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I am a MHS 2012 graduate. I never got to experience the block schedule while I was there but I do agree and understand how the block schedule positively impacts the students and the staff. I personally probably would have done better in school if I had the longer classes. Please think about the students and staff in this situation. It wouldn’t be a fair decision for everyone. And if this discussion was brought up due to students skipping, it won’t make a difference. If a student is going to skip school, they’ll do just that, regardless of the schedule. I really hope this idea is thought out well before the decision is made.
Brooklyn supported: Maintain Block Schedule System in MHS Instead of Returning to Traditional ScheduleI have also attended MHS with both regular schedules and block schedules, with the block schedules I was able to focus more in my classes and get more of my work done which meant I didn’t have as much homework to take home, this meant I could focus my time out side of school on my family, work, sports, and spending time just being a kid with friends who don’t last forever, once high school is over everyone goes their separate ways and everyone wishes that they had more time to just be a kid before adulthood takes over.
Katie supported: Maintain Block Schedule System in MHS Instead of Returning to Traditional ScheduleAdding more periods to the school day with shorter class periods will only do harm to Modoc High School, not good. It would be doing a disservice to both the faculty and students at MHS. Imagine going from having a flexible 130 minute class period, to not even a third of it! Students grades would fall more than ever, and students would restrain from participating in any sports. I myself am apart of the Student Site Council, and the schools' main issue is averaging for better test scores and encouraging students to come to school! Imagine what would happen to our already low numbers? What student would want to struggle with every aspect of class in the day crunched into just 40 minutes each? Imagine how many student athletes would be unable to participate in sports. Already students at MHS struggle to keep their grades up, now imagine cutting their oporunative time to forty minutes! Not to mention, HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL CLASSES need more than forty minutes! When has a food/cooking class only needed less than 40 minutes to require a class of 20 kids to make a meal? Since when has it taken less than 40 minutes for a class to complete a science lab or take a history test? How well do you think the students will succeed with P.E. when it takes 10 minutes to dress down and 5 to do role call? That is almost half of the entire class! Last but not least, the blatant disrespect for the genuine well being and opinions of both students and staff at MHS is disgusting. Our community needs to hear our voices, especially when it's immediately affecting us!
Jayden supported: Maintain Block Schedule System in MHS Instead of Returning to Traditional ScheduleAs a person who has attended schools with both block schedules and traditional schedules, in many ways I prefer the block schedule. The stress if school already greatly effects the mass if the students who hope for a successful future. Having only half of your classes in one day rather than all at once has helped me greatly. I'm able to have longer time to work in things I struggle with rather than having to turn in it immediately the next day. As well as the added addition of the minimum days with all of the classes, every Wednesday would be inefficient. If the minimum Wednesday days were not mandatory this schoolboard decision might have more beneficial weight behind it. However in the schools current state this would not work. Furthermore with how I've seen and experienced the function if the students, Block schedules give the students less stress, more time to live their life before the impending adulthood ,their last years, and more time to work on what they need.
Katherine supported: Maintain Block Schedule System in MHS Instead of Returning to Traditional ScheduleI’ve attended high school on both a traditional bell and a block schedule. Having longer classes through block schedule allows students to learn without cramming their education into shorter periods so they can focus on comprehending material.
Alex supported: Maintain Block Schedule System in MHS Instead of Returning to Traditional ScheduleAdding more classes will be more stressful for not only students, but also teachers, I heard they are mainly doing this because students are skipping and also because teachers also are struggling to get to class to class switching from the middle school to the high school, that’s not gonna stop students from skipping, if they had more staff it wouldn’t be a problem, I think adding more classes is just gonna be stressful since we are constantly getting into harder classes every year, if half our school can’t even maintain 4 classes how are they going to maintain 7? We need to realize 4 long classes might be boring but at least we have the time to get work done. Teachers who have to run back and forth from the middle to the high school should have a certain schedule which allows them a break to prepare to be able to move from the middle school to the high school, it’s unfair to the teachers they have to go back and forth. This is coming from a 10th grade student who is very stressed with school enough we don’t need to stack more classes on classes or more work on work, thank you.
Krista supported: Maintain Block Schedule System in MHS Instead of Returning to Traditional ScheduleFor magnet students, one elective is already taken by CompSci, so since their parents/guardians will most likely force them to take a language for the 1 remaining slot, they won't be able to register for any other electives. So, they'd be missing out on a lot and have a way less fun MS experience because personally, I really enjoyed the electives I took in 6th and 7th grade; they were really interesting and a great break during the school day. Secondly, imagine how much less academic content teachers are going to be able to get through in their classes if each period is only 45 minutes long! That's a huge downside you can't ignore if TPMS implements this; considering how many times students disrupt class and all, classes will likely barely make it through anything during the period. And the day will feel so much more rushed! And, more periods per day means students moving more frequently, which means there'll probably be way more student disturbances and chaos in the hallways, thus requiring way more daily hallway supervision than there already is!
Hannah supported: No 7-period schedule!I really want to do the fun electives that I have the chance to do as a kid. Before we know it, we will be grown up and not have anywhere close to as many chances as the amount that we have now. I am lucky and my parents may not force me to take a language course but I know many kids are not as lucky. Even if I take band 3 again next year, it will still be very hard for me because at some point I will have to take another language class, and in the at least one year that I will have missed, I know I will have forgotten a TON! NOT EVEN DUOLINGO WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE ME! In the long run, I think that this will negatively impact almost every magnet student and probably some other non-magnet students too. It would be even worse if we go to 45 minute classes so I pray that does not happen. This is a very big disappointment, and I hope that this feedback is heard. I know the teachers have their side of the story too, but this probably will negatively affect many of the elective teachers because everyone will only be taking CompSci and a language class. I hope that we can find a compromise or at least a better outcome... dang I just typed a ton. Anyways, I hope our point gets across and we can do something or have more of a say in this change.
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Timothy supported: No 7-period schedule!As a parent who will have a child at masuk in a couple of years, I’m really sad to hear that they are planning to get rid of Flex Time. I think this setup is one of the number one things that sets Monroe schools apart from other districts in our area. I hear current high schools talk about how valuable that time is to them all the time.
Stacy supported: Save The Block Schedule At MasukAs a parent of a freshman at Masuk, I have seen my son thrive with the block schedule. Transitioning from 1-8 in Middle School to 1-4/5-8 has made such a difference in his day to day stress level and ability to get all the work done. I hope the block schedule is reconsidered!
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