... experience class after class. It is a laborious "job" requiring total comprehension of lectures in a variety of subjects. Teachers assume that simply an hour lesson provides the pupil with total comprehension of the topic being taught and that the pupil is able to apply what he has learned through exams. A regular school day schedule consists of five or more subjects being taught which Sizer describes as "a kaleidoscope of worlds: [from] algebraic formulae to poetry to French verbs to Ping-Pong to the War of the Spanish Succession". Such wealth and abundance of knowledge and information can take a toll on a student. Stated goals should be clear and realistic, so that the student does not stress-out when finals arrive at the end of every quarter or semester. Students instead, should master a limited number of essential skills and areas of knowledge as opposed to overloading them with an ...

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