APS Block Schedule - 90 minute core classes

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Anonymous wrote:At DHMS, they have block on M/T and T/F and all classes on W. So most classes meet 3x/week. One class meets 5x/week.

This doesn't sound terrible. Why all the complaining??

DHMS has block 80% of time, regular 20% for most classes. If you like block, you like that. If you don't like block, that's not very appealing.
MCPS has block 40% of time, regular 60%. While it skews toward regular, it is more evenly matched than DHMS. Those who favor regular might be ok with MCPS schedule, recognizing the benefits of block to science and the arts at least once a week. Would block advocates support MCPS's approach? Weigh in!

No. The non-block days on Wednesdays always sound so rushed. Good for mid-week check-in but nothing they don’t cover a ton those days.

I have no doubt that block scheduling is much more relaxed, as they are covering less material and switching classes less. Kids are at school 6 hrs, so it’s not that much time so they should make use of it, and adapt to feeling rushed. Since they only have periods one day a week, they don’t develop a rhythm. Every day is completely different than the day before!

They aren’t covering less material with block scheduling.

They cover more & more deeply because they aren’t switching gears constantly.

Seems like a good reason to avoid HB! It’s good that only a small number of APS students are subjected to this mayhem.

Tell the HB hater.

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Anonymous wrote:At DHMS, they have block on M/T and T/F and all classes on W. So most classes meet 3x/week. One class meets 5x/week.

This doesn't sound terrible. Why all the complaining??

DHMS has block 80% of time, regular 20% for most classes. If you like block, you like that. If you don't like block, that's not very appealing.
MCPS has block 40% of time, regular 60%. While it skews toward regular, it is more evenly matched than DHMS. Those who favor regular might be ok with MCPS schedule, recognizing the benefits of block to science and the arts at least once a week. Would block advocates support MCPS's approach? Weigh in!

No. The non-block days on Wednesdays always sound so rushed. Good for mid-week check-in but nothing they don’t cover a ton those days.

Why wouldn't you be able cover material in a regular class period? Historically, that's a class duration that has been used many times. As another PP said, kids need to adjust to the period length, with classes starting on time and instruction being more structured, perhaps with less moving students around in groups.

They obviously cover some material, just not as much as during blocks.

The non-block days sound rushed. I get why they do them, but the block days sound better.

Blocks are twice as long as regular periods so one block class would definitely cover more material than one regular class. But, you want to compare the content covered adjusted for class length. Blocks likely feel less rushed but there may be trade-offs for that.

They don’t cover less material.