How many of you think that school is too long? According to the National Center for Education demography, high school students in 2013 had the same anxiety levels as insane asylum patients in the 1950s. The insane asylum is a society for the shelter, treatment, or custody of the mentally ill. The disadvantages of longer school hours often outweigh the benefits. Long school days can result in mood swings, conflicts, low energy, and exhaustion. Nowadays, anxiety levels are more than they have ever been. Hello Mr. Mccabe and my fellow classmates, today I am going to talk about how long school days affect us negatively
Long school days can cause eating problems for students who don't eat at school, or who use up all their energy while learning. Arlene Ackerman says she and her students don’t have the strength to teach or learn near the end of the school day. According to The Notebook, longer school days add to low energy and exhaustion. Exhaustion is one of the main causes of anxiety. There are many other problems that can be caused.
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Believe it or not, long school days can cause issues for teachers, too. Most have work after-school such as making lessons, making activities, organizing and cleaning the classroom, grading assignments, recording grades, and talking with parents and other staff members. According to Steven Ashby, professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois, teachers work more than 58 hours every week. With so much work before and after school teachers have little time with their families. They also might not have enough time for personal matters.
Many students have after-school activities almost every day. Since school days are so long, some students don’t get home until 6:00 o’clock. When they get home they most likely have homework too, which probably gets finished by 7:00 or 8:00 o’clock. Then you have to do things like eat dinner and get a shower, so you won’t be in bed until 11:00 o’clock. This reduces the time we have to sleep. Students would benefit from shorter school days. If you get home early you can do all the things need to do before the next day. You also get to study longer, which could also make your grades rise. You can also spend more time with your family. We all know work comes first but you also need to enjoy it or you will lose sight of what's important.
Now we know how longer school days impact our life. It can cause problems for both students and teachers. We stop learning near the end of the day since we have low energy, they disrupt the personal lives of teachers, and can also disrupt the personal lives of us, students. As I said earlier many health problems can be caused by exhaustion. There is no point in going to school if you are not able to learn. We all know we start to lose focus on stuff when we get bored. In that case, it would be better if you stay home. I hope you guys enjoyed my speech. Thank you for listening to my speech presentation on longer school days.’
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