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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers need 4 classes a day rather than 5. 3 plannning/grading/other stuff periods would make a big difference. This is how private schools do it [/quote]

they also need classes with fewer kids. My kid doesn’t have fewer than 34 kids in any of his classes this year.  I don’t know how teachers manage that amount.  I never understand why there is such minimal complaint from parents in MCPS about class sizes.  All the energy seems to be sucked up by boundary changes and changes to special programs.[/quote]

How do you get smaller class sizes without additional teachers and additional space?[/quote]

My aunt told me that her high school had three shifts back in the 1950s. There was an early group that went 6-1, a middle group that went 9-4, and a late group that went 12-7. The first group had gym as their last period and the last group had it as their first. Otherwise, they didn’t really interact. It solved the space issue. This would also solve the issue of those students who need to sleep in. [/quote]

How many students? Students only need one year of gym and while most take it Freshman year not all do. Also, what was the course offerings?

This might be a good first idea but at lot has changed about schools since 1950. For instance the number and types of courses and the number and types of activities. Some scheduling and logistics things need to be taken into account. First bus drivers would now need to do multiple HS runs. Second, schools would have to open much earlier and remain open much later.  Third, Extracurricular activities, which many now meet during lunch would have to be moved to a point where schedules overlap or meet multiple times. Fourth, Course scheduling would have to allow for all courses to be taught multiple times per day or slated for specific hours. Fifth, what time would counselors cover. Sixth, depending on how the above is handled, more teachers might still be needed.[/quote]

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