Block scheduling vs 7 period day

PackMom
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:59:26 +0000

For years, our sch. did “A Day/B day” scheduling…4 (90 minute) classes on A Day and 4 different classes on B Day. So one week would have 3 "A Days "and 2 “B days” and then the next week vice versa. Some AP’s were doubleblocked. The kids liked having 2 days to get homework done but the constantly changing schedule was confusing.

Two years ago we switched to semesters…4 (90 minute) classes per day followed by 4 different ones in the spring. I think the kids had a lot of down time in the classes to do homework. All AP’s remain on the A/B schedule making tough to take 1 or 3 AP’s because a class has to be found for the other day to balance the schedule…more confusion.

I think part of the reason for the change was to allow the students who failed a core course in the Fall to be able to re-take in the spring and stay on track to graduate. The latest report in our newpspaper says it’s not working.
The percentage of kids graduating in 4 years is on the decline. Our system requires 28 credits to graduate.