Tests and Work during AP week

AP week is a stressful week especially for those taking multiple tests but along with that, students still have their regular everyday school work to do as well. Piles of work during that week can have a student too stressed. It also takes away from studying for the AP tests. During the few days the exams are being held, teachers should delay giving tests and give a little less homework. Although it can slow down the curriculum, it is important that those taking AP exams do well on them. Non- AP classes are just as important as APs but is unreasonable to have students studying for AP tests and then come back to take multiple tests and do hours of homework.

Too Much Work

Towards the end of the school year, teachers seem to pile on work for no apparent reason. Especially in the case of the juniors, this extra work causes a lot of unnecessary stress. Juniors need to focus on SAT's, ACT's, finals, and AP exams, all while teachers are throwing work at them that isn't needed. Most of this work is added because teachers need to put in grades to have something to show for a semester in their class, but giving a majority of the work in the end of the year isn't good because it is a time where students have the most pressure to perform. A smart alternative to giving a lot of work in the end of the year would be to distribute the workload as evenly possible over the semester, or to modify the end of the year work to make it less taxing on already stressed students. However teachers decide to fix this problem, they should do it quickly because they are hurting students.

No Eating in the Library

Many times throughout the week, kids in the library are told to leave because they are eating. This is unfair because kids should be able to eat a quick snack if they get hungry. I understand that there is a lunchroom for a reason but the lunchroom is hot, smelly, and gets very loud at times. If kid is quietly doing their work in the library, they should be able to eat a little snack, but not a full on lunch. The librarians enforce  this rule as if their life depends on it and they force kids to leave the library for something as little as eating a granola bar or apple slices. I would like to see this rule changed because everyone would be much happier if they did not have to hide eating their food or get kicked out for a minor infraction.

No Wifi

Students in Midwood are constantly using their phones during the day whether it's to text their friends in between classes, for entertainment during a free period or to do homework or search something up. Since the wifi is blocked from student access, using their phones can increase data and creates a costly bill. If there was a free accessible wifi for just students, it would reduce the issue especially since students spend most of their day at school. Although students aren't supposed to be using their phones during class, sometimes they are allowed to use them during free periods and when permitted by teachers so it would be useful to have a wifi for those times.

dinosaur computers

Here at Midwood, we are stuck in the Stone Age. We use computers that are extremely outdated that are the equivalent to using a typewriter in my opinion. Most other schools have macs, specifically schools with bad reputations and with students that under perform. Why do they get rewarded for producing a sub par product? I don't understand why this is. It is time for something to be done about this. I say that we petition to the board of ed to get new computers and technology in our schools. With this new equipment, I can guarantee that  student will do better in classes, and have better attendance since they will have something to look forward to by coming to class.

Too early

Starting school at 7 a.m. everyday can take a toll on many students. Many of the students live far from the school and have to wake up as early as 4:30 A.M to make it to school on time. Getting enough hours of sleep is important for the growing body and students are not getting enough making it hard to function in school for 8 hours. Waking up in the morning when it is still dark to make sure you get ready, have breakfast, which many students don't have time for, and make it to school on time. Many students also have to rely on public transportation to get to school, so they have to plan out their timing accordingly to make it on time.Also, hours of homework after school has students staying up late hours to finish it. By the end of the week, students are exhausted.

Annoying people at schedule meetings

     Every semester we have to go meet our guidance counselors to discuss our programs for the next term. Without fail, there is always someone that has to waste everyone's time at these meetings. Most of the time, you have to miss class for these meetings. If everyone cooperates they take about 15 minutes and you can get back to class. But there is always one person who asks for 6 aps and makes a guidance counselors day. They then have to argue with the student and get it across to them that they are not going to be able to handle that many aps, better yet, that they will not get into that many aps. Now once that person leaves, we have to hear the counselor rant about kids who are a pain. So, as you can see, some kids are just ridiculous at these program meetings and need to waste peoples time elsewhere.