More people are going to class, because if you do miss a class, you really miss two days, which means you miss a lot. Tyler Griffin , ASB president. Still other students pointed out problems with the restructured time periods, saying that some teachers don't yet know how to allocate time to various topics. This causes teachers to have to cram in a lot at the end of the semester. Others were concerned about courses like math and world languages where the long layoff times of a semester or more could hinder their ability to get bavk on track the following year.
Parents see benefits to the new schedule as well.
For my son it's been a really good transition. From looking through the report cards, I think we've done a lot better with improving on the failure rate. Since kids only take four classes and not all of them are homework classes, they can focus better. It's taking a big effort on their part, although that should ease up after the first year. The teachers are buying into it and are putting in the effort because they want the changes to work.