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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not "flying off the deep end" as it doesn't affect my child yet. But, I do find this one of those silly ideas in a school system full of them.

I'm using "homeroom" in the sense that it is the first place they go in the day.  Sorry if my vocabulary as to what it's called was wrong.  But, several parents told me that their kids are experiencing this change. So as far as I'm concerned it is a "fact."

The teacher above who stated that the period is used for meeting teachers with questions, etc. is what is being given up for this new concept (at least in western FFX Co.) I'm trying to figure out what it is.  It was described as an "ivy league study" wherein kids are grouped by last name, alphabetically, and they talk about "emotional intelligence" (a lot of "how do you feel about XX" circle time.) Thus, the free time is given up (and the free time seems a much more useful way to spend that time).

My child is not in HS yet but soon will be. [/quote]

There is usually one 20-30 minutes period in a day called “Mascot” time.  Eg Saxon time- as a previous PP noted for Langley. It is not the first period of the day.  It is in the middle of the day. Most schools, if not all, at on a black schedule so that they alternate between two different classes at the start of the day.  For example, there are 7 period in a day 1-7.  On day one, they will have 1,3,5 and 7 periods and on day two,then will have 2,4,6 and 7th periods.  The 7th period meets every day for a shorter amount of time.  Sometimes the period that meets every day is the 3rd period.  Senior year, some student do not have a 1st period class, some don’t have a 2nd period class, others still take 7 classes.

I haven’t don’t know what you mean by”Emotional Intelligence” programming - talk to your friends and see if there is another name for it.  It is definitely NOT called “circle time”.  They are not grouped by alphabet- they meet in one of their classes- Mascot time takes turns between Mascots Time 1, Mascot TIme 2.....  all correlating to the periods.  Plus, they are in classes of 30-35 students not 15. It has never been “free time”.   I also haven’t heard of the schools doing away with Mascot time, although it is probably within the Principal’s perview.   When my oldest was a freshman, Mascot time was once a week on Wednesday first period of the day- and most kids just skipped it and came in late.  So it was worthless. Then they switched it to the current daily 20-30minute class imbedded in the day.  Maybe they are tweaking that.  [/quote]

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