Milford High Expected to Drop Block Schedule
After more than 10 years, Milford High School is preparing to drop the nearly 90-minute classes of the "block" schedule, and return to a more traditional schedule.
Milford High School is expected to introduce a traditional six class-a-day schedule for students this coming school year, if negotiations between the school committee and teachers are completed soon. The schedule would reintroduce a more traditional 57-minute class period, with students taking six classes a day. The schedule would rotate every few days, so they wouldn't be taking the same six classes each week. And the classes would be a year long, stretching out over the two semesters. [See attached PDF for a sample schedule] What is now in place at Milford High is a four-by-four "block schedule," in which students take just four classes a day, but the classes are nearly 90 minutes long, and most are completed in a single semester. Block …
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2:03 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
The block class is a little long given peoples and students span of attention. Longer classes can be less productive. Even in college, some of the longer classes lost the audience after an hour. You can sit and watch a movie for 1.5-2.0 hours but many classes become boring or students tire before its over, especially if it is a class that you are less interested in. No stats or studies, just … more ›