In a typical school day in the US

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In a typical school day in the US, the students

only have 84

minutes of actual learning time, that's less than an hour and a half

each day. They are gone seven hours to receive less than an hour and a

half of instruction and

actual learning.

 

Several recent research studies have shown that for every 50

minute class period, only 28% of that time is spent in engaged learning. That

means that for every subject in school, the students only spend about 14

minutes being taught or involved in learning activities. The rest of the time

is wasted on lining up, changing classes or rooms, taking books out, putting

books away, dealing with discipline issues, answering unimportant questions,

handing out papers, handing out assignments, giving homework assignments, explaining

what is expected and lecturing on topics unrelated to actual academic learning.

Here is what one classroom teacher writes in her weblog:

As individuals, with some notable exceptions, I like every one of my

180-or-so students this year. But en masse, they make me freakin' crazy! They

assume that any time there are not actual words coming from my mouth, they have

permission to talk. I then spend 3 minutes getting everyone back on task, only

to be interrupted by a request to sign something, a phone call, or a p.a.

announcement.

Actual time spent teaching is probably 3% of the class

period.

And after factoring in how much time is spent in repeating

the same material over & over so that everyone gets it. I'd guess actual

time spent in leaning something new is less than 1%. Hawk

 

 

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