It is true that nothing that is worth
learning can be taught or learned in
the traditional 45 - or 50-minute
block that most schools employ.
Block scheduling is an alternative
way to break up the school day into
larger time segments that permit
students to enjoy a richer learning
experience. Another disadvantage to
the traditional school day is that it
divides up time according to subject
classifications like language arts,
mathematics, social studies, science
and art in ways that isolate these
subjects from each other and from
their natural richness as they are
encountered in real life. In this
sense, the word “multidisciplinary” is
just a fancy way of saying “real”