Change Through High School

Change. That’s what needs to happen at our school. There are teachers who can’t teach in a way that’s effective, respect is not reciprocating from both teachers and their pupils, students are taking classes that they don’t want to take and are not required, and the scheduling of unwanted and unneeded classes are problems as well. Because of the horrible conditions of the school, it’s a wonder that people graduate. My point is that students should not have to struggle through high school in any way other than receiving excellent grades. The first step is explaining the issues and figuring out how to resolve this dilemma. A since-graduated student shared his story with me about his experience with a stern teacher who was very hidebound in her …show more content…
Our high school basement serves no purpose and also floods all the time. The high school building leaks everywhere, and there is probably some sort of mold hidden within the walls of every room. If a health inspector was called, our school would be shut down in no time at all. The classrooms are too small, and students and teachers can hardly take a step without running into a desk. According to my source, Dan Smith, breathing lots of carbon dioxide makes people sleepier. When you put a large number of students in one confined classroom, they breathe in more carbon dioxide making them drowsier than a normal classroom size would. A bigger classroom would decrease the probability of students falling asleep. Space is also a dilemma in the hallway. The halls are not big enough to accommodate four normal-sized people walking the opposite direction, nonetheless the three people trying to squeeze through to get to their locker while being trampled the mob of people barreling through going the opposite direction. There are ants as well as other insects crawling all across the downstairs floor. There is also only one gym, which means sports teams have to take turns having after-school practices when the students just want to go home so that they can tackle their piles of