The only more stressful time than a five test Friday is finals week. During finals week, students spend several hours studying many different subjects. After all that hard work all they get is a short four day weekend to recover from four days of challenging exams. It would be much more beneficial for students to have a long break after the exams to allow students recover. Teachers would also be given more time to grade these exams and other projects the students completed. On return from break, students would start fresh and recovered. The finals should be moved before winter break because it gives students time to recover, students return into a new semester, and teachers get more time to grade.
The first reason final exams should be taken …show more content…
Christmas break almost acts like a shorter summer. Over summer break, students set new goals to try to complete when the school year starts. This is similar to winter break because students often set goals to do better in school as a new year's resolution. However, coming into a new year with the same grades from the semester before can destroy this inspiration to do better. Returning with all grades at a one hundred percent gives students hope that they can reach their goals in the new semester. Also, when students enter break they will be relieved they are already done with finals, and there will overall be less stress. When exams are after break, students are more stressed because they know that finals are coming when they return to school. This detracts from the time that could be spent with family. According to a study in South Korea, “The findings highlight the potential adverse consequences of disappointment in high-stakes testing and suggest that the risk of suicide may be significant among high achievers too” (Wang 345). Their study shows that stressful tests can increase the risk of suicide in teenagers. By moving finals after break, it would lower any chances for students reaching extremely high levels of stress because there would be plenty of time to recover from the long break. Having finals after break
The first reason final exams should be taken …show more content…
Christmas break almost acts like a shorter summer. Over summer break, students set new goals to try to complete when the school year starts. This is similar to winter break because students often set goals to do better in school as a new year's resolution. However, coming into a new year with the same grades from the semester before can destroy this inspiration to do better. Returning with all grades at a one hundred percent gives students hope that they can reach their goals in the new semester. Also, when students enter break they will be relieved they are already done with finals, and there will overall be less stress. When exams are after break, students are more stressed because they know that finals are coming when they return to school. This detracts from the time that could be spent with family. According to a study in South Korea, “The findings highlight the potential adverse consequences of disappointment in high-stakes testing and suggest that the risk of suicide may be significant among high achievers too” (Wang 345). Their study shows that stressful tests can increase the risk of suicide in teenagers. By moving finals after break, it would lower any chances for students reaching extremely high levels of stress because there would be plenty of time to recover from the long break. Having finals after break