So I thought I'd ask you too. As juniors, what do you think of the idea of getting rid of Senior year? Please read the article and respond below! Thanks, Ms. K
I think getting rid of senior year would be a bad idea. Senior year should be a time when we as students begin our transition into mature members of society. There would be some benefits of making it optional, but honestly I feel like instead of saving money and time people should think about what’s best for students. Though high school is ridiculously annoying, I think our society does have a place for senior year, and it should stay.
Getting rid of senior year would be a bad idea, Senior year is when a student truly understands that their getting ready to step into adulthood, Along with that comes the sense of maturity that needs to be gained by everyone. I believe that your senior year of highschool helps with that transition, being able to cut out senior year should not be an option although it is looked at as tradition its actually a step in life for people to grow. Senior year should stay in highschools.
I think that getting rid of senior year would be a big mistake. For one its the year that all students look foward too. Without senior year most, if not every highschool tradition would be useless. Senior year is the year where we all have prom, and go to colleges, and things like that. Although senior year is just looked upon as a "tradition" rather than an actual year it should be kept in all schools. Each student grown individually as a person, and they mature for the better. We should definately keep senior year.
The article presents valid reason as to why senior should be no more, however senior year gives many a way of getting ahead for college and some an extra year to catch up on needed credits. In other words with allowing students, that have taken all their A-G requirements, an extra year they can take AP classes and have one less class to take their freshman year in college. Same goes for the students that have credits they need to make it they can do so in their senior year. Another thing is if they take it at their school not only will it be convenient and in a more comfortable environment mostly it will be free. Not only that but a teacher at a High School versus a teacher at a University or College you can get a more intimate relationship then a professor. One could even compare the maturity level one needs to be ready for college and some don’t truly get that until senior year so they will have that extra year to mature and learn what is necessary to succeed in college.
Getting rid of senior year may sound good but is an overall bad idea. From what I have seen, though senior year may not be on a seniors list of academic priorities it is a big time where you find your self priorities. Senior is the time where you essentially began to find yourself and great a personality that you will take with you to college. Cutting senior year will only force kids who are not ready mentally to go into the life of college. Most juniors are 16-17 this would mean you would be in a class with kids who are almost 4-5 years older than you. You will be open to be taken advantage of. You need that senior year of high school to analyze your trials and tribulations of high school to realize what you need to fix going in to college, removing that removes that process of self analyzation
This article to me is a very interesting. It explains why senior year should be taken away from high school and it also explains why it should not be taken from high school. The example that is brought up is, Utah debating on rather they should take out senior year completely or not. This debate sparks up a lot of controversy, I feel like the Republican legislators of Utah bring up a good point when they say counting senor year will shave millions from the sates expense sheet, however cutting senor year, to me will result in a good amount of unprepared high school students, not being unprepared academically, but being unprepared as far as maturity and readiness. The point that is brought up by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation seems be a good idea, because they say that students should be able to “leapfrog” there way into a community college from 10th grade after passing many of rigorous test, however this is also a bad idea because Student after 10th grade seem to be far less prepared then students after 11th grade. more specifically the point that I am trying to make is that being academically prepared a young age doesn’t mean you are completely prepared for college.
Senior year is a vital part of highschool life and should not be dealt away with entirely. However I agree that there should be some type of compromise on whether senior year should be mandatory. Many seniors have ample amout of free time in which they aren't doing anything productive. The only reason some seniors even bother to go to school is that the school requires there attendence or they need some more credits for a paticular class. In most schools a senior can leave early if they have finished all their classes which lead to even more free time allowing teens to do as they please. So why should we waste time in a meaningless class where they will just sit around being bored when they could be doing something that interests them? Senior year should be optional and if a student does not need to attened their senior year. Instead these students could be taking classes to prepare them for adulthood such as a life skills class.
I thin getting rid of senior year would be a terrible idea. I believe that when you are a senior its a time for you to become more mature and get a taste of what the life as a college student is going to feel like. Though some seniors may abuse the idea of having freedom because they weren't able to have some sort of freedom during their high school career. But, as time moves forward they will learn how to control their freedom by the time they reach the life of a college student.
I think that senior year is dispensible. All college-readying activities would just have to be pushed up a year. All the activities that seniors currently do can just be done by juniors. We would start applying to colleges as juniors so we would have an advantage to other schools. This would allow us to start college early and give us an extra year to try to get jobs.
I feel that getting rid of senior year is a bad idea because it does not give them the chance to become mature and to give them the opportunity to prepare themselves for taking adult responsiblities. While it seems that some seniors make reckless decisions, others take these opportunities seriously. Lastly, this gives the seniors a chance to learn things they did not have a chance to learn throughout the years. So in conclusion I feel that getting rid of senior is a horrible idea is a bad idea because this will send juniors unprepared and immature into college and into the real world.
Senior year should not be taken away. As a high school student, this is your last year before you begin your adulthood and all the responsibilities that come with it. Senior year should be the most exciting and memorable year of schooling. Although some seniors become complacent and irresponsible during the year, I believe that all seniors should have the option to conclude their high school years with a full taste of the real world
Senior year should not be taken away. It should not be taken away because of a budget cut. It is like taking away candy from a child. Seniors should be allowed to enjoy the 12th grade. Senior is when students become mature. They grow out of their childish ways and become adults. It their biggest growth spur physically and mentally. That is the year when they really begin to think about their future. Without Senior year many student will have a setback. So no senior year should not be taken away and the article claims that some students think its a waste of time but in reality it isn't its the time when the students try to grasp the last bit of information so it can help them out in college.
I believe senior year should not be taken away. Although the author presented some good reasons of why the 12th grade is unnecessary, it is its necessity that has caused it to be a right of passage for all high schoolers. The 12th grade gives students the opportunity to figure which schools they want to go to and enjoy the events like prom, senior ditch day, graduation, and senior week that only happen once in a lifetime. Also senior year is the year that transitions the kid in high school to an adult in college, therefore senior year is pertinent to a student's education.
I think getting rid of senior year would be a horrible decision. Senior year is the year that we as students look forward to the most, like senior pictures, prom, grad night,senior week, maturity, and getting ready for college. These events can only happen once in a lifetime and senior year is the year it happens. We work very hard 9th through 11th grade so that our senior year wont be as challenging. Senior year really gets us ready for the real world, its an eye opener to what is yet to come.
Getting rid of senior year sounds fantastic, but is an overall bad idea. Students mature the most in their senior year and that is the year when a lot of students realize that they are about to be on their own in college. Most movies and television shows and other forms of media only show the fun, lacksadaisical side of senior year. There is still the work part, where you have to fill out college applications and make sure that everything is just right. Senior year is full of traditions, and cramming everything you learn and have to do into junior year would not be smart. A lot of kids would feel completely overwhelmed, which would probably cause many more kids to drop out. Getting rid of senior year is an overall bad idea.
I think getting rid of senior year would be a bad idea. Senior year should be a time when we as students begin our transition into mature members of society. There would be some benefits of making it optional, but honestly I feel like instead of saving money and time people should think about what’s best for students. Though high school is ridiculously annoying, I think our society does have a place for senior year, and it should stay.
ReplyDeleteGetting rid of senior year would be a bad idea, Senior year is when a student truly understands that their getting ready to step into adulthood, Along with that comes the sense of maturity that needs to be gained by everyone. I believe that your senior year of highschool helps with that transition, being able to cut out senior year should not be an option although it is looked at as tradition its actually a step in life for people to grow. Senior year should stay in highschools.
ReplyDeleteDevin NeShay Davis
I think that getting rid of senior year would be a big mistake. For one its the year that all students look foward too. Without senior year most, if not every highschool tradition would be useless. Senior year is the year where we all have prom, and go to colleges, and things like that. Although senior year is just looked upon as a "tradition" rather than an actual year it should be kept in all schools. Each student grown individually as a person, and they mature for the better. We should definately keep senior year.
ReplyDelete-Darra Sellers
AP lit.
The article presents valid reason as to why senior should be no more, however senior year gives many a way of getting ahead for college and some an extra year to catch up on needed credits. In other words with allowing students, that have taken all their A-G requirements, an extra year they can take AP classes and have one less class to take their freshman year in college. Same goes for the students that have credits they need to make it they can do so in their senior year. Another thing is if they take it at their school not only will it be convenient and in a more comfortable environment mostly it will be free. Not only that but a teacher at a High School versus a teacher at a University or College you can get a more intimate relationship then a professor.
ReplyDeleteOne could even compare the maturity level one needs to be ready for college and some don’t truly get that until senior year so they will have that extra year to mature and learn what is necessary to succeed in college.
Leilani Jefferson
Period 2
Getting rid of senior year may sound good but is an overall bad idea. From what I have seen, though senior year may not be on a seniors list of academic priorities it is a big time where you find your self priorities. Senior is the time where you essentially began to find yourself and great a personality that you will take with you to college. Cutting senior year will only force kids who are not ready mentally to go into the life of college. Most juniors are 16-17 this would mean you would be in a class with kids who are almost 4-5 years older than you. You will be open to be taken advantage of. You need that senior year of high school to analyze your trials and tribulations of high school to realize what you need to fix going in to college, removing that removes that process of self analyzation
ReplyDeletenorman simplis
per. 2
This article to me is a very interesting. It explains why senior year should be taken away from high school and it also explains why it should not be taken from high school. The example that is brought up is, Utah debating on rather they should take out senior year completely or not. This debate sparks up a lot of controversy, I feel like the Republican legislators of Utah bring up a good point when they say counting senor year will shave millions from the sates expense sheet, however cutting senor year, to me will result in a good amount of unprepared high school students, not being unprepared academically, but being unprepared as far as maturity and readiness. The point that is brought up by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation seems be a good idea, because they say that students should be able to “leapfrog” there way into a community college from 10th grade after passing many of rigorous test, however this is also a bad idea because Student after 10th grade seem to be far less prepared then students after 11th grade. more specifically the point that I am trying to make is that being academically prepared a young age doesn’t mean you are completely prepared for college.
ReplyDeleteJonathan Taylor
per.2
Senior year is a vital part of highschool life and should not be dealt away with entirely. However I agree that there should be some type of compromise on whether senior year should be mandatory. Many seniors have ample amout of free time in which they aren't doing anything productive. The only reason some seniors even bother to go to school is that the school requires there attendence or they need some more credits for a paticular class. In most schools a senior can leave early if they have finished all their classes which lead to even more free time allowing teens to do as they please. So why should we waste time in a meaningless class where they will just sit around being bored when they could be doing something that interests them? Senior year should be optional and if a student does not need to attened their senior year. Instead these students could be taking classes to prepare them for adulthood such as a life skills class.
ReplyDeleteI thin getting rid of senior year would be a terrible idea. I believe that when you are a senior its a time for you to become more mature and get a taste of what the life as a college student is going to feel like. Though some seniors may abuse the idea of having freedom because they weren't able to have some sort of freedom during their high school career. But, as time moves forward they will learn how to control their freedom by the time they reach the life of a college student.
ReplyDeleteLauren Lang
per. 2
Ap Lit
I think that senior year is dispensible. All college-readying activities would just have to be pushed up a year. All the activities that seniors currently do can just be done by juniors. We would start applying to colleges as juniors so we would have an advantage to other schools. This would allow us to start college early and give us an extra year to try to get jobs.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Rhodes
Per. 2
I feel that getting rid of senior year is a bad idea because it does not give them the chance to become mature and to give them the opportunity to prepare themselves for taking adult responsiblities. While it seems that some seniors make reckless decisions, others take these opportunities seriously. Lastly, this gives the seniors a chance to learn things they did not have a chance to learn throughout the years. So in conclusion I feel that getting rid of senior is a horrible idea is a bad idea because this will send juniors unprepared and immature into college and into the real world.
ReplyDeleteChanelle Green
Period 2
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ReplyDeleteSenior year should not be taken away. As a high school student, this is your last year before you begin your adulthood and all the responsibilities that come with it. Senior year should be the most exciting and memorable year of schooling. Although some seniors become complacent and irresponsible during the year, I believe that all seniors should have the option to conclude their high school years with a full taste of the real world
ReplyDeleteSenior year should not be taken away. It should not be taken away because of a budget cut. It is like taking away candy from a child. Seniors should be allowed to enjoy the 12th grade. Senior is when students become mature. They grow out of their childish ways and become adults. It their biggest growth spur physically and mentally. That is the year when they really begin to think about their future. Without Senior year many student will have a setback. So no senior year should not be taken away and the article claims that some students think its a waste of time but in reality it isn't its the time when the students try to grasp the last bit of information so it can help them out in college.
ReplyDeleteAmbar Alfaro
I believe senior year should not be taken away. Although the author presented some good reasons of why the 12th grade is unnecessary, it is its necessity that has caused it to be a right of passage for all high schoolers. The 12th grade gives students the opportunity to figure which schools they want to go to and enjoy the events like prom, senior ditch day, graduation, and senior week that only happen once in a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteAlso senior year is the year that transitions the kid in high school to an adult in college, therefore senior year is pertinent to a student's education.
DaVeon Smith
AP Lit
Prd. 2
I think getting rid of senior year would be a horrible decision. Senior year is the year that we as students look forward to the most, like senior pictures, prom, grad night,senior week, maturity, and getting ready for college. These events can only happen once in a lifetime and senior year is the year it happens. We work very hard 9th through 11th grade so that our senior year wont be as challenging. Senior year really gets us ready for the real world, its an eye opener to what is yet to come.
ReplyDeleteKhalia Price
ReplyDeleteGetting rid of senior year sounds fantastic, but is an overall bad idea. Students mature the most in their senior year and that is the year when a lot of students realize that they are about to be on their own in college. Most movies and television shows and other forms of media only show the fun, lacksadaisical side of senior year. There is still the work part, where you have to fill out college applications and make sure that everything is just right. Senior year is full of traditions, and cramming everything you learn and have to do into junior year would not be smart. A lot of kids would feel completely overwhelmed, which would probably cause many more kids to drop out. Getting rid of senior year is an overall bad idea.
ReplyDelete-Devyn Anderson-Stover