Aki Benjamin
New Year’s resolutions are out. New semester resolutions are in
This year, Townsend Harris High School has initiated a new daily testing schedule in place of last year’s weekly schedule. There are a series of four different testing days: A, B, C, and D days. Only during their designated days, departments are able to give assessments. A days are for Social Studies, Classical Language, and Health. B days are for Modern Languages, Science, and Music. Finally, C days are for English, Math, and Art. This year’s schedule also introduces days in the cycle where no tests are allowed to be given. These days are called D days.
This schedule differs from last year’s schedule, in which assessments were assigned based on A, B, and C weeks. During that schedule, brief quizzes could be given on any day and there were no “D weeks” when tests could not be given.
The Classic asked students from each grade and one staff member to share perspectives on this year’s testing schedule and how it has affected their personal workload: