Time to Learn: How a New School
Schedule is Making Smarter Kids,
Happier Parents, and Safer
Neighborhoods by Warren Goldstein
Practical Book For Improving Education In America And Solving The Achievement Gap
Across the country, an educational revolution is taking root. Kids are
learning more. Teachers are free to teach beyond the test. And parents
aren’t worried about what their kids are up to after school. What accounts
for this change? The simple answer is, “More time to learn.” The
current school day—6 hours and 180 days per year—is obsolete. It fails to
provide students with the academic foundations and well-rounded
education they need to succeed and thrive in the twenty-first century. The
old school day is also out of step with the reality of working families without
a stay-at-home parent to manage their children’s after-school time. Using
an additional one to two hours, the new school day reworks the schedule
so that children can master core academic subjects, receive individualized

instruction and tutoring, and be exposed to a broad array of topics such as
the arts, music, drama, and sports.
Personal Review: Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule is
Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents, and Safer
Neighborhoods by Warren Goldstein
As an elected School Board member in Alabama, I was privileged to
receive an advanced copy of the book. What I like about the book is that it
lays out the case for improving education by changing the way we teach
and changing long held beliefs inherent in the American education system.
The book combines the business and political acumen of Chris Gabrieli
with the educational expertise of Warren Goldstein to lay out a blueprint for
success in enacting their program. Since they have implemented the
program in Massachusetts, they know where all the objections and pitfalls
are and they candidly explain not only where these objections are but how
to overcome them.
It only makes sense to better utilize the school buildings. The fixed costs
are there--buildings that are heated and cooled--so by marginally
increasing the variable costs--teachers or other instructors--there is better
utilization of those facilities. For a little more money, our children can
improve their math, science and reading skills. In addition with more PE
and extracurricular activities, the kids will have more fun.
I think the authors are really onto something. I think their ideas will
revolutionize and revitalize the American educational system. I hope their
road map for these ideas will implemented across the country.
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