I'm writing this letter to protest the proposal of Gov. Gray Davis to add 20 to 30 more days to the school year in middle schools. Now, this doesn't make me very happy because I'm in fifth grade this year. I disagree because this takes family time away, and I think school needs to be balanced between academics and play such as sports, music lessons and hanging out with friends. This proposal will increase taxes, because teachers will have to get a fair payment for working longer. One other thing to think about is that summer school is available for kids who would like or need to go to school longer.
School is no longer half and half.
Gov. Gray Davis wants to add 20 to 30 days to the school year. I strongly disagree. If we were at school so much, we would not have any family time. School and free time should be split in half like it is now. It would not be fair to have more school than real life.