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- From: hrubin@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin)
- Subject: Re: Block Schedule
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- Organization: Purdue University Statistics Department
- References: <1992Nov23.230743.781@mwc.vak12ed.edu>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:22:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.230743.781@mwc.vak12ed.edu> bcarroll@mwc.vak12ed.edu (Brian F. Carroll) writes:
- >Our high school is currently looking at a 4 block schedule for
- >next year....90 min. classes. I would like to hear from anyone
- >who can speak about the transition from a 7 period day to a 4
- >period day. Let me know. Thanks.
-
- Don't consider it at all! If you are giving decent material, 90 minutes
- is far too long! Except for a real seminar course, I put in the extra
- time and reject 75 minute classes. Give reasonable amounts of material,
- and time to think. And stress thinking, nor routine!
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- Herman Rubin, Dept. of Statistics, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN47907-1399
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