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[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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+1 Class of ‘96 here from FCPS. [i]This is what our high school did when they transitioned to block scheduling.[/i] They called one day the “anchor day.” Students would go to all periods for 45-50 min on this day. They made Mondays anchor days so teachers could set the assignments and tone for the week after the weekend. Then you had your block classes either M/W or T/Th. The next week it was the same.

I think absences are easier to deal with when you miss block days personally. You can miss Tuesday and Wednesday back to back and only miss only one whole set of classes vs two days of the same class.[/quote]

Ours too. I hated the anchor day but it was made up for by it only being once a week. It just felt short and harried with all the transitioning from class to class. But at least you had the same schedule every week.[/quote]

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