Taking eight classes in two days has disadvantages, also. Some schools favor block scheduling because it supposedly relieves the pressure on students attending seven classes per day. Moreover, under the present system, the total student load per teacher hovers around 150. With six classes to teach, even though class numbers may remain near 30, the total number of students assigned to a teacher could reach 180 or more. I pity the English teacher who sometimes spends from 10 to 20 minutes to grade each writing assignment.
Students enjoy block scheduling.
Administrators like block scheduling because it increases the number of classes for teachers from five to six per year, and fewer teachers would be needed. Perhaps the surplused secondary teachers can become recertified to teach in the primary grades, where an honest effort has been made to reduce class size. Enter words describing a concept or keywords.