我的感想：这个事情的基本想法是，八点上课，一点下课，这样小朋友们可以回家吃饭，整个下午可以更好的支配。和社区居民讨论的原因是这对父母们有不小的影响，比如上班（哪怕是part time, not full day）怎么在一点钟的时候接送小孩。
关于专家说很多教育先进国家的小学上课时间也只有半天，我在想，到底是我们以前上课时间太长，还是学得太多太杂，还是效率太低？还是都有？
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au ... reuy9-1226286634703
PREMIER Barry O'Farrell yesterday urged schools to talk to their community about changing class hours for young students.
Mr O'Farrell praised Merrylands East Public School in Sydney's west, which is consulting every family of its 381 students over a plan to start lessons an hour earlier at 8am and finish at 1.15pm.
"We would encourage the school communities to have those discussions," Mr O'Farrell said.
Mr O'Farrell said even if Merrylands East went ahead with the proposal, it would not necessarily be rolled out across the state because "one size does not fit all".
Macquarie University education research fellow Dr Linda Graham said children in the world's best performing education systems, such as Finland, started classes about 8am and finished between 1pm and 2pm.
"By one or two in the afternoon children are pooped out and tired, become fractious and they're not getting quality learning," she said.
Educational and developmental psychologist Danielle Tracey said neurological research showed children functioned more effectively in the morning.
"That is why schools often program the most challenging tasks such as maths and reading in the morning and do sport in the afternoon," she said.
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问题是现在澳洲已经落后很多了，自己还不承认。
不觉得这会有什么改进。
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已经成绩那么差了，还要增加放羊的时间。还要让为数不多的双职工家庭也改成单收入家庭。脑子进水了。
放羊的没人管的小孩，更有大把时间无所事事了。我还没有停过那个国家有只上半天课的
今后大家都做老师把，天天半天上班。
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其实就是现在9点到3点，其中也有20分钟Morning tea和1小时的Lunch。真正上课时间不多。
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问题是1点还怎么去接啊，
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那家长要付更多的钱给AFTER SCHOOL CARE了
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而且家长还要起的更早。这不是要了我的老命吗！！！
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孩子回家吃午饭？
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干脆上三天课不更好
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不看好。
基本上州政府是瞎忙活。
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