Smithville Middle School Research Paper

At Heinemen Middle School 85 % of the sixth graders think they need more than 3 minutes of passing time and 15% of the sixth graders think they don't need more than 3 minutes of passing time. That's the same situation that Smithville Middle school is in. Smithville Middle school currently has 3 minutes, in this paper it explains why smithville middle school needs to have 5 minutes of passing time.

Being tardy affects middle school students life's. According to Stacy Zeiger from the website sfps there are studies conducted by the US Department of Education show that school success and student behavior are affected by school attendance. Students who are tardy to class are more likely to be late to a job when they grow up, causing them likely to get fired. When students are late to class there's a negative effect on the other students in the class and the teacher. A student tardiness takes other students attention away from the teacher causing missed instructions and bad behavior. Teachers often have to repeat the instructions or the lesson
Krueger middle school claims they need more time to get from class to class. Some students are running from class to class and get hurt. If there's 5 minutes that will be enough time to get a drink and go to the bathroom so there's no valuable time taken away from class. Also if one student shows up tardy it distracts the whole class because they have to turn around and look who came in. If everybody's on time to class there's more time to learn. Its also very convenient for teachers if there's 5 minutes, because they don't have to leave the class to go to the bathroom. A student from krueger middle school stated, ‘Three minutes is not enough time to get there and get your things out of your locker. This year for tardies we have to go to court. Nobody wants THAT! Even if it makes our day a little longer , the time will be well