Here are a couple of interesting articles below from the NY Times:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E0DB1F31F933A25753C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5D91339F932A15753C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Two main ideas that keep coming up:
(1) block scheduling won't work if it just becomes a 55-minute class plus study hall
(2) teachers need training and time to figure out how to effectively teach within this modified schedule
See you all soon!
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That, and that Planning ahead is critical.
All too often, we (I?) try ideas which sound great, but don't plan every little nuance, and it's come back to bite us in the butt more than once.
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