While the heat swelters in late August, the kiddos itch to get out of the school buildings. Only a couple, of the dozen or so, school buildings in the Waverly-Shell Rock district have central air conditioning. This means that on these extended heat stretches, the children are being let out early.Each
day they have been released after lunch so it counts as a full day. But
being released two hours early each day makes staying on track with
lesson books could be a challenge.
I am beginning to wonder how much of an effect this past week of early outs will have on the remainder of the school year. The elementary children will fare better in this situation, however; all the students will have challenges. The high school students will have extra homework for a good while in order to catch up. My concern lies in the lack of time spent on topics during these early outs.
Will there be time in the schedule to take the proper time on each topic? Or should the students have to endure the sweltering heat all day in order to keep on track?