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Re: Block Scheduling!?



A quick reply to both:

Our school adopted the bolck years ago to be at the forefront of the movement. It
was an ego, testosterone move, but has worked well. We have found the actual need
for more staff because of the block. I believe that the "reason" you seek is that
it is a movement that has quite a bit of momentum, and although there are reasons
for and against, it helps define "reform"

As far a timing and pacing, I am a HS teacher, but I spend the first 40% of the
course on mechanics, and another 30% on E and M. The rest is a smattering of
thermo, waves, nuke, and modern.

Pat

Chuck Britton wrote:

Welcome to the wonderful world of Block Scheduling.

Just out of curiosity, I'm taking an informal poll of teachers such
as yourself.

Has the 'administration' of your system been able to convince
themselves of Block Scheduling's value by needing to hire FEWER
teachers for the same number of students in a given year??

If THIS isn't their reason I wonder what IS?!?!?!

At 8:18 AM -0500 9/27/99, Arlyn DeBruyckere wrote:
As a high school teacher making a transition of 173 class days with 50 minutes
per day (144 hours per year) to 86 class days with 85 minutes per
day (121 hours
per year) I'd like some advice from the "1st year college" physics
educators on
what I should cut out of my curriculum. This is for a physics class (usually
11th & 12 graders) that is designed for students planning on scientific type
careers. From what I've been hearing on this list lately it seems like a good
background in kinematics and dynamics (both 1 and 2 dimensional) would be
fundamental for success in college physics. What else? What kind of time
recommendations do you have.

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