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lived in USSR till 1993 and never heard about two shift schools... interesting

• iso1210 6y ago
  USSR ceased to be a political entity in 1991, but that nitpick aside, it still happens in Russia. It's not ubiquitous but it's not rare - about 20% of schools > There were 13,100 double shift and 75 triple shift schools in 2007–2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Russia There's a UNESCO report on double shift shcools > In South Africa and Namibia, double-shift schooling is called ‘platooning’ – a term which echoes a usage in the USA dating from 1920 (Kleinhans, 2002: 10). > In Zimbabwe, double-session schooling is also called ‘hot seating’ because the school seats are said never to have time to cool down > Double-shift schooling is most common in poor countries. Financial pressures in these countries are so severe that administrators are forced to investigate all ways to minimize costs. But all administrators wish to maximize cost-effectiveness. For this reason, double shifts are also used in relatively prosperous countries such as Brazil https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000163606 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000163606
  • umanwizard 6y ago
    It’s common in Mexico also.
  • animal531 6y ago
    I'm from South Africa and have never heard of it. But if anything I think it's a great idea to make more efficient use of school funding, physical resources etc.
• balfirevic 6y ago
  In Croatia most of the schools run in two shifts, with pupils switching shifts every week. I would have probably died if I had to go at 8 AM every week.