Maggie Lawrence

4^TH period Civics

School and Educational Issues

There are plenty of different opinions and things that could be complained about at everyone’s school. Of course not every student is satisfied on any specific topic with any of their peers. But usually something we all manage to agree that we strongly dislike is lunch. The gross textures and bland “needed” calories we have to indulge in aren’t very appetizing. If we were to have food courts instead of regular lunches I feel that the school would profit more, but we would also all gain an insane amount of weight. It’s always a win lose situation in such a system like school.

Larger schools try to minimize judgmental bullying by requiring all students to wear uniforms. I don’t believe it helps or hurts in any way. They seem quite pointless, other than the fact that it makes the student body and staff as a whole look professional. But being able to express yourself in your own appearance is more freeing than forcing an entire school to wear uniforms.

All students complain every year about going back to school. No matter what day in August or September   it may fall on, it’s always a drag to attend. I’ve heard many opinions on year round schooling with weekly break periods. I wouldn’t be appalled by the idea. It would help the student community to get through with each year quicker. That would be worth it to me.

Student safety is one of the most important things that should be executed at any and every school. Cameras should be at every inch of the appropriate places in a school. Hall monitoring isn’t doing its justice like it used to. Cameras are more detailed and get straight to the conflict. Not only just for student to student interactions, but student and teacher interactions as well.  Some teacher on teacher interactions should be monitored as well.

Playing along in the student safety topic, security should be heavily enforced after all the tragedy that we have all faced in being at school. There are at least 9 out of every 10 people that will give a reason for feeling safe at school. Armed officers and metal detectors would be a miracle in itself if it were to reach all schools. It would also save the lives of many students and staff. Feeling smart in school isn’t as easy as it is for others, but feeling safe should be a common level that everyone can embrace.