Grade eleven and twelve students from KISJ have been observed of misusing study hall sessions in their study hall time from their need for rest and feeling of exhaustion.
Study Hall is a unique period that grades eleven and twelve students can register. The original purpose of the study hall was to let older students get some load off their shoulders so that they could have more rest or sleep at home. However, some students were recently found using their cell phones or watching Netflix during study hall time, which eliminates the original purpose of the study hall.
Some Students question whether it would be appropriate to have ongoing study halls in the current situation.
Jay Sung is a student in grade 12 who attends study hall sessions. He says “study hall sessions should primarily be used to study for the lessons.” He says that he is very thankful to the school for giving him opportunities to study in school so that he doesn’t have to work at home.
Some students believe that the name is ‘study’ hall for a reason, and that time should be used appropriately. If study hall time is used unwisely by violating school rules such as the misusage of cell phones, they believe that study hall sessions are useless and should be replaced with something else.
On the other hand, most students disagree with the previous opinion. They believe that study halls could be used as a refresher and they should be given the right to do what they like during study hall time.
Grade 12 student Suyeon Moon is also in the study hall. She says “study hall time gives me the energy to attend my next class and is a little joy between my hard courses.” She agrees that she should be given a choice to do what she wants during the study hall period. Lastly, she mentions “I work hard during study hall when I have a quiz, homework, or a unit test, so the teachers don’t have to worry about the misusage of study hall.”
There are many opinions about the worth of study hall. Still, it seems challenging to eliminate study hall even if the ‘the study hall is getting misused’ side is dominant over the disagreeing side as study hall is an official part of the school schedule.