"And this righteousness will bring peace. Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever." - Isaiah 32:17"
The pieces below were written in response to the following prompt:
Compose a speech addressed to both students and teachers about an issue at school or in your community. Include one proper use of i.e. and e.g.
Bring Our Music Back by: Jessica Finch
Do you know what is wrong at Eastside Christian School? Well there are a couple of things, e.g, ugly uniforms, short elective periods, and an even shorter lunch. The one problem that stands out the most is that headphones and earbuds were banned! Just because someone else was doing the wrong thing doesn’t mean Mr. Migs has to punish all of the students for it. I think Mr. Migs should only punish the people who do not follow the rules because that way only the people that who deserved punishment get their music taken away.
There are a lot of pros and cons to this situation. First of all, and best of all, not everyone receives punishment for something that one person has done. Nobody wants to have something taken away, i.e, banned or forbidden. Students especially don’t want this to happen if they are guilty by association. Second of all, listening to music is everyone’s favorite thing to do at school and it is why most people like to take study skills—along with having Mrs. G as your teacher. Taking that away is like taking someone’s freedom away—yes, this is how it feels. Lastly, music is the best way for people to feel relaxed, tranquil, and stay focused, which in a teacher’s perspective is the best thing of all! Some people even get their homework done quicker with music! With all of these reasons why would you even think about taking someone’s music away?
Next, are the cons to music. The first one is one that all students and teachers are familiar with; people might break the rules and play school inappropriate games. Now, this does not mean Mr. Migs has to go around telling everyone that he has banned music; all he needs to do is talk to the person and give them a punishment—depending on what they were doing. Another con is that if you do not punish someone then they might think that it is okay to do it and won’t get into trouble either. All you have to do is give them a punishment, and if more and more people do it then they will get punished. Soon enough, only the people that chose to do the right thing will get to do what they deserve and listen to their music. Lastly, another negative side effect of allowing music is that there will be more distractions, i.e, bad games or music. I said it twice and I’ll say it again, take away those people’s music. If they are not responsible enough to have a device to listen to music, then they shouldn’t have one at all! Giving students music will help them get homework done quicker, study harder, focus, and do much better on difficult tests. All of these abilities and benefits will make our school a more enjoyable place to learn.
There are a lot of pros and cons to this situation. First of all, and best of all, not everyone receives punishment for something that one person has done. Nobody wants to have something taken away, i.e, banned or forbidden. Students especially don’t want this to happen if they are guilty by association. Second of all, listening to music is everyone’s favorite thing to do at school and it is why most people like to take study skills—along with having Mrs. G as your teacher. Taking that away is like taking someone’s freedom away—yes, this is how it feels. Lastly, music is the best way for people to feel relaxed, tranquil, and stay focused, which in a teacher’s perspective is the best thing of all! Some people even get their homework done quicker with music! With all of these reasons why would you even think about taking someone’s music away?
Next, are the cons to music. The first one is one that all students and teachers are familiar with; people might break the rules and play school inappropriate games. Now, this does not mean Mr. Migs has to go around telling everyone that he has banned music; all he needs to do is talk to the person and give them a punishment—depending on what they were doing. Another con is that if you do not punish someone then they might think that it is okay to do it and won’t get into trouble either. All you have to do is give them a punishment, and if more and more people do it then they will get punished. Soon enough, only the people that chose to do the right thing will get to do what they deserve and listen to their music. Lastly, another negative side effect of allowing music is that there will be more distractions, i.e, bad games or music. I said it twice and I’ll say it again, take away those people’s music. If they are not responsible enough to have a device to listen to music, then they shouldn’t have one at all! Giving students music will help them get homework done quicker, study harder, focus, and do much better on difficult tests. All of these abilities and benefits will make our school a more enjoyable place to learn.
ECS Lockers by: Evan Lam
Have you ever bumped into someone while you were trying to get to your locker? And teachers, have you ever been annoyed by the amount of yelling and screaming that happens when someone tries to get to their locker? Well, that’s because the lockers are not spaced apart enough. There are three rush-hours for lockers, i.e., 1st period, 4th period, and 7th period. There is so much pushing and jostling that it’s hard to even move without being shoved.
If we spaced the lockers apart, of course, there would be some cons. E.g., the lockers would take twice as much room, and the lockers could be pushed over more easily, but think about how much faster students would get in and out of their locker area. Within two minutes, they would have popped into the classroom, and then popped back out. Easy.
Finally, it would save quite a few injuries. From a few minor scratches, to a few bruises. Students, without being pushed into your locker door, and someone slamming your locker door down onto your fingers, the world would be a much safer place.
If we spaced the lockers apart, of course, there would be some cons. E.g., the lockers would take twice as much room, and the lockers could be pushed over more easily, but think about how much faster students would get in and out of their locker area. Within two minutes, they would have popped into the classroom, and then popped back out. Easy.
Finally, it would save quite a few injuries. From a few minor scratches, to a few bruises. Students, without being pushed into your locker door, and someone slamming your locker door down onto your fingers, the world would be a much safer place.
More Spacious Lockers and Ordered Locker Use by: Amelia Park
As many of you students and teachers already know, middle school students need many supplies and materials for their classes. In fact, what we actually have to do is to stuff our supplies in the locker and even ourselves in the crowd of students! As a part of the middle school students, I am here to represent and report to you that we need bigger lockers and more ordered locker usage.
First of all, we need to go over the reasons why we need more spacious lockers for our middle school students. With each passing grade, we need more and more materials, e.g., devices, textbooks, notebooks, binders, etc. However, for all these things, I certainly notice that we do not have enough space in our lockers. I experience a storm of all my materials when I opened my locker because I had to jam my stuff in such a cramped locker!
Also, everyone needs to use the locker in a more ordered way since what we are doing right now is very chaotic and crowded. So what I would suggest is that we could have a rule that the students who use the upper lockers use the lockers first, and then the students with the bottom lockers or vice versa. That would definitely support in retrieving our supplies much faster and easier. However, I do realize that these solutions may even have some problems. For example, more spacious lockers may
cost too much. Also, if the students use the rule, i.e., take turns using the lockers, passing period may run too long.
Anyways, I would like to let you know as well that if you support us to have bigger lockers and more ordered locker usage, it would be a huge help for all the staffs and students in the middle school! Thank you.
First of all, we need to go over the reasons why we need more spacious lockers for our middle school students. With each passing grade, we need more and more materials, e.g., devices, textbooks, notebooks, binders, etc. However, for all these things, I certainly notice that we do not have enough space in our lockers. I experience a storm of all my materials when I opened my locker because I had to jam my stuff in such a cramped locker!
Also, everyone needs to use the locker in a more ordered way since what we are doing right now is very chaotic and crowded. So what I would suggest is that we could have a rule that the students who use the upper lockers use the lockers first, and then the students with the bottom lockers or vice versa. That would definitely support in retrieving our supplies much faster and easier. However, I do realize that these solutions may even have some problems. For example, more spacious lockers may
cost too much. Also, if the students use the rule, i.e., take turns using the lockers, passing period may run too long.
Anyways, I would like to let you know as well that if you support us to have bigger lockers and more ordered locker usage, it would be a huge help for all the staffs and students in the middle school! Thank you.