schools abroad adopted the idea?
We have seen the damage that unproven theories of educational reform have done in the past, such as the “look-say” reading approach which gave us a generation of “disabled” readers. Parents seem to be aware that something is wrong (witness the popularity of home-remediation reading programs such as “Hooked on Phonics”, etc.). It would seem reasonable for some good research to be done to determine whether students who have a 45 minute class daily achieve differently from those who have 90 minute classes every other day. It also brings into question the effectiveness of block 4 scheduling, if the extra time is less productive, since these students would be receiving essentially the same number of classes (one semester vs. one year) with only the interval being a variable. We are very cautious about allowing new drugs on the market and require extensive testing to make sure that they are effective and do no harm before they are available to the general public. It seems that there are a su
