Student Teaching at El Camino

I did my first semester at El Camino and witnessed a traditional bell schedule. This traditional schedule consisted of six periods of roughly 60 minute time intervals. The day started at 7:30 and ended at 2:18 with seven minute passing periods. On Wednesdays it was late start, so the students started at 8:00 am. I liked this because it made the day very structured and the periods were short. It was not confusing and I liked seeing the same students every day. Drawbacks were that homework could not be assigned for the next day. Students could have obligations that needed to be taken into consideration. Sometimes the short period felt like I could not get all the material covered. Overall, I like traditional bell schedules but also see how block periods can be beneficial.