WHY ARE TIMES FOR SPECIALS CUT SHORT?

A question brought up by Joshua Goodhind

Post written by Arin Andrews

Last year, these three specials were longer, Art, Music and P.E.

When we were in third grade, there were four very important specials. They were Art, Music, Computer/Library, and P.E.. P.E was forty-five minutes long, Music was 1 hour, and Art was 1 hour. This year, we’re cut short on time with these three specials.

P.E is now forty minutes. Fourth graders agree that it’s too short to get real exercise. It feels like it whizzes by way to quickly.

⛺️Art is now fifty-five minutes. It’s also been cut short by five minutes. Though the period is longer than the P.E period, it still feels like it’s not long enough.

Music is fifty-five minutes too. That’s barely enough time to go into the real perspective of music and learn all the things you need to know.

Computer/Library, strangely enough, has not changed its timing. It always has been an hour, and it’s never changed. The question here is: what’s the motivation to change and not change the timings for these specials that we love?

One more thing, they don’t seem to be exchanging the specials for other things. There are no more special clubs at the school than there have been in past years. There are no more time-consuming activities than usual. Is it just because they don’t think kids get enough work time done???

If you come up with any answers or information about the topic, find a way to tell the bloggers and Josh; we really are wondering about this meddlesome question.

FROM, THE BLOGGERS

ARIN, ALEX, FORREST and MAISIE

✚JOSH—he’s curious too.