美国放弃教育内卷，阿肯色州近百所学校实行四天学习制
在美国，越来越多的学校开始实行四天学习制，阿肯色州（State of Arkansas）的学校也不例外。孩子们和家长们是如何应对这种变化的呢？
截至2024年4月，美国阿肯色州教育部（ADE）数据中心列出了该州近100所学校已经加入或正在加入四天学习制的名单，但这究竟会对孩子们产生怎样的影响呢？
阿肯色大学的研究教授萨拉·麦肯齐（Sarah McKenzie）表示，他们进行的一项研究表明，缩短的课时对学生的成绩、学业成长或出勤率没有明显的负面影响。
The Huntsville School District, Alabama
亚拉巴马州亨茨维尔学区从2024年开始采用新的课程表，将增加儿童保育认证课程，以帮助解决对心肺复苏认证保姆的额外需求。
The Lincoln School District, Washington
华盛顿州的林肯学区在2023年秋季进行了转型，决定取消周一的课程，改为周二至周五在原来的基础上增加一个小时的课时。 林肯高中校长斯坦·卡伯（Stan Karber）表示，这种改进效果几乎是立竿见影的。
卡伯说：“我们学会了抓住每一个机会，不浪费任何时间来优化我们的教育体验，让教育水平再上一个台阶。并且还多出了额外的一天假期。”
经过一段适应期后，卡伯表示，在他担任校长的四年以来，他看到了目前学生的出勤率最高，行为问题最少。
另一方面，虽然每周多出来的一天假期对于孩子们来说是令人兴奋的，但美联社 (AP) 的一份报告指出，这对于有全职工作的父母来说是极其耗费精力。据报道，布兰迪·普鲁恩特（Brandi Pruente）是密苏里州堪萨斯城的一名法语老师，她每周要工作五天。这种情况下，她很难找到“让孩子们保持娱乐并远离电子产品”的活动。
据美联社报道，虽然调查显示家长们总体上支持新课程表的改变，但在低龄儿童的家长群体中，这一支持率较低。
附：美国阿肯色州四天学习制的学校名单
（按县级组织统计）：
巴克斯特县Baxter
Norfork Elementary School
布恩县Boone
Alpena Elementary School
Alpena High School
卡洛尔县Carroll
Green Forest Intermediate School
Green Forest High School
奇科特县Chicot
Arkansas Consolidated High School - Dermott
克拉克县Clark
Centerpoint Elementary School
Centerpoint High School
Centerpoint Academy of Agriculture and Skilled Trades
克雷格黑德县Craighead
Buffalo Island Central High School
福克纳县Faulkner
Guy-Perkins Elementary School
Guy-Perkins High School
Mayflower Elementary School
Mayflower Middle School
Mayflower High School
富尔顿县Fulton
Viola Elementary School
Viola High School
加兰县Garland
Cutter-Morning Star Elementary School
Cutter-Morning Star High School
Mountain Pine Elementary School
Mountain Pine High School
格兰特县Grant
Poyen Elementary School
Poyen High School
亨普斯特德县Hempstead
Randy Hughes Elementary School
Blevins High School
温泉县Hot Spring
Bismarck Elementary School
Bismarck Middle School
Bismarck High School
Ouachita Elementary School
Ouachita High School
霍华德县Howard
Joann Walters Elementary School
Dierks High School
Mineral Springs Elementary School
Mineral Springs High School
约翰逊县Johnson
Johnson County Westside School District
洛诺克县Lonoke
England Elementary School
England High School
麦迪逊县Madison
St. Paul Elementary School
St. Paul High School
Watson Primary School
Huntsville Middle School
Huntsville Intermediate School
Huntsville High School
马里昂县Marion
Bruno-Pyatt Elementary
密西西比县Mississippi
Armorel Elementary School
Armorel High School
Buffalo Island Central Elementary
Rivercrest Elementary School
Rivercrest Junior High Prep Academy
Academies at Rivercrest High School
蒙哥马里县Montgomery
Caddo Hills Elementary School
Caddo Hills Academy
内华达县Nevada
Nevada Elementary School
Nevada High School
牛顿县Newton
Deer K-12 School
Mt. Judea K-12 School
Western Grove Elementary
Ozark Mountain High School
佩里县Perry
Anne Watson Elementary School
Bigelow High School
Perryville Elementary School
Perryville High School
派克县Pike
Kirby Elementary School
Kirby High School
波因塞特县Poinsett
Trumann Elementary School
Trumann Middle School
Trumann High School
Arkansas Consolidated High School Dermott
波克县Polk
Cossatot River Elementary School
Cossatot River Middle School
Cossatot River High School
波普县Pope
Atkins Elementary School
Atkins Middle School
Atkins High School
Hector Elementary School
Hector High School
珀拉斯凯县Pulaski
Graduate Arkansas Charter High School
The Excel Center Little Rock (adult high school)
Arkansas Consolidated High School Alexander
塞尔西县Searcy
St. Joe Elementary
锡巴斯琴县Sebastian
Arkansas Consolidated High School Mansfield
圣弗朗西斯县St. Francis
Palestine-Wheatley Elementary School
Palestine-Wheatley Senior High School
华盛顿县Washington
The Excel Center Springdale (adult high school)
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln High School
耶尔县Yell
Western Yell County Elementary School
Western Yell County High School
注:此名单编制于2024年4月，可能会随着时间的变化而有所变动。
