Washington has the best schedule out of all the public schools in San Francisco. There are short block periods and shorter school days on block days, compared to other schools like Galileo with three 100-minute block periods. The shorter block periods at Washington are easier to deal with than the two-hour classes because students can maintain focus in class easier than they can in long classes. With fewer classes each day, students can devote more time to doing extracurricular activities due to the flexible schedule.

     Block schedule at Washington give students and teachers a longer lunchtime, which benefits students who go off campus for lunch. This gives everybody more time to eat and relax. On Thursdays students get off at 1:00, which is special because certain schools like Lincoln get off at 2:17 on Thursdays.  On Wednesday, students with late schedule start school around 9:00, which students favor because they can sleep in a little that day.

     One thing that is negative about the block schedule is that on Thursday students and teachers have to go to school at 8:00, which is difficult for most students and teachers with late schedule. Other schools such as Lincoln, Balboa, and Galileo starts school at the same time everyday.

     Washington has a block schedule that benefits both staff and students, because it allows teachers to teach classes that cannot be taught during “A” schedule. Students can learn more on block days, and focus on only those classes on that particular day.

     Most schools have long block periods, which make it difficult for students to focus in class and teachers to teach. Washington does have the best block schedule out of all the other schools.