How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind

Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by organsnyder on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @10:36AM (#17662828)

For kids with unstable home environments, I think it's valuable to give them more time at school. Hopefully, the extra time includes ample opportunities for arts, sports, clubs, and other "non-academic" pursuits.

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Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by roland35 on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @10:39AM (#17662866)

Absolutely. Most of this extra time ("wraparound time") is not necessarily structured class/tutoring time but unstructured time allowing kids to explore things like art or even play in a safe environment.

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Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by masklinn on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @11:00AM (#17663072)

Sure but that's not how I interpret "longer school days" which sounds like more time butt-in-seat.

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Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by erikpukinskis on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @11:08AM (#17663161)

I don’t see why that would be presumed. It’s less expensive to give kids supervised free time than to teach lessons.

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Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:32PM (#17666136)

Ratios for structured play tend to be 1:8 adults to children (in UK), whilst classrooms are 1:30. Teachers are usually paid more, but not 3½ times more.

NSPCC recommend 1:6 ratio for 4-8 year olds doing activities.

I'd say max 1:3 if you want to give parent level care engaging with a child in activities the child is choosing in a meaningful way.

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