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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - I like the point about tests being spread out and more time to complete homework. It just really stinks when you miss a class.

[b]I like the idea of doing block scheduling 4 days a week and one day with all the classes. [/b]

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Why? My first thought as a teacher is this is the day I’ll give the test.  They rarely need an entire block.  Your kid might have 3, 4 or 5+ tests on a day if others think the same.   I’m glad my school doesn’t have this schedule.  [/quote]

How are your tests not taking the entire block?  How are you asking any meaningful questions?  The AP exams are 3 hours, it makes sense for unit tests to take close to 90 minutes.[/quote]

At our HS, 9th graders cannot take AP classes.  And neither can MS students, who also have block scheduling.

Block scheduling may be appropriate for juniors and seniors - but not for younger students.  [/quote]

It also seems to be more of a problem with this generation. I’ve been teaching MS for 15 years, and it was less of a problem when I first starting teaching…the complaining alone is so annoying.[/quote]

There are lots of things that lower elementary does that actively teaches away from attention span and focus (and current parenting).  It's not surprising that students have more of a problem now than they used to.  [/quote]

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