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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m fed up with how far mcps high schools have devolved that I’m contemplating private HS school for my younger kids (older kids went through/are in mcps HS).

I just came from an open house at an area private with block schedules to accommodate the rigorous academics. It aligns with the private school education I received which more than prepared me for college and grad school.

ICYMI: mcps high schools have devolved to a point where many/most seniors have half day schedules, and test taking is a struggle for many/most once they get to college.

I think a block schedule might be a solution for mcps.

Does anyone know if mcps has ever contemplated this?

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Some schools, such as Blair High School, have an A day / B day schedule. This means that half the classes are one day and half of the classes are the next day. You may be discussing block scheduling when students have half of their classes one semester and half of their classes the next semester. I don't know the procedure to make this shift, but it would need to be throughout the school system. I also know that some teachers have also asked how this could happen.

I agree that block scheduling can help with the balance of school and life balance. However, the how to complete test taking is a deeper issue. We have students who visit us from college who say that not having longer exams such as finals has impacted them because they never developed the required study skills. They only have learned how to retain knowledge for short periods of time. Also, they struggle with taking a test that lasts longer than 40 minutes.

When MCPS removed final exams the idea was that colleges were also moving in this direction. However, it seems like college (depending on the subject and level of class) are still giving traditional final exams. [/quote]

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