The leisure industry which relies on family vacation travel, could take a major hit. ... Many children have extracurricular activities after school which is now being extended further into the evening. ... There is slim evidence to support the facts that longer school days boost performance, where as there is much more substantive research demonstrating that after-school activities show improved academic results. ...

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The author speculates that "the successful performance of Finnish students seems to be attributable to a web of interrelated factors"; most of those are related with "comprehensive pedagogy, students' own interests and leisure activities, the structure of the education system, teacher education, school practices and Finnish culture" (p. 3). ...

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The Second Great Awakening was a religious impulse that swept through the nation post-1790s. The churches of the nation began to reject the Calvinistic belief of, "Pre-Destination," – the belief that one's salvation or damnation was predetermined at birth. Rather than preach "Pre-Destination" they emphasized individual responsibility for salvation and they preached that people could improve themselves and society. This led to a pursuit for perfection. The Second Great Awakening placed religion in the forefront of politics. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate