Analysis Of Enrich After School: Study Hall

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In the article, “Enrich After School: Study Hall”, an unknown author suggest that a study hall, also known as a free period, would be very beneficial to students, because it will allow students to have less work to do; thus alleviating stress and being able to focus more in school, (Unknown, 2013). In another article, “Floyd Dryden Essay: how study halls will benefit you” by Cristina Arehart, the author claims that having a study period will allow students to be relaxed and do other activities that are just as educational, as well as it will help students improve their grades because their work will be complete and turned in on time, (Arehart, 2012). Furthermore, we can all contribute to helping students lessen their stress by adding a free …show more content…

There can be certain weeks for teachers depending on the subjects, such as having the first week of March be for test based on math, and the next week on English, etc. To begin the process, I can set up a calendar on Thursday nights, so teachers are able to think about what days they will set their dates for test during the weekends. But in the end, the only way this process can work, is if all teachers agree that there should be a calendar for students to take test, they are not overwhelmed with the test they may have. It is also a good idea to do this, so other teachers will know that there should not be any excuses from students who are not putting enough effort into test because they didn’t have to study or because they had to study for other test. It will give students time to focus on studying on the night before, as well as not stress out as much for having to take more than one test the next day. Anna Mosley, the author of “Teachers Should Follow Test Schedule”, claims that students should get to spend an equal amount of time preparing for each class’s test. She also mentions that often times, teachers forget that students have a home life, such as chores, babysitting, outside or in-school sports, work, and family to spend time with. She argues, “Just like students must follow school rules, so should teachers,” (Mosley, 2015). This is a valuable point because many teachers are able to go home to their families and do other responsibilities without having homework, such as grading papers, because they are able to work on them at school. It would only be fair for the students to do so as well because many go to work right

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