By: Connor Breeding and Ben Adams
When it comes to next year’s new schedule, students are not sure what to think. The idea of longer classes and a unit lunch can seem overwhelming. Many students referred to the new schedule as “block scheduling” which caused confusion. Mr. Gravatt and Mrs. Black, both on the scheduling committee, were able to shed some light on the issue.
“To start, it’s not a block schedule. It’s a Rotating-Drop schedule” said Mr. Gravatt. Before the interview with Mr. Gravatt and Mrs. Black, we and many other students believed the new schedule was going to be a block schedule. By definition, a block schedule is when half of the year’s courses run during the first two marking periods, and the other half runs during the second marking period.
Mr. Gravatt was also able to comment on aspects of the schedule that will be beneficial to us as students: “It will move students and teachers in different patterns. Perhaps right now, 8th period is not your favorite period of your day. Well, first period may not be your favorite period of the day either. Now, that will no longer be allowed. You’ll be seeing that class at a different time during the day, which from a teacher’s perspective, and a student’s perspective, is a good thing. The unit lunch will afford everyone the opportunity to be off at the same time. So now if you’re struggling in a class, there’s no doubt that you and I are off at the same time; we’re all off.” He continued to explain benefits to the school; adding extended instruction time for teachers will help students who need a little more help in some classes.
Well there you have it; that’s the rotating drop schedule in a nutshell. Now, whether you like it or not, it’s definitely something you want to get used to because it doesn’t look like it’s leaving anytime soon. Who knows, give it a shot and your best effort and you might just grow to like it.
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