Traditional Vs Block Scheduling Research

High schools throughout the world are predominately set up in 2 ways, traditional schedule or block schedule. Traditional scheduling requires students to take six to eight classes a day while block scheduling only requires students to take four classes a day. Block schedule is still a fairly new concept that has been integrated into many schools over the past fifteen years. Block scheduling consists of eight classes total that students take in increments of four two hour classes a semester. Traditional scheduling consists of six to eight classes that last anywhere from forty-five to fifty-five minutes that students take all year. I personally have been to many different schools so I have experienced both schedules first hand. In my opinion, I firmly believe that block scheduling is much more

Having only four classes a day, students have less homework and less material to study each night. With the extra time, students can go to sleep earlier so they are more prepared for the upcoming day. Not only is block schedule less stress on the students, but for the teachers as well. Since teachers have fewer classes to teach, they have half the grading than those of traditional scheduling. Teachers are also provided with longer planning periods, so they can use the extra time to come up with new and improved ways of conveying their material to their classes.

Since there is more time in each class, teachers can go more in depth into their subjects. With two hours rather than forty-five to fifty-five, teachers can properly get their point across and go deeper into the topic so students can understand it more accurately. This also provides for more one-on-one teaching. With less students and more class time, teachers can help more students individually if needed. Also going more in depth in longer classes gives students a better feel of what college will be like in the near