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I'm Niu Honglin, joined by Steve and Li Yi.
Less school, more cool.
Or is it just less of everything?
The four day school week has everyone talking.
From rural teachers rejoicing to raff frazzled parents figuring out Fridays.
Roundtable invites you to join us and do the math behind these long weekends and see if 4 really equals 5.
And a bride, a groom and an empty hall.
Is this a nightmare or someone's heartbreaking reality?
One viral story of an empty wedding has what would you do if no one comes to your big day?
But before this Education shapes society, but society shapes education too.
More and more schools around the world are starting to implement four day weeks in a variety of ways.
Will this be a short lived experiment or the beginning of a new approach to education that can reduce stress for students, help recruit teachers and rethink learning altogether?
When schools take or make the change, what are we prioritizing?
Flexible or education or academics?
What are some deeper values and challenges this decision reflect?
Before unpack all these above, let's first take a look at where the four day school week approach is being done and what the reasons behind are.
Because I'm definitely sure that these approach are not taking place or at least are not that popular here in China just yet.