In a typical school day in the US

In a typical school day in the US, the students only have 84 minutes of actual learning time, that's less than an hour and a half each day. They are gone seven hours to receive less than an hour and a half of instruction and actual learning.

Several recent research studies have shown that for every 50 minute class period, only 28% of that time is spent in engaged learning. That means that for every subject in school, the students only spend about 14 minutes being taught or involved in learning activities. The rest of the time is wasted on lining up, changing classes or rooms, taking books out, putting books away, dealing with discipline issues, answering unimportant questions, handing out papers, handing out assignments, giving homework assignments, explaining what is expected and lecturing on topics unrelated to actual academic learning.

Here is what one classroom teacher writes in her weblog:
As individuals, with some notable exceptions, I like every one of my
180-or-so students this year. But en masse, they make me freakin9; crazy! They assume that any time there are not actual words coming from my mouth, they have permission to talk. I then spend 3 minutes getting everyone back on task, only to be interrupted by a request to sign something, a phone call, or a p.a. announcement.
Actual time spent teaching is probably 3% of the class period.

And after factoring in how much time is spent in repeating the same material over & over so that everyone gets it. I'd guess actual time spent in leaning something new is less than 1%.   Hawk

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