Why Do Districts Get Rid Of After School Activities

Have you ever heard a child complain to someone about something happening at school or about them being too tired to do something because of at school or from not getting enough sleep? Kids now hardly get sleep because of after school activities ending too late, from staying up late to do homework, etc. I believe that if we cut back recess just a little that kids will have more time to get their homework, or classwork finished so they don’t have to worry about it later on.

I think that we should have a recess. It’s fun and lets the kids take a break and meet new friends.

Class time is over, and it is finally time for recess! Thousands of children all over the world go out for recess in the middle of their school day. They go outside and just have fun! The younger children play on the playground, while older kids and teens either play athletic games or socialize. But, after 15 to 20 minutes, the whistle blows. It is the end of recess. “Awwwww!” most kids and teens say when they hear the whistle. “We need more time!” other kids say. Well, children and teens are exactly right. They do need a longer recess. According to researchers, studies have shown that children and teens need more recess time. A longer recess time would be helpful because it would help children and teens with many things.

Should middle get recess? Well, studentsthey have to have some sort of way to get exercise instead of waiting a whole semester for gym. "I believe quite strongly that there is great value in play. Play is learning lessons that often can't be learned anyplace else. I believe that taking away time to play will not raise test scores. It seems that with all the rush to pass standardized tests, children have less and less time to play and enjoy it," teacher Marlie Griffin tells Education World. Some students also need time for relaxation or time to play.

Many schools who have sports have financial issues and some have had to shut down their sports, but other schools who don't have after school activities mostly have a lower chance of having financial trouble. According to a school, named Premont (10), they had to ban school sports because it costed too much money for them and they had to move. Bleachers can cost half a million dollars and that is a waste of money when you need better academics(Ripley 10). These activities can cost way too much for schools and the schools can spend that money on better causes. For many schools, financial issues are a big problem, but if they cut down on these programs it won't be as big of a problem.

“When schools have delayed the start of the school day, communities have seen reduced tardiness, sleeping in class, and car crash rates, as well as improved attendance, graduation rates, and standardized test scores” (School Start Later). There has been much debate whether start times for school should be kept where they are at or if they should be pushed back later. Research says that the teenage brain does not fully wake up till eight a.m. or later. So why don’t school systems make the decision to push back school start times for high school students? Although there are a few benefits to school starting earlier such as family time or an after school job, but the benefits of starting school later are much greater. Public schools should initiate later start times to increase the level of academic achievement, create a more positive attitude toward learning, and reduce the amount of stress on students.

The school board of the district should not make the school day longer by adding an extra hour. Kid’s will get tired, not being able to focus and stay off task. Kid’s also need time for basic necessities, like eating dinner, sleeping a full eight hours, being social, and even for some kids, working at jobs.

School is filled with many extracurricular activities, such as clubs, F.B.L.A, F.C.A, and of course, sports. There have been many remarks from people worldwide about the fact of sports should be banned from schools and just be about learning. Teachers and parents say sports are a distraction from the real reason student are at school, to learn. Other opinions, as well as mine, might disagree from the previous statement. Sports allow students to get in shape, be healthy, and interact with many other different people.

After school sports have been around for decades and administrations have been discussing the topic sports over academics. Students are more focused on sports than on school work. In addition, sports cost the school a large amount of money. Therefore, school sports should be eliminated to improve the US education standards to compete with other nations, to have more time for class work, and to save the school more money.

For the people who don't like it, your forcing them into it. No one should have to be forced to do anything at all. For the kids who aren't interested they're just going to sit in a corner and play on their phones and mess things up for the others. Also, if they're not intersected my might sneak out and roam the halls and do something bad to the school or leave without telling anyone. Countless people say that it's better to get kids off the street and into a supervised activity, and I agree, but it would be awful if the school is vandalized by kids in a supervised activity. I feel it should be the parents job to keep the kids out of trouble, not the school. Another thing is that if you have someone ruining the fun for everyone else, then they won't want to participate. The whole point is for them to have fun if this goes through and if they're not, they'll want to

I would like to thank you for reading my discussion question post. That’s some story that you told. I truly believe that the boy from your class just need activities and some free time to release some of that energy that you mentioned he has. At the school I work at we do have recess and we have extracurricular activities and the kids really seem to enjoy this. However, when it is bad weather outside the students are forced to stay indoors and watch a movie. I see the difference when they do not get the chance to get some fresh air to run around. When they come back to the classroom after the movie they have a lot of energy inside of them and it’s sometimes hard for them to focus.

Some student’s NEED to work a part time job, NEED to babysit their younger siblings while their parents are at work, NEED to handle some responsibilities other kids may never be faced with… but are these students getting the same option to do the same after school activities as those who do not have these obligations? Is there an unfair advantage in implementing these policies? It is not only equally fair, but morally fair that EVERY student gets the same privilege into partaking in after school

Imagine that it’s really late at night and you're stressing out about homework and turning it in tomorrow, just think, first thing in the morning you get to do your sport at school. This could really help a student not to stress, why would you take that away? This situation has happened in almost all high schools because many districts feel that student think sports are way more important than school work.. Schools should not get rid of sports at school because sports help release stress, sports improve physical and academic health, and not every kid can afford out of school sports.

Orginized activities have a place and time. Such as school and church. But I think creative play is more important for kids. This is why my kids still go outside and play. Children need to be able to express themselves, as we have the ability to do so.

To begin with, afterschool activities help kids get involved which teaches them long term commitment. After school is done kids will always have something to do if they are involved, rather than going home and have a lot of time and do nothing which leads students to things that they are not supposed to do. According to USA today, research shows that self-care and boredom can increase the likelihood that a young person will experiment with drugs and alcohol by as much as 50 percent. Also, with the growing problem of obesity, children who participate in activities and sports will the exercise