Why Schoolers Should Not Study Hall

Words: 624

Pages: 3

Open Document

At the high school level students are expected to go through a 7 period day with 55 minute classes at least, where I am from. High school students in particular juniors and seniors have it the worse because they want to hang out with friends or even do an afterschool activity but, with the sea of homework and college applications there is not much of a social life. I support individuality and schools should as well, students aren’t prisoners; you see college students and people aren’t like “they’re being conformed or “It’s like a prison.” So why is it that high schoolers shouldn’t get an option of study hall or some kind of bonus period where they can chill. Expectations for students are intense and the way a school day is set up is even worse by putting a restraint on creativity and analytical thinking within the classroom. …show more content…
Now as a Junior take into account that their schedule is clogged with AP classes and on top of that a health class or gym ust to get a credit done. So AP classes and that means 3 periods free, so guidance is going to throw a student into random classes to fill the rest. 5 Ap classes with no breaks except for lunch and the electives but, when that student gets home uncovering the horiific reality that you have 4 hours of homework and that is if that student doesn’t play a sport . If he or she does then it is about 11 o'clock until that student could get to bed. Teacher’s wonder why students aren’t engaged and it is because we are tired and not being able to take at least 30 minutes to just regain

Why School Should Start Later

or maybe even earlier, these students are already waking up at about 6:15 am for both time to get ready and eat breakfast. Even for those who are driven to school, most still wake up by 7:00 am or 7:30 am. This is why school has to start later for both middle schoolers and high schoolers. If school just started an hour later, students could wake up later. Other than just more sleep, students will have better preparation for school and also better health and safety. One…

Words 792 - Pages 4

Soc Paper

November 18, 2012 News Reflection: Chinese American and Japanese American The article I read on the New York Times website has similarity with my experience with my former seventh grade teacher, and how the public reacts. The article is about a high schooler named Ting Shi and how school tests are vital steppingstones for his future, and how his families value education. Ting works very hard, he goes to test preps, tutoring, and he goes to after schools. A common studious Asian kid, with plans for the…

Words 550 - Pages 3

Emotion Focused Coping

Psychological stress refers to a state of mental tension often resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances, and is often described as a feeling of being overwhelmed. Baum (1990) defined stress as any ‘uncomfortable emotional experience accompanied by physiological and behavioural changes’. From an evolutionary perspective, sometimes stress can be adaptive as it can promote survival as it helps an organism adapt to changing environments and perform better in stressful situations. However excessive…

Words 1758 - Pages 8

Tv Violence Essay

Williametta Hall English Writing 302 Research Paper December 14, 2010 The Effect of TV Violence on Children The world is changing rapidly today. TV has become the leading source on entertainment and time consuming for many people. Parents are too busy trying to provide for their children and keep a roof over their head. Some parents can do all these things and still keep a close watch on their children, but others cannot. After a hard day’s work, from one job to another, it is very easy…

Words 2164 - Pages 9

Personal Narrative: My Life With Apraxia

smart enough to be in 'normal' classes, but I was still not verbally intelligible enough to get out of speech therapy. Hence, I tried to hide the whole speech therapy thing to a lot of people. Acquaintances, or those not close to me, would ask why I was always pulled out of class, and I lied. Saying things such as, "It's a library program I'm in" or "I volunteer at the library." I was finally integrated enough into the general education classes, that I knew the connotation of "speech therapy…

Words 1921 - Pages 8

Managing Information Technology (7th Edition) Essay

CONTENTS: CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems CASE STUDY I-1 IMT Custom Machine Company, Inc.: Selection of an Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-2 VoIP2.biz, Inc.: Deciding on the Next Steps for a VoIP Supplier CASE STUDY I-3 The VoIP Adoption at Butler University CASE STUDY I-4 Supporting Mobile Health Clinics: The Children’s Health Fund of New York City CASE STUDY I-5 Data…

Words 239873 - Pages 960