Study Hall Era Research Paper

I have been in high school for over three years now, and in those three years I have never had a study hall period. The four years you are in high school are the most tedious, stressful, yet very important years of your life before college. Over forty-five percent of high school students have part time jobs, or participate in University Interscholastic League (U.I.L.). As a student athlete I spend seven hours at school, three hours at practice, and up to two and a half hours on homework each day. Imagine how much time I would save each day if we were granted a study hall period just once a day. I am sure many other students can agree that after school and practice it is extremely hard to have the strength to do homework. When in high school …show more content…
In high school we are getting ready for our futures each day which means that we should have special help. By special help I mean we should be granted tutoring during school for those who cannot attend after school. When we have class meetings, or pep rallies we have to miss an entire class period of precious learning because we do not have a free study hall period to lean on. There is so much good high school students can gain from a study hall period. In my three years of high school I know I have struggled each day with time management, and strength to do my homework, maintain my sport, and get proper rest. Imagine what a single study hall period once a day can do to someone’s education, and success. To conclude my paper, I bring back the question “Many high school schedules include a study hall period several times a week. Is study hall a waste of time OR a necessary break from class?” Again I certainly agree that study hall is the break, or extra piece of assistants a student needs to be successful. There are hundreds of reasons why a student will benefit from a study hall period. Overall a study hall period is a great thing that should be implemented in high schools around the