The Five Theses

Happy Thursday! Today is not a late start as we had Monday off. Our blog assignment for today relates to an important historical figure we are learning about, Martin Luther. We have to list five things we dislike or want to change about the school. This mirrors Luther's 95 Theses written in 1517 that began the Protestant Reformation. Here is my list.

1. This seems very picky and selfish, but I think that the class periods should be lengthened by just a bit. This isn't my biggest issue or concern with the school, but I do feel like we don't have enough time to get all of the material we need in sometimes, especially on late start days.
2. This is more of an issue with the district, but I don't think we should have as many days off. We have to make up holidays at the end of the year, which explains why we get out in the middle of summer when we could be having fun and enjoying ourselves. Other districts don't have almost month-long vacations and three-day weekends every few weeks and their students get out at the end of May or at the very beginning of June.
3. I'd like the dress code to be a bit more loose, if anything. I think we should be able to wear jeans on days that aren't Jeanious Day, even though I like the idea. I also think we should be able to wear pants in more shades and colors and not have to change in the office. I've never been dress coded, though.
4. The amount of work I get in some of my classes can be a bit overwhelming for myself and others. Some students are just plain slacking on their work, but others are trying their hardest and still not getting good grades because the amount of work creates a lot of pressure for them. This is especially true when teachers don't give good enough instructions, which is a good way to slow kids down in their learning.
5. This one, I'll admit, is really picky. I feel like the CCN broadcast isn't up to stellar quality sometimes and should be a bit more vividly spoken and reported.