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[quote=Anonymous][b]Teacher here.  This is my experience as well.  If a kid is absent it's even worse because the kid can go six days without seeing his/her teacher/class.  For example, if a kid is absent on a Thursday, he misses his Spanish/Geometry class.  He will not go to Spanish/Geometry until the next Monday.  The last time he was in class was the previous Tuesday.  These are classes where practice and reinforcement are essential.  [/b]

Are you seriously counting the weekend as days missed? In that case, move school to 7 days per week because if a kid is absent on Friday, it's a full 3 days before he's back in class. While you're at it, get rid of holidays and the winter break as well. Regardless of the number of days since his last class, the kid has only missed one day of class.

[b]All the people saying that this will help the kid get organized, well, that's a nice thought.  But if a kid has organizational issues (and the parents are not able to help the kid), you have just given him academic ones as well.  Are you willing to let his academics go by the wayside as you wait for him to mature and become better at organizing?  Just something to ponder. [/b]

I just don't understand this concern. Not sure how block scheduling worsens a disorganized child more academically than a traditional schedule. If my lack of organization causes me to be a poor student, it won't matter if I have a class every day or every other day. [/quote]

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