A block schedule teaches four to five classes a day for a longer period of time. Class time varies from sixty-five to ninety minutes. The benefits of a block schedule include increased instructional time plus time for advanced and in- depth studies. Current educational research praises the block for higher success rates and better learning. In social studies, the added time means a topic can be finished before the bell.
Teachers can be more flexible and creative.
It is easier to do projects, labs and movies. Students see fewer teachers each day and can concentrate on those classes. Teachers see fewer students each day and can concentrate on those students. Pre-lecture book hunt Cabrini High School class of Ms. Lisa DuBus, New Orleans, Louisiana Photo by David Becker Strategies for effective block teaching center on breaking up the time. The current trends in education scream for varying instructional learning and appealing to different learning styles.