However, in spite of all these advantages, there are still some critics who would like to see the system abandoned. Most of these are parents who have had no firsthand experience with block scheduling. Mostly parents fear that with the longer periods, high school will become more like college, and they don't believe that their children are ready to handle that. However, making high school more like college is actually beneficial to the students. It will be a transition phase, and students will be better prepared to enter college.
Pros outweigh cons Obviously, block scheduling is a good idea.
Hopefully, educational leaders will continue to listen to them and not to the uninformed parents who fight so vehemently to have it taken out of our schools. For most students a dream come true would be seeing their school become better acquainted with a wrecking ball. Block scheduling won't turn high school into heaven on earth for students and teachers, but it is an improvement over the old system. And as anyone who's ever been to high school can tell you, there's always room for improvement.