"Schools Cut Back Subjects to Push Reading and Math"
They make that sound like a bad thing...
Well, it's nuts, if you think about it. I am a former grade school kid. (Yes, there was such a thing back then.) We were in school Monday thru Friday. School began at 8:30am, ended at 3:00pm, with an hour for lunch and recess. There was also a 30 minute recess (or gym on bad weather days) mid morning. That means we were in class for five hours (give or take) every day. In that five hours, we learned math, reading and english, geography, science, history, and some other stuff. It's NOT tough! What's the problem?
It is. There's no science or history.