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nxiously checking her schedule for the eleventh

time that morning, the new freshman confirmed

her first class of the day--a block English class.

As freshman Sara Nicklen found a seat, she

wondered whether she would like staying in the

same classroom, studying the same subject for

two periods.

Many underclassmen fa~ed the challenge

of block classes. In past years this class format

was optional, but today, students weren't always
Mandatory block classes
able to make this decision. Learning to GIVE &
brought some com-
TAKE wasn't easy for many students. Part of
plaints, but they also pro-
high school was getting the chance to make one's
vided an opportunity to
own decisions, but sometimes students had to
learn in a new way.
give up that choice and take a block class.

While some op-

posed block classes,

others benefitted from

them. "I like my blocked English class be-

cause I get it over with in half the time. I feel like

I learn more, get less homework, and receive

more individualized attention from my teacher,"

Nicklen said.

Balancing schedules with both block and

regular classes was a difficult adjustment for

some, but it brought a new way of learning to the

students who were willing to GIVE & TAKE. '' Give & Take S