Longer school year?

Seriously, does the U.S. government really think that lengthening the school year further into the summer months is going to have that much of an impact on a student’s education and achievement goals?  I don’t think so. This topic has been discussed for years. It’s not how much time students spend in the classroom; it’s what they do while they’re in the classroom. Some students learn on different levels, with different methods and techniques. They need to be taught in different ways …teaching a topic in a variety of ways and methods, by repetition. Longer school years will not make that much of a difference.

Here is the link for the article about longer school years.