[原创文章] 怎样看懂北美的课表

沃得前言：

      
       在国外读书，教学纲领和教学模式和国内的是有很多不同的。去过国外读书，要适应国外的课程节奏。今天让韩老师带我们一起来看看北美的课表是什么的样的，都是怎么安排的。这样在出国之前心里也就数了，希望对大家有帮助。
             
       给打算到北美读高中的同学带来一点小常识
      
       给大家介绍一下北美特有的：课程计划 Block scheduling

      

       大家现在看到的是我明年三月份的课程表，会有一些和在中国课程表不同的标识，比如说：表格里最上面标有Day1，Day2。

      
       这个就是被美国和加拿大很多中小学采用的Block scheduling根据公立高中教育局要求不同，每所学校的轮回也不太一样，比如我们学校就采取了八天一轮回，而我女儿的学校是五天一轮回，我儿子的学校是六天一轮回，这样安排上课，可以避免学生对于一学年使用同样的课表而产生了厌倦，对老师们也是相对公平的。
      
       上第一节课的老师不用一学年都要早起，而是每个人都有最早的课程，大家轮流。
      
       Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day (common in middle and high schools) (e.g. 4) Each class is scheduled for a longer period of time than normal (e.g. 90 minutes instead of 50). In one form of block scheduling, a single class will meet every day for a number of weeks, after which another class will take its place. In another form, daily classes rotate through a changing daily cycle.
      
       Blocks offer more concentrated experiences of subjects, with fewer classes daily. There may be less regular amounts of homework for any given class.
      
       Conversion to block scheduling became a relatively widespread trend in the 1990s for middle schools and high schools in the United States. Prior to that, many schools scheduled classes such that a student saw every one of their teachers each day. Classes were approximately 40–60 minutes long, but under block scheduling, they became approximately 90 minutes long.
      
       我们管这种轮流制 叫做rotation上面是比较详细的解释。在北美的高中，每节课的时间一般是50分钟到90分钟不等，3点半钟基本是学术课程的结束时间，2：50-3：30几乎是所有中小学的放学时间，而对于高中生来说，3：30以后是所有体育运动活动的时间，尤其是私校，各种运动俱乐部，名目繁多，有的学校多达30多种运动俱乐部，也是让人咋舌。在以后的介绍中，会详细为大家讲述一些北美高中特有的特色活动。