“It took a couple days to get used to,” freshman Morgan Long said.Getting used to new schedules is always a hard task especially for freshman. “I hate how we don’t get breaks.”
For most freshman the transition was difficult because there was a lot of time to fill up.
“First couple days it was hard,” freshman Carly Nylander said.
Most teachers don’t do breaks during their classes, so for some students it is harder to pay attention. Teachers, though, say it is up to the students to be on task.
“Students have to be willing to pay attention,” math teacher Ashley Speak said.
Since the freshman are used to having 40-minute classes, switching to the 90-minute periods was challenging at times.
“I wish the class periods were shorter,” freshman Cameron Brakenhoff said. “I thought it would be the same.”
Even though some students do not enjoy having a longer period others do.
“My favorite part is that it makes the days go by faster,” Long said.
Having fewer classes does make the day go faster and it also allows students more time to get work done, but it could also be a hassle because of having more time to goof off.
“Some classes are easier depending on the homework they give,” Nylander said. “Going from shorter classes to longer classes was hard.”
Some students and teachers have a hard time adjusting to the time. Most teachers find it easier because they have more time to teach and review.
“For math it is easier because we have time to review old concepts while also teaching new things,” Speak said.
Because of having an extra day to study, do homework, having T3, and review some teachers expect the students to have better grades but Speak thinks otherwise.
“I expect the same exact thing. The biggest issue is having two days instead of one to do homework. The tension has increased,” Speak said about test scores, “with the amount of review we get to do.”
