Is hard to schedule just one Test a day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would be absolutely impossible to police unless they made Monday = math test, Tuesday = science test, wednesday = elective tests, etc. With block, that would be a disaster.

Some kids are taking 2 sciences or two maths, some are in algebra, others geometry, others algebra 2 their freshman year. There is zero way to coordinate.

My son’s private school has a 6 day schedule. Day 1 is a lecture day and that’s when tests occur. Each subject area has lectures on different days so math might be day 1, English is day 2 and so on. Because of this, he rarely has more than one test a day.

Wow, I would not be OK with that level of coddling. So glad my kids’ private prepares them for college.

[Anonymous]

If your child can’t handle 2 tests in one day I can’t imagine they’ll excel in college where they might have 3-4 in one day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would be absolutely impossible to police unless they made Monday = math test, Tuesday = science test, wednesday = elective tests, etc. With block, that would be a disaster.

Some kids are taking 2 sciences or two maths, some are in algebra, others geometry, others algebra 2 their freshman year. There is zero way to coordinate.

My son’s private school has a 6 day schedule. Day 1 is a lecture day and that’s when tests occur. Each subject area has lectures on different days so math might be day 1, English is day 2 and so on. Because of this, he rarely has more than one test a day.

So if I finish teaching my unit on Monday but my subject’s test day isn’t until Friday I…put in 3 days of fluff? Begin the next unit and just tell kids to keep current on old material? That seems exceedingly arbitrary. It’s not that big of a deal to take two exams in one day.

No, you actually plan out the entire unit. You might finish a day or two early and then review but most teachers don't just teach and hope things work out. Each unit is planned out and I'd better be on the lesson on the day I'm supposed to or hell will break loose.

Oh believe me, my units are exceedingly well planned. They have to be or I won’t finish my required content by the end of the year. Units don’t all fit into multiples of 6 days though. Some are 15 days long. Then what?

And you forgot block scheduling. Now your 6 day cycle is a 12 day one, so I can only give an assessment every 2.5 weeks and then have to wait 2.5 weeks to go again if my unit paces out to 8 blocks instead of 6?

Sorry, that’s forcing arbitrary structure into lessons that won’t improve the quality of teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would be absolutely impossible to police unless they made Monday = math test, Tuesday = science test, wednesday = elective tests, etc. With block, that would be a disaster.

Some kids are taking 2 sciences or two maths, some are in algebra, others geometry, others algebra 2 their freshman year. There is zero way to coordinate.

My son’s private school has a 6 day schedule. Day 1 is a lecture day and that’s when tests occur. Each subject area has lectures on different days so math might be day 1, English is day 2 and so on. Because of this, he rarely has more than one test a day.

So if I finish teaching my unit on Monday but my subject’s test day isn’t until Friday I…put in 3 days of fluff? Begin the next unit and just tell kids to keep current on old material? That seems exceedingly arbitrary. It’s not that big of a deal to take two exams in one day.

No, you actually plan out the entire unit. You might finish a day or two early and then review but most teachers don't just teach and hope things work out. Each unit is planned out and I'd better be on the lesson on the day I'm supposed to or hell will break loose.

Oh believe me, my units are exceedingly well planned. They have to be or I won’t finish my required content by the end of the year. Units don’t all fit into multiples of 6 days though. Some are 15 days long. Then what?

And you forgot block scheduling. Now your 6 day cycle is a 12 day one, so I can only give an assessment every 2.5 weeks and then have to wait 2.5 weeks to go again if my unit paces out to 8 blocks instead of 6?

Sorry, that’s forcing arbitrary structure into lessons that won’t improve the quality of teaching.

maybe it doesn't work for you and still works for a smaller private school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This would be absolutely impossible to police unless they made Monday = math test, Tuesday = science test, wednesday = elective tests, etc. With block, that would be a disaster.

Some kids are taking 2 sciences or two maths, some are in algebra, others geometry, others algebra 2 their freshman year. There is zero way to coordinate.

My son’s private school has a 6 day schedule. Day 1 is a lecture day and that’s when tests occur. Each subject area has lectures on different days so math might be day 1, English is day 2 and so on. Because of this, he rarely has more than one test a day.

So if I finish teaching my unit on Monday but my subject’s test day isn’t until Friday I…put in 3 days of fluff? Begin the next unit and just tell kids to keep current on old material? That seems exceedingly arbitrary. It’s not that big of a deal to take two exams in one day.

No, you actually plan out the entire unit. You might finish a day or two early and then review but most teachers don't just teach and hope things work out. Each unit is planned out and I'd better be on the lesson on the day I'm supposed to or hell will break loose.

Oh believe me, my units are exceedingly well planned. They have to be or I won’t finish my required content by the end of the year. Units don’t all fit into multiples of 6 days though. Some are 15 days long. Then what?

And you forgot block scheduling. Now your 6 day cycle is a 12 day one, so I can only give an assessment every 2.5 weeks and then have to wait 2.5 weeks to go again if my unit paces out to 8 blocks instead of 6?

Sorry, that’s forcing arbitrary structure into lessons that won’t improve the quality of teaching.

maybe it doesn't work for you and still works for a smaller private school

Something that works at a small private schools going to work at a large county? Probably not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your child can’t handle 2 tests in one day I can’t imagine they’ll excel in college where they might have 3-4 in one day.

Or a job where they might have to do more than one thing a day.

[Anonymous]

Is OP talking about finals? Our school has 2 a day for the last 4 days. Agreed, that is good prep for college.