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Economist - Article on America's Lazy School Children

posted Jul 22, 2009 9:31 AM by Peggy Hunt   [ updated Jul 22, 2009 11:50 AM ]
 
Please take the time to read this article in the June 13, 2009 Economist
.   The full article is attached below.

It talks about how America's schools are lagging behind the rest of the world with shorter school years and shorter school days.

VIMSIA has extended the normal school day beginning 2009/2010 school year.  Except for LA Casa and Half Day Primary, the school day is from 8:00 until 3:30.  For a child going to school at VIMSIA from Full Day Primary through 12th grade, they will have recieved an additional 1.3 years of schooling!