tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4755637818606819433.post659977564452128925..comments2023-11-03T06:14:28.420-07:00Comments on Education Blog: Four Day School WeeksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4755637818606819433.post-1861598804539786842011-03-16T13:32:03.703-07:002011-03-16T13:32:03.703-07:00This reminds me of what my college did in an attem...This reminds me of what my college did in an attempt to deal with budget cuts: The College cut 1 day of instruction from each semester and deemed that students would have to make this day up with "Experiential Learning," meaning learning outside the classroom. This experiential learning would have to relate to the classes you took (ie: for my art classes, we could go to gallery openings, for history classes, visit a museum, etc...) Professors had to make sure that students completed 3 hours of experiential learning (ie: have students write a 1 page paper about their experience), but they weren't allowed to grade it. <br /><br />Many students and professors alike regarded this practice as ridiculous and treated it without much enthusiasm or effort. Many students would only visit exhibits online and write their paper based on this virtual experience rather than visiting the place in person. And professors were bound to accept almost anything as "experiential learning" regardless of how tedious the link was between their class and the "experience" was.Alisandra Wederichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329655742889464126noreply@blogger.com