High School Study Hall

High school students are notorious for having incredibly busy schedules, both in and out of school. Many students are involved in sports teams or have a job or an internship in addition to being expected to maintain an acceptable grade point average to graduate and move to higher education. This can cause high stress and may result in the lack of effort or a decrease in grades. Having one hour a day or a few times a week specifically for homework or asking a teacher for extra help may be just enough to give students the necessary break from their hectic days. Although all students learn and perform differently and use a variety of time management techniques, an in school study hall is a necessity for many student’s success. High school is an important learning and life experience, but add in the extra time spent at sports practices or earning work experience and an income at your first job and it can quickly become exceedingly stressful to
While one student may use this period as an advantage, another may waste time and procrastinate, causing a drop in grades. Students who take this period and use it towards their advantage wrongly do not gain the time management skills and other life lessons that they will need to move ahead in adult life. Although most students would correctly use this period there are always a few to misuse privileges. Lowering the stress of students will increase higher productivity, raise grade averages, and open opportunities to teach valuable life lessons. Study hall should not be a mandatory for all students because it does not benefit all students equally, but should be offered for those who need it and will use it properly. Not only will it benefit the students directly, it will also benefit the school and the entire community by opening opportunities to students. Giving students one hour of study hall, once a day or a few times a week, is a necessity and contributes highly to their