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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is changing that would eliminate the elective?[/quote]

They are considering moving from a block schedule to a standard seven period day. Because the magnet kids lose an elective to computer science, moving from eight classes to seven classes would mean they only get one elective. Kids in the comprehensive program would still have two electives.

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This is a backwards move, for sure. I think the whole county should shift to block schedule. It is so much better for kids to be able to plan HW completion over 2 days.[/quote]

If you've been in a classroom lately, you'd know that block scheduling is terrible especially in this day and age. Kids cannot focus for more than 30 minutes, those extra 15 feel like pulling teeth sometimes...90 minutes? Give me a break. [/quote]

I much prefer block days a a parent.[/quote]

How, as a parent, does it affect you? You're not the one going to school, sitting in 90 minute classes. Students HATE block scheduling. [/quote]

Students LOVE block scheduling![/quote]

Teacher here. Wrong on every level. All we hear are constant complaints about block scheduling from students. No complaints when I worked at a standard 7 day period, 43 minute class school. [/quote]

What are the complaints and are you at a magnet school?

My slow processing gifted kid prefers longer classes with fewer per day.

[b]Non-academic gives love running around the halls and unpacking and packing instead of engaging with class[/b]. [/quote]

Not a teacher, but my ADHD (inattentive type) kid would not be able to focus for that long. And she needs the movement breaks between classes. [/quote]

I love how the PP you replied to just had to get some BS jab in there in an attempt to make a point. Unreal.[/quote]

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