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Introduction
A common issue in American high schools today is the time allotted for class instruction. Many instructors complain that there just is not enough time to cover all the material required of their subject curriculum in 50 to 60 minutes a day. For the past 150 years, American public schools have held time constant and let learning vary (Lawrence, 2000). Block scheduling is a readjustment in the way time is divided within the school day in order to provide longer instructional blocks of time for teachers and students (Nichols, 2005). In departure from the traditional scheduling of six to eight fifty-minute classes per day for two semesters, block scheduling allows students to take four classes in ninety-minute blocks each day for one semester. Larger blocks of time allow for a more flexible and productive classroom environment, along with more opportunities for using varied and interactive teaching methods.

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