Comments on: KHS schedule change may be postponed http://elburnherald.com/14375/2010/10/29/khs-schedule-change-may-be-postponed/ Over 100 Years of Dedicated Service Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: RM http://elburnherald.com/14375/2010/10/29/khs-schedule-change-may-be-postponed/comment-page-1/#comment-532 RM Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:35:24 +0000 http://elburnherald.com/?p=14375#comment-532 Someone will be adversely affected regardless although it’s hard to believe it would make that much difference. I haven’t been a fan of the block schedule. It would be useful for science classes with labs but most classes don’t benefit because the extra time is squandered. The point is to teach more intensely and learn the material better. That hasn’t been happening and teachers freely admit they can’t teach or hold students’ attention for the whole block.

Students who complained earlier about the change were complaining about the prospect of more homework which would interfere with their sports and practices. Clearly they don’t understand the real purpose of an education. I did 4-6 hours of homework every night. I have 3 college degrees and make a great living doing something I enjoy. I don’t know that my kids will have that opportunity given the skewed learning process of block scheduling and the current condition of the economy.

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