There is an ongoing debate in France about children's school weeks between a 4-day week (full days) and a 5-day week (either a day off in the middle of the week, or only mornings on Wednesdays and Saturdays). I invite you to look for different opinions on this debate if you're interested in this article's subject.
I understand children pace is barely comparable with grown-ups', however the arguments would be similar.
Question is, when are our so-called modern societies going to achieve the transition between human-based and robot-based mass production, leaving people freed from Maslow's hierarchy of needs' lower levels, and (therefore?) from the tyranny of performing something all day long without any benefit for the mind...