At Lincoln, we had advisory every Tuesday and Thursday, which was very convenient for me. Here’s what I did, on those two days I did as much homework as I could in advisory. That helped me a lot because I only had about an hour or two of homework after school. After I started doing that, my time schedule started working in my favor and I was extremely proud of that. Secondly, I learned that it’s very important to join a club or maybe multiple ones.
Senior Year It was the fall of 1984; I was a senior in high school, this wasn’t a new school for me, I had attended this school for the last three years. Getting to school that morning proved to be very exciting, entering the doors at Hanau American High, this was going to be my last first day of school there. We were all excited to see each other, although we may have seen each other during the summer. This time I walked in with my head held high, I was a senior. We were going to rule the school, was going to be the best school year of my life.
The year-round education plan is becoming very popular in schools today. The schedule is reconstructed so summer vacation is eliminated, and shorter, more frequent breaks are inserted instead. The typical single-track calendar operates on a forty-five to fifteen day plan, where forty-five days are spent in the classroom, followed by a fifteen day break. All school districts should replace their traditional school calendar with this new plan because year-round schooling increases the students’ maintenance of knowledge, improves his or her behavior, and offers flexibility while being effective. One major benefit of year-round schooling is the students’ retention rates are increased.
One of the reasons I think its not beneficial is because we have 9 months of school where we learn and read or anything else and only 2 months of summer vacations where we have fun and do whatever we want. The summer reading project is not only a waste of time for students, but a waste of time for teachers as well because they will have lots of grading and any student is able to receive information about the book from friends; even the internet contains information about the book. Not once having to open the
During those periods I'd be able to finish homework or study for tests, leaving me more time to concentrate on all my extracurricular activities, sports and scholarship applications. Furthermore, if I do end up getting a terrible marks, I'd have an opportunity to be able to repeat the course. Looking at the amount of repetitive work we have to do everyday, my guess is that I won't do as good as I usually would in an English class. For example, it's very hard not to get bored with writing an outline, rough draft, second draft, and final copy all in the same day; it will drop my mark for sure. Additionally, there's something about essay and paragraph writing that just demands my full attention; summer school excellently provides this opportunity .
When at school, many students long for summer vacation. But with two hundred and sixty one days of school, breaks are what they fall back on to last them until the final escape--summer. Christmas break is the best out of all breaks. Christmas break is the best because it is the longest. Being two weeks, it is easier to travel with friends or family and enjoy vacation without having to worry about its shortness.
R. Brian Rivas Canisius High School, Junior November 6, 2010 Dear Ms. Austin-Seymore My name is R. Brian Rivas and I want the chance to work at Buffalo Prep in the High School Prep program for eighth graders to help Dr. Acker in the Saturday math classes. I would like to work at prep because I think I am capable of helping the children understanding further the information from a kids stand point from. I want to work here because I know that if I had help from kids that were older then I was and with more experience then I would be an even better student then I am now. I never took any Buffalo Prep classes and I joined this program as of November of 2009 for tutorials. However, I have a lot of experience in math classes.
They offered plenty of visual arts and fine arts classes which was perfect for me, since that is what I would like to do with my life. Another plus was that Twin Valley counted my 8th grade year of math, which left me with no math class for my senior year! So I would get to leave early every day and go to work early. It worked out very well and I was pleased. Overall, my experience at Twin Valley High school was alright.
After School Programs: Academic Enhancement or Baby Sitting? All cities strive to ensure that children and youth develop into healthy, productive members of society. Out-of-school-time programs, include after-school and summer learning programs, have been increasing seen as helping cities and state meet this goal (Orr, Bodilly, Naftel, Constant, Scherer, Gershwin, and McCombs). Parents today may work a 9 to 5 shift which requires some assistants in after school activities for their children. Some parents allow their children to stay home alone for the first few hours until their return, and some chose an alternative method of after school programming.
As I play different music instruments; sing, dance, and act in musical dramas with children; these activities allow me share my passion with others and help develop a great mental health in me. Teaching is probably the only job in the world that allows you can take a mental break from your busy schedule during the weekend. I find time to sit back, relax; and reflect upon my performance throughout the week both in my personal and professional life which in return helps me stay focused and organized to live a calm life. As teachers have less working hours in comparison to other corporate counterparts, they are able to return home earlier and spend more time with their family members which help them build close and healthy relationships within the family. On the other hand, teachers have more time off during mid-winter break, spring break and summers off - in addition to all scheduled holidays.