It is amazing the cultural importance of Mondays. when you mentioned the music my head went straight to Monday Monday by the Neil Diamond. I think we all have a love-hate relationship with Monday's. It sucks that it is the end of the weekend but it is also the start of something new.

As a teacher, I have been part of many discussions about the school year schedule and how it can be revamped or improved. Many school districts are stuck in the usual 10 months of school and a two-month summer vacation. There are some schools near us trying out the idea of a year-round school schedule with more regular one or two week breaks. I see the advantages of this as I find two months off to be a long time and there is a great deal of regression in many kids learning. I could see the 4 day week fitting into that type of schedule as well. It would basically only add about 1-1 1/2 hours to the school days. I think I could work with that but I think this might be a little long for the younger kids. Maybe a tiered approach, whereas they get older we pull back on the number of days? It is a great debate.