Persuasive Writing Piece
Dear Members of the Prosper School Board,
My name is Alex Wells and I am representing the students of the school with the proposal of trying to get a four-day school week instead of having the students going to school for a full week. Having students going to school only four times a week can have many benefits to it.
Having students go to school for only four days a week does have many advantages to it. Not only would students go to school one less day. It’ll also help with the school budget when it comes to the maintenance, operation and transportation costs. Statistics show that if students don’t have school on Friday, the costs of the maintenance, operation, and transportation would decrease. This means that we, as a school, will be saving more money than before. With all the money that we saved, we could do more activities around the school and being able to upgrade anything that we wanted to because of the fact that we had the money to do so. We could also fund more trips to places that the student would want to go to as well. By having Friday off, we can have more activities on Friday. The community groups believe that if Friday was off, then they could schedule more activities for students and to be able to attract more volunteers. The ad also being able to use school property for free use with the exception that we all have to use the property with much respect. Another idea would be to extend classes and changing the schedule to be 83 minutes instead of having it to be 65 minutes of class. That way the students get more information in the week so then it makes up for having Friday off.
Not having Friday off every week would more learning time for students who need education. A poll was made in order to see who would agree with the four-day week of school and the majority of the parents voted no. the user that goes by the name Kristina Oudet (workalot349) said “ I want my kids in school Mon to Fri when I’m at work, not in front of the tv all day. The thought of unsupervised Fridays off gives me nightmares.” Most parents thinking would be similar to Kristina’s. A lot of parents want their kids to be at school because if they had Friday off, they wouldn’t do anything productive when they could be learning more at school instead of just wasting time.
According to Phillips, a researcher, studies show that adolescents need more sleep in order for them to grow and reach maturity. He also says that when trying to catch up on sleep, it disrupts the sleep cycle even more because then the body doesn’t have a consistent sleeping pattern. This means that kids do indeed need more sleep because without having enough sleep, kids can’t do the best in their ability. They wouldn’t be able to show their skills in school if they aren’t getting enough sleep. That’s why, when having a four-day week, it helps students regulate their sleep and being more active in school activities and paying more attention in school. If students have slept then they are able to work and study there hardest instead of having to fall asleep every hour of the day. Having a lack of sleep can also affect the emotions of a student that could lead them into not being as successful as they could be. Students have a lot of potentials and if they aren’t getting enough sleep then it’s all wasted since they can’t think properly. Another thing is attendance, four-day weeks can result in higher attendance at school and teachers can also have more time planning for what they want to plan for the week of school. It’s a win-win situation.
Having the school to have a four-day week has its many advantages financially, socially and academically. It provides more freedom for students to do more activities, getting more work done and especially getting more sleep on the 3 day weekend that students could have. I would urge the members of the school board to accept the proposal and implement it soon enough. If you need any more information, my email is Alex.Wells@gmail.com and if you would like to talk to me my phone number is 123-456-7890.
Sincerely,
Alex Wells