The Philosophy of the School Year

Spring break is much needed. It signifies the end of the hardest part of the school year, and the beginning of the end. The hardest part of the year is between the end of Christmas break, and the beginning of Spring break. This is three months of consecutive school with no breaks at all. I know that some people may say that three months of school is nothing, but for high schoolers who are used to getting a week off every month of two, this is torture. Teachers expect more out of students and students want to be even lazier than they have been. This is not a good combination, and it results in teachers getting mad and students getting poor grades. Spring break is much needed time off for everybody to cool down and relax.

The school year can be broken down into four sections: Beginning, mid-break, torture time, and the end. The Beginning is the start of the year and everybody is halfway excited (even if they wont admit it) to be back at school and see all of their friends everyday. It goes by fairly quickly and easily because you are still getting back into a routine. This section lasts until the end of the first term or Thanksgiving break. The mid-break section is the time between Thanksgiving break and Christmas break. This is only about a month of school where nobody really pays attention, including the teachers. This is the best time of year because not much work is expected and you don’t really have to attend much school. But after Christmas break come the torture section. As I have discussed previously, teachers expect a lot from students and there is no fun to be found anywhere. This lasts for three months and ends at Spring break. The last section of the year is the end. This is from Spring break until the end of the school year. This section is at least tolerable because the weather is getting better so we don’t have to be cooped up inside all the time. It is also the section when the idea that school is almost out comes to play. This idea works wonders for many students because they think to themselves, “well, there’s only two months of school left, if I have survived thing long, I will be able to make it to the end.” And, after Spring break, most students do make it to the end.

This is the philosophy of the school year, and why Spring break is one of the most important times off for everybody in the school.