Everyday when I walk into school I come in with one state of mind, “I’m not late yet.” However, my previous thought soon changes when I walk in the doors at 7:34 a.m. only to be surprised that I came in the middle of the announcements.
Checking the time on my cell phone provides no justice for my ‘tardiness.’ Why? Because every other clock in this school is on a different time schedule.
I am peeved that I can’t waltz into a classroom and know exactly what time it is; most clocks aren’t even within the same hour of the actual time. What adds to my frustration is that these clocks remain untouched. Half of them haven’t even been changed since before Daylight Savings.
Our agendas are the only piece of paper that gives students a rough estimate of when classes will end. The work to figure out what time it is in class if one does not have a watch can often be tantalizing.
Most classes line up at the end of the day where anxious students stand there fidgeting. The clock on their watches says the time is 2:10 or 2:11 p.m., yet the bell is supposed to ring at 2:09. Why can’t our school show consistency with correct clock times and bell signals?
The bell schedule and incorrect clock times can take away a student’s focus as well as interfere with their punctuation to their classes. This is proving to be problematic and with enough voices speaking out, a change will be made for the better.
The administration should know this about the bells and cut us some slack when we are here and the bell rings too early. There are ways for them to ring them manually and I know it’s a pain in the butt but it’s annoying to not know when the bells going to ring. Thanks Hennessy for bringing this up.
Yea it’s been like that and it’s getting on my last nerve since i can’t get any tardies for swim or i get put on probation from it.
Thank you Hennessey! I’ve actually wondered if my phone or watch was wrong when the bell rang. Now I know it’s correct