THE FOUR DAY WORK WEEK: Just how effective is it? DOES THE FOUR DAY WORK WEEK LEAD TO INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY? Yasin Mohammed UMUC AMBA 600 Research Paper Abstract The 4 day work week is not a new idea. It is one that has had its share of controversies over the years. Introduced in the 1970’s the idea of the 4 days work week has been making a comeback as of lately. There are several issues to look at here. One of the main statements in regards to it is that productivity will decrease
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switch to a four day school week‚ but not all of the benefits are for students. There are “Sixty-two school districts‚ constituting 34% of the 178 school districts in Colorado” and those sixty two school districts “schedule 7.5 hours per day for 144 days of school instead of the normal six hours for 180 days” (Dam). By switching to a four day school week‚ students grades and their attendance were improved. The school saved money and since there is only four days in the school week students and teachers
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Schools Should Have a Four Day School Week Some people say schools should have a four-day week for a variety of reasons. There are several good arguments for having a four-day week. One‚ is the students become more focused on school in a shorter amount of time. Another argument is that students have more time to rest their brain before going back to school. On the other hand‚ students can become more complacent about their school work if given more time. A counterpoint would be that students
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Pros and Cons of Four Day School Week Pro: Saving Money and Saving Jobs * Shortening the school week can address budget deficits and save teachers who would have to be laid off otherwise. In the case of Peach County‚ Georgia‚ the district either needed to shorten the school week or cut 39 teachers from the workforce in the 2009 to 2010 school year‚ according to Fox News. Shaving a day from the school week saves money without sacrificing teaching talent. This approach makes sense if a district
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My Favourite Day of the Week I cannot say which day of the week is my favourite day because it is unknown how a day would end up. But still‚ school days are never days that I look forward to. School‚ homework and tuition classes burdens me. Excluding the schooldays‚ only Friday or Saturday would be my choice. The day I like the most‚ is Saturday. Saturday is perfectly placed at the last day of the week. As usual in the morning I would have to go to school for co-curriculum activities. Those activities
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Saturdays have always been special to me. When I lived in Mexico‚ Saturday was the most hoped for day of the week. I remember that my cousin and I were always wishing for the school week to end and for Saturday to begin. Every Saturday morning would start the same way: my cousin would come to my house to wake me up. Around 10 a.m. we would go out of town to my family’s ranch. Once at the ranch‚ we enjoyed a variety of activities. The sun shone down on us‚ as we lived out our wonderful Saturdays away
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been working on a research paper‚ which discusses the impact of a 5-day work week from a letter carriers perspective. This research paper will provide another source of information to the United States Congress whose decision will impact the lives of many Americans. The class titled‚ GB512 Business Communications‚ focuses on effective written strategies for various circumstances‚ including engagement with larger audiences. The 6 week class begins
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English September 16‚ 2014 The Effects of Day Care Child care is one of the most pressing issues humans face. For generations it has been a custom to have assistance with caring for children. It is common knowledge that a child needs a mother when he or she is young. What many people fail to realize is how necessary it is for a child to have their own mother‚ whenever possible‚ continuing through the toddler stage. Research is continuing to show that the effects of mother-child separation can cause
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12040341 REFLECTION “The Canary Effect – The Columbus Day” During the very first two weeks of learning “American Studies”‚ it has come to my knowledge obviously that this multi-ethnic country encompasses tremendous things to be discovered. The more I delve into the subject‚ the more surprising truths are revealed unlike what I always believe. Particularly‚ after watching an extract about “The legacy of Christopher Columbus” from a documentary film called “The Canary Effect”‚ it strikes me that “You must
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