6 Hour School Hours

The time is 7:05. You know your alarm is about to go off. All of a sudden your stomach sinks. You forgot to do your three pages of algebra homework. This is a feeling all too familiar for the students of East Jordan Middle High School. This is due to the poor scheduling job. With a 7 hour schedule students are overwhelmed with ideas and thoughts in their head, and they cannot easily transition so quickly from one idea to the next. They also have trouble remembering their homework. With a 6 hour school schedule, it will fix this problem.The school could switch to a 6 hour schedule by eliminating one class from the schedule completely. Students would only have 6 classes not seven. East Jordan Middle High School must switch to a 6 hour class schedule
To begin, with more time in class students have much more time in class to ask questions. In class with only having 49 minutes teachers do not have enough time in class to get through everything they need to and still answer students questions. Asking questions is a important part in the learning process and is one of the key ways to learn. Therefore a 6 hour block will improve learning. Also, a 6 hour block will improve students grades. EJMHS students do not have the best grades. In fact this year on the NWEA testing there was almost a 20 point difference in understanding reading, and reading. This is a big issue. Students need more time in class to learn more. They do not have enough time in class to learn as much as they can and sometimes they are quizzed on subjectsthey haven't learned enough of. If students are able to have more time in class students will be able to take more in during class and be able to keep up. It is also hard to keep up at the pace that some of the teachers are going at now. Sometimes students end up just writing down the shorthand of what the teacher says and they don't ask questions on what they are confused on. Students need to be able to ask questions, if teachers are going 100 miles per hour in class the students are more focused on writing down what the
It will improve the schedule because it will eliminate unneeded electives, sync with other schools schedules, and extend prep hour. It will improve learning by giving the students the ability to ask questions, improve grades, and stay caught up. It will improve productivity by more time to grade and more time to learn. As a East Jordan public school board member, you have the power to overall improve schooling for the students. The 7 hour school schedule does not work. The school board members must change the schedule so there are only 6 classes in one day and only 6 classes for each student's schedule. It is the school board member’s job to make sure that students are getting all the education that they need in the best way possible. It makes the most sense to schedule classes this way. This schedule allows for a better learning experience and a healthier schedule for the student body. So please, for the benefit of the student body, pick the obvious choice, and switch to a 6 hour