By Qile Wu, 7th Grade. Black Rock Middle School class of 2024

There are many things different about Lower Merion School District compared to last year, but one of the most significant changes is the D-day I/E activities.

When I asked my teacher the purpose of these activities, he just answered “It’s just team stuff”. The activities take place in the learning community pod.

If I could choose a word to describe these activities, the word would be “ridiculous”. 45 minutes of precious learning time was canceled because of this. Students like me try to finish our homework at school during I/E. Since D day activities were invented, we waste three-quarters of an hour just to sit there and do nothing. How many hours do we have each day? And how many days do you have in your life? It is a complete waste of time.

I can never understand why our school are going to deprive students of their learning time whilst schools are designed for people to learn.

You can click here to join a petition about banning D-Day activities now. The decision is in your hands, we students need to get out of this mess. Black Rock needs to change.

(Editors note: every 4 days for 45 minutes out of 180 days is about 1.4 days wasted )

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