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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
A Debate On Class Schedules
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Educators at Shiloh High School in Gwinnett County recently decided to do away with their longtime use of block schedules, a way to structure classes that more closely resembles college.
With block schedules, students’ classes last longer, but don’t meet every day — unlike a traditional schedule where pupils take the same classes all week for shorter periods.
According to AJC reporter Laura Diamond’s story, about half of Georgia’s high schools use block schedules.
A committee at Shiloh decided to move back to a traditional schedule in 2008 because the members decided that students weren’t getting enough face time with teachers. But other Gwinnett campuses are sticking with the blocks, which can allow students to fit more classes into their school year.
I’m unsure on this one. So you tell me what’s better: a traditional schedule or a block schedule?
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