Write your introduction paragraph which includes the thesis statement.
Writing Prompt: The Board of Education has decided to extend the school day for one hour because the State of California has increased the number of subjects students must know about. Do you agree or disagree with making the school day longer? Write an essay to the principal, and explain your answer.
Write your introduction paragraph which includes the thesis statement.
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Robert S.
3/5/2014 12:21:28 am
Should the California Board of Education increase the number of school hours in a day? Proponents agree because it will make future generations of youth smarter, however people disagree because it will be a waste of time. The California Board of Education should not increase the number of school hours in a day because kids can get tired and burnt out, kids are learning enough to get through life, and because the school day is already long enough.
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Johnathan Chau
3/5/2014 12:23:47 am
The Californian school board of education wants to rise school hours by one hour and thirty minutes to add another subject. I believe that the school board shouldn’t change the schools hours because students will be tried and worn out, and the teachers will have to work more, and it will be hard to change because students are used to the six hours of school they currently have.
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emily
3/5/2014 12:24:10 am
The Board of Education wants to extend school for one more hour. Some parents may think that it would help their children but their children may think its a waste of time. Students have enough study time since they have 7.5 hours in school. They already have 7 periods and don’t need anymore. Teachers would have to correct more homework and the students would have to stay up later to do their work. Students would not pay attention and would fall asleep.
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John Nguyen
3/5/2014 12:24:31 am
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Jamie Chau
3/5/2014 12:25:07 am
The teacher stabs at the whiteboard with a pointer and distributes instructions. You lift your head wearily and glance at the clock. 1:50. You still had over half an hour of class before school was over. Seven and a half hours at school, even with recess break and lunch, can be extremely exhausting. And as if that isn’t enough, the Board of Education is now considering increasing the amount of time we spend at school to nearly eight and a half hours. I believe that we should not add an hour to the school day. Being crammed in school for too long can wear out students, deprive them of their attention, and add on to the homework loa
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Samantha Phung
3/5/2014 12:26:12 am
Many students may think that extending an hour of school can be good or bad. In my opinion, I think we should not have an extra hour of school. There are pros and cons on having another hour of school, some bad problems include not being able to have enough time to finish homework, and students tend to pay less attention when it is the end of the day. A good thing is that we are able to learn another subject or have more time to understand what we are learning. Starting with a good thing, we are able to learn another subject such as art, or we can use that time to understand whatever we’re learning.
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Brandson
3/5/2014 12:27:05 am
School may seem boring because it’s so long and making it longer is worse. Board of Education has decided to extend school hours for schools in the state of California. This has been put into thought because California has increased its amount of subjects. Although this could be a good thing, I personally dislike this idea.
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Damion wong
3/5/2014 12:27:40 am
School is very important but what are more important is the kids that are in there learning. Extending the school day could be crucial to kids learning.
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Kobe
3/5/2014 12:28:10 am
School is one of the most important parts of growing up. It gives kids knowledge as they grow up. The schools of the Alhambra Unified School District have about seven and a half hours of school in a day. However, the Board of Education has decided to extend the school day for one hour due to the increased number of subjects. Kids are already learning enough. Teachers will also get more work. Some students will also get tired and may not get enough sleep. I believe the Board of Education should not extend the school day for an hour because kids already learn enough, teachers will get more work, and students will get tired.
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Angel Garnica
3/5/2014 12:28:22 am
What do you think? Should school be extended for an hour? If you ask me i will say heck no, because as it is right now in school with 6 hours, i think that’s enough school time for a day. With 6 hours of school, there is plenty of education taught. i learn something everyday. With another hour of school, it will be a little bit more work for the teachers, and the students will not really pay attention because they will be either frustrated, or tired because of this one extra hour of school.
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Jackie Wong
3/5/2014 12:28:40 am
Currently, elementary and high schools in California, spend six and a half hours teaching students on weekdays. California has increased the amount of subjects need to be taught, but need to have more time to teach these additional subjects. The Board of Education is now deciding whether or not to add another hour to schools in California, in order to teach more subjects at school. I believe that the Board of Education shouldn’t increase the school day by another hour.
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Kristine
3/5/2014 12:28:50 am
The already-long school day has gained another hour. California increased the number of subjects, so the Board of Education has decided to make school one hour longer. However, I do not think that the school day should be an hour longer. An extra hour of school would mean more homework with less time to do it. In addition, students will be too tired to think by the end of the day and the teachers will have more work to do.
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Lindy Chen
3/5/2014 12:29:01 am
The Board of Education has made a new decision to extend the school day for one hour because California has increased the number of subjects. Although this can help students learn more subjects, I disagree with this decision. Students already spend 6.5 exhausting hours at school, and with this new decision that the Board of Education made, they will spend 7.5 hours. The amount of hours spent at school is already tiring and full of stress. With another hour that is going to be added, students will become even more exhausted and will not pay attention in school. I believe the Board of Education in the State of California should not make this decision of extending the school day for one hour.
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Kevin Bao
3/5/2014 12:29:53 am
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Calvin Lam
3/5/2014 12:30:10 am
I believe that school hours are long enough and shouldn’t be extended, however many people have different views on our school hours. Some may also agree with me that the hours should remain the same. Others say it should be extended by one hour for more learning, but the students will be extremely exhausted due to the extra homework because of this hour. The kids will also get stressed where they get to the point when they get overwhelmed. After knowing these facts it is better to continue our schedule as it is now.
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Brianna
3/5/2014 12:30:41 am
Many children enjoy school. Others, not so much. School is at least 7-8 hours. Now the Board of Education decided to extend school for another hour. I personally think that school should not be extended. More hours of school can cause stress on both teachers and students. Extended school hours can make children tired of learning all day and teachers will have hours of grading papers. The school day should not be extended.
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Sierra
3/5/2014 12:31:05 am
There should be approximately seven hours of school a day but people think there should be a decreased amount of hours while people think there should be more. Here in the U.S education they are behind schooling. In other countries, such a China, their school hours are more than half the day, morning to night, while the U.S only has six to seven hours. Students can’t stand to bear that small amount of hours though, they think they have enough hours and should not add more. Adding more school hours might be tiring but it should help those who are dedicated to school, all students should be dedicated to school. If the U.S adds more hours to the school then we might not be in last place for the education game. America needs knowledge otherwise Uncle Sam while ship more jobs overseas. Students here in America should know that they are getting free education, why would you pass that up? The U.S should extend the school day for a couple more hours.
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Matthew Ibarra
3/5/2014 12:32:05 am
School is education for kids, it is very important. What would happen if they extended school hours ? Would they listen and get more education or just bore them and make them not pay attention ? For me, I get tired after lunch, if their is a extra period I would maybe fall asleep. There should not be a extra period because the kids would be exhausted and not pay attention.
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Janiece
3/5/2014 12:32:26 am
In most students’ opinions, they think that the regular school day is enough to deal with already. However, the Board of Education has added one more hour of school to the day. The add-on of this time can cause many troublesome things to the students and even the teachers. Although it may seem that it has some benefits to it, my opinion is that we should not increase the day with the addition of an hour.
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Jennifer N
3/5/2014 12:32:42 am
So many people are over thinking to much. This is no good. Pore insane people, over thinking about extend the school day. A lot of kids will certainly going to disagree. Well then I guess you can count on me to disagree to. Always there are pros and cons to every situation ill admit I may not be right about why school shouldn’t be extended. The one thing I do know is that more school can hurt a kid.
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Stephanie
3/5/2014 12:32:49 am
The state of CA has increased the number of subjects taught in school. Therefore, the Board of Education has decided to extend school for one more hour. Yet, it’s not for sure if this change is actually helping the situation. In my opinion, adding an extra hour of school would only create more problems and stress for the students and teachers.
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sage
3/5/2014 12:33:04 am
If the Board of Education added another hour to school learn more subjects, the students will disagree of adding another hour. Most kids think that is useless, but an extra subject or more time for subjects could help people get good grades or might make them more lazy or even make them fail. I would dislike have another hour like my fellow students.
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Michael B
3/5/2014 12:33:20 am
Some people love school others disagree. How would you feel if school added an extra hour? I think it’s not good to add an extra hour of school. Even though there are pros and cons it makes a big difference which side you choose
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Lindley Lee-Niegas
3/5/2014 12:33:20 am
Though some people may not realize it, school—no matter how awful it may seem—is actually very important. Good grades in school can help you pass the grade that you are in, and will help you ascend to the next stage. For schools in California, an entire school day is at least 7.5 hours long already. But, since California has increased the number of school subjects, the school day may be increased by one hour. Though there are those that support this extension of the school day, there are also those that oppose this new change. Reasons that support the opposition to the extended school day include these: the day is long enough since it is 7.5 hours; there will be more homework for the students; and the teachers will get more work.
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Matthew Zeng
3/5/2014 12:34:51 am
Every single day kids go to school to learn even though they don’t like school. The Board of Education is planning to extend the school day for one more hour because of the amount of subjects. Some kids were not too happy if they hear this news. Maybe more than 50% of kids dislike school and we should not extend the school day for one more hour.
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hector
3/5/2014 12:35:41 am
Should school hours be extended? I think school hours should not be extended because people will have more homework than they usually have. Also students will not pay attention and they will zone out also students don’t want to be at school they think it is a waste of time. I think school should not be extended an extra hour.
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Elwin
3/5/2014 12:35:48 am
What If School Was Extended? Good or Bad?
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SAMMI WONG
3/5/2014 12:35:54 am
If you the California Board of Education added an extra hour to school day, would you protest against, or with? In my opinion, I’d answer no to extending school hour because it means that you have more homework from teachers. If we were to have eight periods a day, it’d stress many students out with all the assignments and projects. I think that being in school for 7 and a half hours is enough learning for a day, even students today are struggling to keep their grades up. I think the school hours we have now is enough to teach us many things, we shouldn’t add extra time because many students still have their individual activities and homework to finish.
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Victor Ramirez
3/5/2014 12:36:35 am
Education is very important for children because it would give them a better chance to obtain a job, but the discussion to increase the school hours is an important topic to discuss. I believe that the school day shouldn’t be increased because of multiple reasons. Not only school work or time should be considered to this but social time for the students.
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Catherine Lim
3/5/2014 12:37:32 am
School is a place of free learning for children all over California. It helps prepare students for college, makes them smarter, and helps give them a chance at life. However, no matter the benefits, school is also a very draining place. At the end of the day most students are sleepy and exhausted. For 6 hours a day they take notes, read, write, and basically increase their knowledge. This is a very long period of time, but it is tolerable. One more hour added to this time and it would be simply hard to bear. Unfortunately, the state of California plans to do just that. School days are to be extended for another hour so students can learn a seventh subject. This, in my opinion, is not a good plan. By the time the last period comes around, children will be so drowsy and tired that they will not take in a single word of the lesson. They will not even get a break at home with all the new homework assigned.
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Lily Trang
3/5/2014 12:38:52 am
The Board of Education has made some changes to students’ everywhere in United States that have gotten us students tired and worked out from school because we do not agree to the decision they have made and think this change shouldn’t have been made in the first place. Have you ever gotten so tired of schoolwork and couldn’t last another minute? The Board of Education has extended the school day to be an hour longer due to the amount of subjects! How crazy is that? They decided to add another subject to our day so now we currently have 6 subjects, before we only had 5 subjects. Due to this schedule, the state has claimed for each student to have 2 hours of homework everyday, 5 days a week. Personally, I think this idea is crazy; us students have piled our work on our teachers’ desk pile by pile. From this idea this makes teachers have more work to do. But one privilege we have is that our hours are no as long as other students in the world. On the other hand, we students still don’t believe this rule should be official.
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steve yee
3/5/2014 12:39:40 am
Many schools around the world have many more school hours than the schools is the United States. The Board of Education in the US is considering extending the school hour for another hour because the State of California has increased the number of subjects. Some may think this is a good thing, but personally I think it is for the worst. This one hour can affect the learning of many students.
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Kelly Chan
3/5/2014 12:40:13 am
I think the Board of Education should not extend school for an hour because it is harder for us kids and teachers to get all of our work done on time. Teachers spend around 3 to 4 hours after school daily just to plan our assignments, homework and lessons for the next day. Though this might be their job, they still have their own families to take care of. Extending an extra hour of school will only make more work for the teachers. Besides the teachers, student will also be getting more work. As a student myself I understand that we are suppose to be getting around 2 hours of homework everyday. Though this may make it seem like we don’t have a lot of work we actually do. Most kids in elementary schools, sometimes-even high schools have to go to tutoring and afterschool. These extra “classes” take up around 3 hours afterschool. This means that most kids don’t get to actually start on their homework until 6 p.m. at night. Therefore if we extend an hour of school kids will be doing their homework till late at night.
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Mackenzie B.
3/5/2014 12:49:59 am
The bored of education has decided to extend the school day for one hour because California has increased the number of subjects. Should school be longer? Is the student’s getting enough education they need? What if we have the right amount of school hours and a good amount of education they need. Why does the school bored think it’s a good idea to make school longer it already is. People think it’s a bad idea. In my opinion it is. But maybe it is a good idea.
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