Why Wednesdays Off Is Beneficial
The school year comes in confidently, things are going smooth between the difference between online work and face-to-face meetings. Online school has become a daily part of our lives. Some students may be used to the algorithm, and some are having trouble adjusting to the new change. Nonetheless, we cannot run away from using the online sources of education in the pandemic. Over the few months of school, Alpine district scheduled their junior and high schools to take Wednesday as an online day for students and teachers. This new adjustment has become beneficial to both students and teachers of Mountain View High School.
From the pandemic, online school for students and teachers has become overloaded and difficult. Going into the new school year, having both online and in-person students has put a lot of work onto the teachers and students. Although a shorter school day might’ve helped the workload, as more students get quarantined and transitioned to online school, the work put on teachers has been unbearable. Now since Alpine changed their schedule to having no in-person meets on Wednesday, it’s become a day where then students can catch up on school work and a time for teachers to get in touch with online students. It is extremely needed for the stress load of the school prior to the pandemic.
Not only is this a good day for schoolwork, but it can be a good day to mentally cleanse out stress for students and teachers. The pandemic has been hard for everyone and school might be adding to that. Taking a nice day off in the middle of the week provides both students and teachers a sense of relief and time to mellow out the pressure.
One student said, “I think Wednesdays are really helpful for getting caught up and getting things we need. It’s a nice day to have as we don’t have to worry about extra homework being added. We students can get things fixed or completed. It’s helpful overall to have Wednesdays off.”
Another student has also said, “Yes, I think having Wednesdays off is good. Going to school can be exhausting and getting work in is faster and less rushed. I feel like having Wednesday off gave me a clearer headspace. It’s a nice break in the week to do that.”
Having Wednesday’s off has become beneficial to students, and greatly to teachers. Providing more space to turn in or fix late work, less stress, and more management. Many students share a great appreciation for Wednesdays being off, and overall a good day to rest and catch up for the student body.
Kenzie • Mar 6, 2023 at 8:58 AM
i feel like we should have Wednesday off because sometimes we are busy during the weekend and we are not able to get school work done during the weekends and we are busy with sports and after school stuff during the week
Breanne A • Nov 29, 2021 at 9:21 AM
I agree that Wednesdays help us be productive when there is no school on that day.
alexis ellis-walsh • Nov 12, 2021 at 9:17 AM
i DEFINITELY agree. if i had them off i would get work done and have better grades. teenagers have school,work, and sports. I usually have to do homework during late nights because i’m too busy in the rest of the day.
Lucas • Nov 2, 2021 at 9:28 AM
I agree. When I had Wednesdays off I would get work done at home. It gave me a time to think and get assignments done.
Angelo • Oct 1, 2021 at 10:59 AM
I strongly agree with this. Wednesdays off could maybe even raise our student’s grades!
Nyle L • Oct 1, 2021 at 10:58 AM
It’s annoying how Wednesdays aren’t off this year. Having Wednesdays off gave us time to recover and do better in the upcoming school days.
landon godbold • Oct 1, 2021 at 7:49 AM
I agree, we should get Wednesdays off. It gives us a much needed break and time to do our school work.
valeria h • Sep 22, 2021 at 8:55 AM
i agree Wednesdays off was the best because i was able to get a much needed break during the week but still do my homework and catch up in school.
Aidan • Sep 22, 2021 at 8:54 AM
I think that Wednesdays off was a great thing because we had two weekends. That’s the greatest thing when you don’t have a lot of homework and you could just have a mental break.
P.S • Sep 22, 2021 at 8:53 AM
i loved having the Wednesdays off last year. all the points here were valid. and honestly i think that alpine should just have Wednesdays off always.
Emmanuel say facts • Sep 22, 2021 at 7:54 AM
I aswell think wednesday as a day off is relly beneficial, you can cath up in your homeworks or study for exams, also is a benefitcal breath from school and the mental stress you are exposed to.
Jeremiah • Sep 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM
Jenna speaks all fax no caps. No Wednesday’s ’cause it’s better to catch up on homework.
Paul Stanley • Sep 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM
yiggity yo i love it when we had wednesdays off it was pretty dang groovy and rad.
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Star Wars A Reality • Sep 13, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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Alex M • Sep 13, 2021 at 8:00 AM
Fax. We should have Wednesdays off to catch up on any missing work.
Higor • Sep 1, 2021 at 11:00 AM
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Noah • Sep 1, 2021 at 10:02 AM
I also liked the Wednesdays off because I could catch up on sleep and not be as tired the whole week, It was nice to have a break in the middle
Meili Nash • Sep 1, 2021 at 8:58 AM
I thought Wednesdays off were really good because of the break in the middle of the week.
sethy • May 11, 2021 at 9:10 AM
woah thats like, cool and stuff
Aaron Gundersen • May 11, 2021 at 9:05 AM
I totally agree with this, having Wednesdays off have helped me do better in school and helps me focus. I think we should continue doing Wednesdays off next school year.
Alyssa • May 11, 2021 at 9:04 AM
I aswell think that having wendays of has helped me to turn in stuff and be less stressed. Although some teachers still don’t get it is a work make up day and not just another online school day.