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Very interesting. I often felt this way as a teacher, but also felt I couldn't do anything about it. Especially when I taught 7th grade. I just found that I had more success when students had fewer freedoms. The minute that I allowed them to interact with each other, learning decreased. Like the author, I did have them stretch from time to time. Some days I couldn't even stand it. But with 35 students who had a home environment that was often iffy, at best, discipline was always an issue.
I think what she has done is meaningful, though. I remember being bored out of my skull in high school.
I would hate to be in a class that implemented the suggestions. Yes, some people want to get up and move around. Some people want a ton of interaction. However, some people (including teenagers) would despise that. There is no one size fits all solution.
I would hate to be in a class that implemented the suggestions. Yes, some people want to get up and move around. Some people want a ton of interaction. However, some people (including teenagers) would despise that. There is no one size fits all solution.
That is true, but there has to be some kind of standard structure for a class full of 30 kids. What I found shocking is that so many schools go to lunch before 11:00 AM. I did in high school as well. I was barely hungry, waited in the lunch line a long time, and by the time I got my lunch, only had 15 or fewer minutes to eat it. Then by the time school was over, I was extremely hungry and ate another meal at home before dinner.
I would do away with is homework. It's just a waste of time, IMO, and I don't think kids should have the equivalent of a full time job being in school, taking the bus, and doing homework, especially since the latest studies indicate homework doesn't seem to benefit them. Also, many high schoolers have outside jobs and/or extracurricular activites on top of school. It makes for a very long, exhausting week for them.
Why is the schedule at that school set up for only 4 classes/day? Why are the class hours 1-1/2 hours? How can students be expected to sit through 1-1/2 hr. classes? Is that normal, or was that a special school she was in? 4 classes/day leaves no time for electives. It's only enough for a basic college-prep curriculum. What gives?
Why is the schedule at that school set up for only 4 classes/day? Why are the class hours 1-1/2 hours? How can students be expected to sit through 1-1/2 hr. classes? Is that normal, or was that a special school she was in? 4 classes/day leaves no time for electives. It's only enough for a basic college-prep curriculum. What gives?
4 classes a day in many schools means taking 8 classes at a time. They have longer classes but every other day. It's more similar to how many college classes are.
Why is the schedule at that school set up for only 4 classes/day? Why are the class hours 1-1/2 hours? How can students be expected to sit through 1-1/2 hr. classes? Is that normal, or was that a special school she was in? 4 classes/day leaves no time for electives. It's only enough for a basic college-prep curriculum. What gives?
We call that Block Scheduling. I'm not much of a fan of it, but that's topic of another thread.
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