3.8 - Mini-Harkness : Longer School Days

Five people were eating apples, A finished before B, but behind C. D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?

Resequence the letters below to reflect the 1st person to finish (top of the list) to the last person to finish (bottom of the list)

1. B
2. C
3. E
4. A
5. D

Based on a reccommendation from the Illinois Department of Education, The Illinois State Senate will beis considering a new bill at the end of the month that extends the school day from 6.5 hours to 8 hours per day.

List 3 possible benefits or "pros" to an 8 hour school day.

Based on a reccommendation from the Illinois Department of Education, The Illinois State Senate is considering a new bill at the end of the month that extends the school day from 6.5 hours to 8 hours per day.

List 3 possible disadvantages or "cons" to an 8 hour school day.

Using your address, use google to find out who your Illinois State Senator is and upload their picture here.

If this bill goes through this will have a direct effect on you as a student in Illinois.

1. List two pieces of evidence that would be important for the Senators to consider before they vote?

Example #1: The percentange of college graduates from schools with 8 hour days.

Example #2: The total number of Teachers that agree with this plan.

Pro's & Con's of a longer school day: Final Summary Points