Q: Why test a split session rather than add another school hour?
Ari Deth: The slate room is already promised to apprentices after the work bell. Families asked for language lessons at the same time. We can make two shorter sessions and record who is able to attend each one, but we cannot pretend the room or the teaching pair is available twice at once.
Q: What will the attendance marks tell you?
Ari Deth: Whether the first or second half fits a person’s shift and trip home. They will not tell us whether a lesson was understood. I want the rota to show who was present, and the teachers’ notes to show which work was finished.
Q: Could the change favor one group?
Ari Deth: Yes. Someone who crosses the city after a late shift may miss the first half. An apprentice waiting for the bench may be unable to stay for the second. That is why the trial needs the two sets of marks and a way for people to tell us what they could not reach.
Q: What happens after the test?
Ari Deth: The school table will compare the rota with the slates and ask students from both groups. If the record only shows that a session was held, it will not tell the next teacher whether the schedule served the room.
