One day in science class, my teacher said that a day is not exactly 24 hours. It is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds long. Later, when my dad took me to the eye doctor, I thought about what the teacher said. I realized that if we lose 4 minutes every day, it adds up. In one month, we lose about 2 hours. In one year, that becomes 24 hours, which is one whole day. I also thought about when the calendar was first made, around 70 BC. Because of this, I believe the calendar is now several years and days off. If we added an extra placeholder day, like January 0 or December 32, and reset the calendar to the year 2020, it could help fix this problem.
 
 
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