Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day
    Posted by: Newly Admin on 6/15/15
    () Comments

    On 5/14/15, M. Doornweerd wrote:
    > With so much emphasis being placed on providing more "rigor" in
    > the classrooms, one should infer that students will not be able to
    > achieve this in a schedule that includes 8, or even 7 periods per
    > day. Rigor is not necessarily the content that teachers are
    > providing, but the end result that students are getting to....and
    > this takes time! If there are more periods in a day, then they are
    > clearly shorter periods. This will not allow enough time for
    > teachers to foster deep discussion and encourage critical thinking
    > about learning content. Students (and teachers) need less periods
    > per day, so that students are more likely to delve deeper into the
    > lessons, and thus insightful learning, and "rigor" will likely ensue.
    >
    > On 3/12/15, Even 7 is too many.. wrote:
    >> 8 periods is insane, because the classes are too short to
    >> do anything; kids in high school don't need to take 8
    >> classes, either..that is expecting too much work from them.
    >> On 10/31/14, Renee Clemmons wrote:
    >>> Advice please! I need a list of pros and cons on the
    >> topic of
    >>> 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day.
    >>>
    >>> Pros/Cons for teachers
    >>> Pros/Cons for students
    >>>
    >>> My district is looking into moving to 8 periods a day.
    >>>
    >>> Thanks in advance!!

    I agree that it is difficult to teach rigor in a short time span. I
    would rather have students move to a block schedule so that
    teachers are able to advance their students skills. I envision a
    schedule with five periods a day. This will also allow teachers to
    collaborate with each other and team teach. Subjects do not need to
    be separated because teachers are capable of developing a lesson
    that encompasses different subjects. The business world is a team
    approach because they have meetings that they use to generate and
    bounce ideas from one another. I think teaching can move to a team
    approach and this will increase more rigor into the classroom.


    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 10/31/14, by Renee Clemmons.
  • Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 11/01/14, by Old Teacher.
  • Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 3/12/15, by Even 7 is too many...
  • Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 3/12/15, by Cal-Kid.
  • Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 5/14/15, by M. Doornweerd.
  • Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 6/15/15, by Newly Admin.
  • Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 6/15/15, by Lotusseeds.
  • Re: 7 periods a day versus 8 periods a day, 6/15/15, by question for Newly Admin.