I'm forwarding your query to subscribers of an online forum about
alternative uses of school time (ra-time@hub.terc.edu), hoping that some
subscribers may be able to offer you advice from their experience and
research. -- Bob McLaughlin
On Sat, 8 Feb 1997 MaryWrite@aol.com wrote:
> I am interested in hearing from anyone about block scheduling of classes
> where half of a year's curriculum is taken in one semester and the other half
> is taken in the next. What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages?
>
> Concerns I have include:
>
> Continuity and retention - Let's say a high school student takes a math
> course first semester of her sophomore year and does not take another one
> until second semester of her junior year. What is the effect?
>
> Stress - Which is a higher stress situation for a student: concentrating on 6
> or 7 courses each semester for an entire year or concentrating on 4 courses
> per semester, but being required to complete a year's work within a
> semester's time?
>
> You may reply privately. I am going into a meeting on February 13 and would
> love to bring some anecdotal information with me. I've seen some research,
> but it looks to me like the jury is still out on this one.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mary Miller
> MaryWrite@aol.com
>