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    • PRETTY SMART

    Filed at 6:47 am under by dcobranchi

    Here’s a charter school that is working to increase efficiency in the school. How? No recess, no lunch, and a 5 hour school day. The kids in the morning session are done by 12:30, freeing up afternoons for homework or intensive training.

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    Comment by
    Poppins
    October 3rd, 2005
    at 12:41 pm

    Sounds a lot like the German system, although they do get 10 minute breaks twice, I believe.

    Comment by
    Anonymous
    October 3rd, 2005
    at 10:37 pm

    “Parents say the program is… perfect for homeschoolers who want their children home for the majority of the day.”

    Sigh. Never mind the charter school kids who work from home. Now charter school kids who attend an actual brick and mortar school are “homeschoolers?”