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Block scheduling and study hall is important for all students in high school. When you reach high school, there are more classes, more work, more activities, etc. On top of that, kids are starting to get jobs, learn to drive cars and getting involved in their community. Some students even miss days of school due to being sick. Having a study hall helps many students alike to complete their schoolwork and makeup tests they miss. On top of that, having assignments spread out (because of block scheduling) help with time management, as assignments are typically due every other day. Taking these things away makes it even harder to manage high school. Not only is it taking time away from students, but having work from 7 classes everyday, and most likely having to finish it all in one night, would be very stressful. There would also be no time to makeup tests. On top of that, fitting 7 classes in one day + lunch and passing periods would be very difficult to expect and not give enough time to learn everything a class may require.
For example, I take part in the marching band at my school. Our rehearsals are from 3-7PM every Tuesday and Thursday, our school ending at 2:40PM. Sometimes we might have an additional rehearsal, it might be extended to 8PM, there's football games we perform at lasting until 9PM, and either competitions or band camps on Saturdays, taking away a day to finish up work on the weekend. Having a study hall has helped me complete my work and make up tests, and having a block schedule is beneficial to me so my work is spaced out, giving me more time to complete all of it. Without both, it'd be pretty much impossible to get work done on time with reasonable time to sleep. Without sleep, I won't be ready to learn for school. If my assignments are always late, I'd be getting bad grades. I'm not the only one with after-school activities - there are over 100 members in my marching band, and many other types of clubs take place at my school after the day is over. We all need our study hall time and block-scheduling to stay in order to manage some of the most fast-paced and stressful years of our lives while still getting our chance to do what we love.
Isabella supported: Preserve Personalization Periods and block scheduling in Broward schoolsI am a student in the Oklahoma City Public Schools district and Ryan Walters has done nothing but be of disservice to the students of Oklahoma. Our state is ranked 49th in education, yet our leaders continue to place their own opinions, beliefs, and egos above the students of Oklahoma. We don’t need bibles in our schools. We don’t need to learn the 10 commandments. We don’t need to be attending school in fear of future immigration laws. We need leaders focused on the education and well being of every single student, no matter their background. We need leaders who listen to their students. Hear me loud and clear, I am a student in Oklahoma where I have watched my fellow students slip through the cracks daily. I have seen my fellow students fall victim to a broken system that could not care less about them. I have seen what our leadership and Ryan Walters does to our students. Our students do not only feel that they lack adequate resources, but now fear for their futures in a state where our own leaders spew hate and ignorance. Ryan Walters is incompetent and incapable of doing his job. As a high school student in Oklahoma, I feel personally slighted by the inadequate job Ryan Walters has done in his position.
Annie supported: Call for the Resignation of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan WaltersYou’re not alone — a community of supporters is ready to back you.
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