If I had the power!

If I could change any rule that is currently in the Sand Creek handbook, I would change the mandatory exam policy. The school is using the excuse that they are preparing us for college, well isn’t that what we are doing on basic tests? Teachers should already be teaching us and preparing us for college. I do not think that people should be based on what they know by a test. I am strongly against semester exams. I think it should be changed to the following: If a student should fail a semester of class they should be required to take the exam. I believe that all students would agree with me on this rule. I do think that some of the teachers would agree with me and some would disapprove.

If I could add any rule, I would add a rule I would say that everyone should be required to have one full hour of study hall. We could add study hall as a required class. Students could get so much done in an hour. They could work on homework or on a project, or simply read. I would add this rule because I think that will all of the stress that school adds and with home life on top of that it can be a lot of one person to handle, and one cannot have enough time to finish an assignment. Possible ramifications that could occur with this rule would be students not using the hour and just using it as a social opportunity. I think the staff would agree with me on this, it would give them an hour to work as well as students. Consequences if someone broke this rule would be them sitting in D-Block of the day in complete silence.