Block scheduling

difference in their educational experience. A student’s day consists him/her going to class and listening to a teacher for minutes on end. Two types of schedules, modular and block, have become controversial in the world of education. According to Marla M. Mondie, in her article titled, “Teaching on the Block: A Model for Pre-Service Teachers”, “Block schedule is rooted in J. Lloyd Trump’s 1959 Flexible Modular Scheduling Design” (Mondie 3). The plan originally called for class to have a 40 minute lecture, 20 minute help session and a 100 minute lab each week (Mondie 3). Other classes would be shorter, about 20 or 30 minutes. Furthermore,…

are popping up all over the world. In schools and communities across America, non traditional school schedules have been debated and tested in the last two decades. These schedules include but are not limited to block scheduling and year long schedule. Each schedule has its own advantages and disadvantages. Block scheduling has longer class periods that meet fewer times each day and week. Most schools with block schedules…

in class. Many schools are switching to block scheduling due to higher rates of success in students, but not all have switched over. Block scheduling will allow students more time to complete assignments and will allow teachers more opportunities to better teach their students as well. Schools should switch over to block scheduling because it will better prepare their students for the future, and will most likely affect their grades in a positive way. Block scheduling allows students the…

Block scheduling is important for not only the students, but the teachers. Teachers are able to have time for individualized instruction and interaction with students because they see fewer during the day. For curriculum purposes, teachers can incorporate longer cooperative learning activities to be completed in one class period. Teachers have extended time for planning and can potentially have a planning period daily instead of being told designated dates and times. With their planning periods,…

Those in opposition of block scheduling argue that specific classes need to held continuously throughout the year in order to reinforce the curriculum. Classes such as mathematics and college level classes are rigorous courses that require extensive focus and practice. As Mark Stern a math professor at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina explains,"It takes more focus to follow something like a math class… It's easier to get people to sit around and talk about Shakespeare for 90 minutes…

“If you don 't have time to read, you don 't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King. A block schedule would be a solution for any school to change the way they organize their school day. It can change in the classes offered to select students, or include the extra-curricular activities that they will offer. They also will vary in the ways that they will schedule a school day. For example, they are able to choose the start and end times of the days, the time for…

Block scheduling is more beneficial to students’ education. It gives the students more time to understand the material that is given, improves grades, as well as reduces disciplinary actions. As with everything some down falls, such as student’s attention span is less and problem with standardize testing. After dealing with block scheduling for a few years you will understand the concept and what works for your school better. With block scheduling you, have 85 to 90 minutes of class each day…

Block Scheduling In 1959, J. Lloyd Trump, an associate secretary of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, said the traditional high school schedule was flawed and ought to be changed. Under a modular schedule, the school day would be broken up into twenty-minute-long periods, which could be combined to create longer periods as necessary. For an example, a physics class could be sixty minutes and a history class could be twenty minutes long. The idea behind that strategy was…

Evidently, stress in high schools are rising due to the arduous pressure and it is taking an immense toll on both scholars and the U.S.A.'s education. A study done in the beginning of 1980s revealed that U.S. schools were behind in their education which in turn provoked concerns and exploration of new systems ("Block Scheduling in Schools"). The National Education Association narrowed down the cause to be the usage of time spent in school and many districts are determined to adapt their school…

Processes and Threads In 1965, a man by the name of Gordon Moore who was the cofounder of Intel noticed that the number of transistors per square inch had nearly doubled every year since the integrated circuit was invented. He predicted that this would be the case for years to come. But the pace has slowed down with the limitations of massive transistors in a small space emitting so much heat and with the speed limit of the electron, being the speed of light that his prediction has been limited…