Over the course of this year new policies have been added left and right to improve the quality of school. It’s not hard to look at them all and ask, is it really worth it or even necessary?
“Major drawbacks I would say is that we’re beginning to have to cater to the lower ends of the students and we end up bringing the above average, or even just actual students, down as well,” senior Justin Vo said. “This system may work for those who actually don’t do their work, but the students who do are being punished for something they didn’t do.”
Whether or not the new rules are helping is debated.
“I don’t think the backpack to the wall is necessary cause whenever I need something I have to get up every time I need something,” senior Beth Fleming said. “If they’re gonna do the backpack thing, then the teacher needs to either tell us and have a specific place that lets us know what we all need for that period.”
Teachers are negatively affected as well by the policies that are meant to make teaching easier.
“I am glad the number of issues connected to phones has gone down, but it is still the same kids who were getting in trouble with phones that are still constantly on their phones and couldn’t care less,” Ms. Schreiber said.
Inconveniences aren’t the only things that have resulted from the new rules, plenty of flat out bad experiences have resulted from these policies.
“(My worst experience was) My teacher not letting me have my phone when I needed it because I was getting a call for a job and I didn’t get it because my teacher didn’t let me have my phone,” junior Luke Evans said.
Unfortunately Evans’ experience wasn’t exactly unique.
“My worst experience was trying to fill out applications for jobs or colleges on my phone while I’m asked to put my phone away and even when explaining it to them they don’t care,” senior Luis Martinez said. “They constantly tell us we’re adults now but don’t let us do things for our future.”
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