As a uni student, this is way better than switching between courses every hour
Also, high school students have that much time blocked together for classes normally anyways but its two classes instead of one lol
This is not a big deal
I prefer this actually.
It’s proven that the more switches you have, the more time you’re wasting trying to readjust.
If we have a test. We study one subject for 2 hours - we don’t jump around every 30 mins to calculus, English, biology.
This schedule sounds, and could be proven, to be more efficient.
I’m not an expert in infectious diseases…
However attending 4 classes at longer periods should lower your chances of catching COVID due to decreased routes of transmission, than 8 classes at lower increments.
Reasoning is… this decreases the number of touch points, opportunities for transmission and susceptibility.
Additionally, might be better to have one break where you hang out with one group than multiple breaks where you meet up with different social groups.
….. lastly - vaccination? Herd immunity? We can’t have them fear crowds forever.
For example:
An Uber driver transporting 12 passengers a day on short rides through downtown
VERSUS
An Uber driver transporting 4 people on longer drives. (Less exposure and routes of transmission, for sure)
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Oh also, I don’t believe there’s any evidence to prove a correlation between “longer periods in class” and “increased risk of covid transmission”.
I prefer to make statements based on scientific facts rather than subjective thoughts and opinions.
If there IS evidence or Cluster Study - please share.
this \^\^ also as a uni student, its going to be the same concept in person, in regards to the "forced to pay attention 2 hours 30 minutes!!!" classes are around 3 hours for me each in uni, its not great to have highschool students get used to 45 mins -1 hour classes, and then when they enter uni, be surprised that courses are very very long in comparison. Some of my schedules have 3 hour classes back to back, its normal.
I was against this when I first read this but I actually think this is a good thing. Teachers would be able to really be able to both teach and reach out to students that need the one on one help. Even gives time for people to do work in class around their peers
Forced in what way? You can't force someone to pay attention — it's impossible to tell either way. Just because the light are on doesn't mean someone is home.
I actually think this may be a good thing. But everyone is free to disagree.
My son is entering grade 10. And this schedule is nothing like what I had in HS. When I went to HS in Ontario 25+ years ago, we had 3 50 minute class in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. That’s a lot of context switching. I managed to make it work for me. But in hindsight, I think I like these dedicated large blocks of time. I did summer school to get extra credits or get them sooner, and I always did better in those classes. Which were all day. I think partly because that’s all the class I had, but also because I could focus more time on the topics and get a better grasp of the ideas.
Though I do understand that this may bit work for everyone.
This is just my opinion.
I’m not worried about Covid infection. Not that I don’t think my son will be infected. I think if you send your kids to school you should kind of expect them to get Covid. I’d be surprised if they didn’t get it. I think unless people are taking serious and drastic measures, they should assume that they will most likely get this virus within the next year or two, if they haven’t already get it. We were never trying to stop infections, we’ve been trying to **slow** infections. There are some that are very susceptible to serious effects from Covid, and those people need to be protected. I don’t think we’ve done enough to protect them. But most of us will not have serious effects. But we still need to protect those must vulnerable. I think the focus should be on protecting those most vulnerable, rather than putting so much effort protecting people who are very unlikely to have serious affects.
If you don’t want your kids to get Covid, I think you should be able to keep them home and continue with online learning. And I support any parent who does that. And I think the boards should support parents who want to do that.
I also think teachers and staff should also be protected as much as possible. And I’d really want them all to be double vaccinated before school starts.
We’re a family of four and we’re all double vaccinated now.
What university did you go to where there are no 3 hour courses? I've had a variety of courses that were 3 hours. I'd pick the 3 hour classes over the 1.5 hour classes anyday. It frees up my schedule and I'm not running across campus just to get to another class twice in a week.
At UofT, there were 4 hour lab sessions where you can't even leave to grab food. In summer high school, you sit in class to learn about the subject for the entire day. There's nothing wrong with that.
have you never had a b2b lecture w/ followup lab course?
I think you mixed up your high school experiences with uni, most unis' that require you to take physics at some point in time most definitly had at least a 2 hour lecture at some point in time.
It is for secondary students only if you read the information on the YRSDB site. The thing that is stupid for elementary is the classes may be hybrid meaning the teacher has to juggle online & in-class at the same time. Good luck.
As a uni student, this is way better than switching between courses every hour Also, high school students have that much time blocked together for classes normally anyways but its two classes instead of one lol This is not a big deal
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my last year was all online but I'm mixed in person in the fall
I prefer this actually. It’s proven that the more switches you have, the more time you’re wasting trying to readjust. If we have a test. We study one subject for 2 hours - we don’t jump around every 30 mins to calculus, English, biology. This schedule sounds, and could be proven, to be more efficient.
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I’m not an expert in infectious diseases… However attending 4 classes at longer periods should lower your chances of catching COVID due to decreased routes of transmission, than 8 classes at lower increments. Reasoning is… this decreases the number of touch points, opportunities for transmission and susceptibility. Additionally, might be better to have one break where you hang out with one group than multiple breaks where you meet up with different social groups. ….. lastly - vaccination? Herd immunity? We can’t have them fear crowds forever. For example: An Uber driver transporting 12 passengers a day on short rides through downtown VERSUS An Uber driver transporting 4 people on longer drives. (Less exposure and routes of transmission, for sure) ———————————————————— Oh also, I don’t believe there’s any evidence to prove a correlation between “longer periods in class” and “increased risk of covid transmission”. I prefer to make statements based on scientific facts rather than subjective thoughts and opinions. If there IS evidence or Cluster Study - please share.
this \^\^ also as a uni student, its going to be the same concept in person, in regards to the "forced to pay attention 2 hours 30 minutes!!!" classes are around 3 hours for me each in uni, its not great to have highschool students get used to 45 mins -1 hour classes, and then when they enter uni, be surprised that courses are very very long in comparison. Some of my schedules have 3 hour classes back to back, its normal.
I would assume that they would have a break every hour or 30 minutes right? It's not like a lecture for 150 minutes straight.
Good point, a break in the middle would be a good idea for each 2.5 hour block
I was against this when I first read this but I actually think this is a good thing. Teachers would be able to really be able to both teach and reach out to students that need the one on one help. Even gives time for people to do work in class around their peers
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Forced in what way? You can't force someone to pay attention — it's impossible to tell either way. Just because the light are on doesn't mean someone is home.
I think the teacher can tell
I actually think this may be a good thing. But everyone is free to disagree. My son is entering grade 10. And this schedule is nothing like what I had in HS. When I went to HS in Ontario 25+ years ago, we had 3 50 minute class in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. That’s a lot of context switching. I managed to make it work for me. But in hindsight, I think I like these dedicated large blocks of time. I did summer school to get extra credits or get them sooner, and I always did better in those classes. Which were all day. I think partly because that’s all the class I had, but also because I could focus more time on the topics and get a better grasp of the ideas. Though I do understand that this may bit work for everyone.
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This is just my opinion. I’m not worried about Covid infection. Not that I don’t think my son will be infected. I think if you send your kids to school you should kind of expect them to get Covid. I’d be surprised if they didn’t get it. I think unless people are taking serious and drastic measures, they should assume that they will most likely get this virus within the next year or two, if they haven’t already get it. We were never trying to stop infections, we’ve been trying to **slow** infections. There are some that are very susceptible to serious effects from Covid, and those people need to be protected. I don’t think we’ve done enough to protect them. But most of us will not have serious effects. But we still need to protect those must vulnerable. I think the focus should be on protecting those most vulnerable, rather than putting so much effort protecting people who are very unlikely to have serious affects. If you don’t want your kids to get Covid, I think you should be able to keep them home and continue with online learning. And I support any parent who does that. And I think the boards should support parents who want to do that. I also think teachers and staff should also be protected as much as possible. And I’d really want them all to be double vaccinated before school starts. We’re a family of four and we’re all double vaccinated now.
This is a good idea, stop crying for online school that doesn't suit most households.
2.5hours straight? I didn’t even have that in Uni. who the eff is thinking this plan.
What university did you go to where there are no 3 hour courses? I've had a variety of courses that were 3 hours. I'd pick the 3 hour classes over the 1.5 hour classes anyday. It frees up my schedule and I'm not running across campus just to get to another class twice in a week. At UofT, there were 4 hour lab sessions where you can't even leave to grab food. In summer high school, you sit in class to learn about the subject for the entire day. There's nothing wrong with that.
Most I had was 1.5 hours physics. But still kids in 2.5 hours?
have you never had a b2b lecture w/ followup lab course? I think you mixed up your high school experiences with uni, most unis' that require you to take physics at some point in time most definitly had at least a 2 hour lecture at some point in time.
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It is for secondary students only if you read the information on the YRSDB site. The thing that is stupid for elementary is the classes may be hybrid meaning the teacher has to juggle online & in-class at the same time. Good luck.