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[quote=Anonymous][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]

[b]It also seems to be more of a problem with this generation.[/b] 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]

Not surprised. In elementary school they shuttle them from thing to thing to thing every 2 seconds on the theory that "kids don't have an attention span" and if you're the kind of family that has higher expectations for your kid it is very annoying to the kids. I mean - they have recess as 10 and 20 minute blocks now. Kids can barely settle in and ever [b]try[/b] to pay attention to anything for any length of time in school, so they don't build up the stamina to do it.

Expect kids to pay attention longer younger - within reason of course - and they will learn. We've gone the opposite direction, actively shortening their attention span. Handing toddlers an iPad every time there's a 5 minute delay somewhere doesn't help, of course. But the educational establishment could fight back (not using ST Math and Lexia might help FCPS, hint hint)[/quote]
+1000[/quote]

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