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A 4-Day School Week Puts Students Last

There is a danger that by reducing the teaching days to four, neither teachers nor students will benefit because flexibility is the natural enemy of discipline.
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A 4-Day School Week Puts Students Last
A student does school work on a laptop while being home-schooled in Sydney, Australia, on April 9, 2020. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
Gabriël Moens
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Is a four-day teaching week good for Queensland children and teachers?

Gabriël Moens
Gabriël Moens
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Gabriël A. Moens AM is an emeritus professor of law at the University of Queensland, and served as pro vice-chancellor and dean at Murdoch University. In 2003, Moens was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal by the prime minister for services to education. He has taught extensively across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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