The question of the need to introduce five-day school days is becoming ever more acute every year. This is due to the fact that one day off for students is simply not enough. In 2018, a new law may come into force, according to which schools will switch to a five-day work week. However, in any case, the heads of educational institutions have the right to decide independently, individually, to use this procedure or not. It is worth noting that the decision is made before the start of the school year and is valid until its end. That is, it is impossible to allow a situation where the first two quarters of the school are five-day, and the rest of the time is six-day. Two days off, according to most parents and teachers, will only benefit students, because there will be enough time to carefully prepare for the new week and to help around the house.
Briefly about the main thing
It should be noted that no one canceled his studies. If a six-day school week exists in this particular school, this does not mean that you need to go on strike and disagree. The conditions are the same for everyone, and in the future no one will compensate the necessary knowledge base for children if they waste time. However, a five-day day in Russian schools is quite real.
The point is that there are several legitimate reasons, based on which, you can arrange two days off per week. In any case, this is quite subjective. After all, some parents want their child to be more in school, and, accordingly, receive a lot of knowledge.
Situation in the country
The reality is that most schools in Russia currently use a six-day school week. This is due to the fact that the transition to a five-day day requires changes in the entire structure of the educational institution. However, the region is a region of strife. There are several areas that have already switched to a two-weekend system. Every year they talk about it at different levels of government: from teachers at school to the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Until now, they have not yet come to a consensus on the issue of the most efficient system.
It is worth noting that a five-day school in the whole country is valid for elementary grades. Children at this age are not able to memorize all educational material for six consecutive days, so it was decided to add them an extra day off per week. Transferring all students to the new system seems to be a difficult procedure, because many educational institutions are crowded. In this regard, it is not possible to create an optimal schedule.
Pros and cons of five-day school days
Many parents wonder: why is a six-day week worse than a five-day? Of course, each of the systems has its advantages and disadvantages. First, let's talk about a shortened academic week. The pluses include:
- better schoolchildren health;
- parents save on child nutrition and transportation;
- preparing for the new week is much easier;
- instead of classes on Saturday, you can go on a tour;
- those children who for various reasons are behind can eliminate the difference in two days off.
However, the five-day school has its drawbacks. Of these, the following disadvantages stand out:
- to complete the program, one or two lessons are added every day;
- after two days off, it’s more difficult for some students to tune in to the school week.
Six day
The debate about the need to introduce a five-day school week is ongoing. We examined its advantages, now we need to talk about the advantages of a six-day period. Most school leaders are in favor of maintaining the old rules. The fact is that the schedule in this case is much easier to make. In addition, in theory, students will gain more knowledge during the week.
Sometimes school directors decide that students who study on such a system need more rest, and provide vacations a few days earlier. However, in practice this approach is difficult to meet.
The process of transferring schools to a five-day period is also delayed because it is easier for teachers to go through the entire program according to the old system, since enough time is given. Pupils receive more information on subjects and study them in more depth.
A little more about the five-day
Five-day school days in Russia are not very widespread, and mainly because of the arguments that we examined in the previous section. However, how thorough are they? In fact, this sixth school day does not bring such great privileges. After all, schoolchildren will not notice much of adding one or two lessons a day, but they will have an additional day off.
Here the question is the desire of each student and his parents. For an incomplete week, more knowledge can be learned than for that in which one day off is laid. Excellent students seeking to learn a lot of new information, and so achieve their goal. And those children who want to skip classes or do nothing on them behave the same with any system.
As they say, learning is light, and ignorance is darkness. This proverb has a deep meaning. If you wish, you can take out of their school walls such a wealth of knowledge that will help you to easily enter a higher educational institution and prove yourself there from the best side.
Government Attempt
Not so long ago, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation announced that one very interesting issue was discussed in the State Duma. The bottom line was that the Just Russia party proposed that all schools should make the five-day week mandatory. Unfortunately, the majority of deputies rejected this idea so as not to cause resentment from different sections of the population.
The law on five-day school did not enter into force, and the order remained the same. Each for themselves needs to decide what is a priority: to study conscience five days a week, or to create the appearance of a desire to study for six days? However, you need to work on yourself to enjoy the learning process. We hope that over time this issue will become clear and a final decision will be made.
Choice
Currently, the leadership of each educational institution has the right to independently decide which system to implement in the school. Of course, in most cases, the choice stops at six days, but there are exceptions, moreover, there have been much more of them lately. Parents also need to make a decision, and before that they need to consider all possible options.
You can choose a place of study, based on the availability of five days at school, or stop at the most convenient location of the institution. No one will be able to say exactly how it will be right. Therefore, we modestly step aside, giving each parent the right to choose the best option for their child.
The desire of most parents
As you know, our country has come close to the introduction of five-day schools, but has not taken the last step. Still, no one began to change the established system, although it was worth a try. Even doctors at the Ministry of Health found that schoolchildren had better health if they rest two days a week.
Recently, the number of appeals to the Government, which contain a request for the implementation of a five-day period, has increased. Logically, the state will have to spend less money on education. In any case, students need to explain that despite the learning system, it is worth studying in good faith and making every effort.