngelicRadiance posted [p:960822636] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>Jiek_Fafn posted... </cite> <quote>Children can rest when they're dead I guess</quote>In America they'll do that in school too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 12/11/21 1:20:46 PM #9:	pogo_rabid posted... It's bad enough getting stuck behind school busses on the morning commute, imagine getting stuck behind them on the way home. In NYC you just take the already existing MTA buses. The schools give you a bus pass. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:960822660] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>pogo_rabid posted... </cite> <quote>It's bad enough getting stuck behind school busses on the morning commute, imagine getting stuck behind them on the way home.</quote>In NYC you just take the already existing MTA buses. The schools give you a bus pass. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 12/11/21 1:21:48 PM #10:	Aren't studies showing that both kids and adults are overburdened by school and work? --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:960822687] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>Aren't studies showing that both kids and adults are overburdened by school and work? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MelbuFrahma4 12/11/21 1:22:58 PM #11:	I thought the reason for no schools on Saturday was because it is the Sabbath day for Jewish people. --- "We'll never see Day-Lewis and Kubrick, or Kurosawa and Eastwood, but we have seen Bale and Nolan, a cinematic dream pairing come to life!" <cite>MelbuFrahma4 posted [p:960822713] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>I thought the reason for no schools on Saturday was because it is the Sabbath day for Jewish people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tsukasa1891 12/11/21 1:23:50 PM #12:	I4NRulez posted... Aren't studies showing that both kids and adults are overburdened by school and work? Yes. That's why they want longer school days. Get them used to slave hours while they're young. --- (edited 2/30/2021 10:51:12 AM) <cite>Tsukasa1891 posted [p:960822736] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>I4NRulez posted... </cite> <quote>Aren't studies showing that both kids and adults are overburdened by school and work?</quote>Yes. That's why they want longer school days. Get them used to slave hours while they're young. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 12/11/21 1:41:27 PM #13:	This guy seems like he doesn't know what teachers do. --- To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships. W.E.B. Du Bois <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:960823224] in New NYC sc... [t:79805634]...</cite> <quote>This guy seems like he doesn't know what teachers do. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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