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High school should be shorter, as in the school day, not the length of the school year. Maybe not so many students would drop out if they had to spend less hours in school. More students would benefit from a shorter school day than they would a longer school day, anyhow. Yes, it gives the teachers less time to teach, but it gives the students a better chance to learn the little material that is being taught. If the school day was shorter, the students would have more time to study and participate in extracurricular activities, and the teachers would be less stressed. An hour shorter school day is what the school system needs. A lot of students participate in extracurricular activities, therefore, they do not have as much time after school to do their homework like other students have. “Fewer school hours per day would permit students to have enough time to study, complete school assignments, participate in after-school activities and be able to get to bed by a decent hour” (Perle). It also give student athletes more time to practice their sport and it give them more time for their school work. Their games could be scheduled for an earlier time so that it would be over sooner; that give the students more time to just relax before they get ready for bed, instead of having to be late for school because of the fact that they were tired from the night before. In addition, having a shorter school day would be better for the teachers. If the teachers had school days that ran from eight o’clock to two o’clock, maybe they would not be so stressed. “When teachers are stressed, they are often irritable, impatient, and easily frustrated and, thus, unable to provide the necessary support to help students succeed” (Kipps-Vaughan). So, when teac... ... middle of paper ... ...ld love it. Having a shorter school day would certainly decrease the dropout rate. It seems to be more beneficial to everyone involved in the school process. Teachers would not be so stressed, and the students would have more time to study and to participate in extracurricular activities if they had a shorter day. Works Cited KIPPS-VAUGHAN, DEBI. "Supporting Teachers Through Stress Management." Education Digest 79.1 (2013): 43. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 13 Apr. 2014. Lasevoli, Brenda. "A Long Day." Time For Kids (Grades 3-4) 3.6 (2012): 4. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 13 Apr. 2014. Perle, Elizabeth. "High School Pressure: Why Students Need Shorter Days." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 12 Nov. 2011. Web. 07 Apr. 2014. Tierney, John. "Why Teachers Secretly Hate Grading Papers." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 09 Jan. 2013. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.

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