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Tutorial should be converted into social time

Tutorial should be converted into social time

Jenny Ries, Staff Writer March 26, 2018
For 9th graders trying to work in the library, the social nature of Tutorial for everyone else makes the task impossible.
A student falls asleep during a long, laborious class period of the block-schedule. The trendy block schedule allows too much time for students and teachers to drift into unproductivity. During the eight-period day, students’ minds remain alert and occupied by changing environments and consistent day-to-day routines.

Schedule with shorter periods strengthens study and social patterns

Andrew Johnson, Staff Writer March 27, 2016
Students that use the eight period schedule are on a faster track to reaching their academic potential.
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