Student Writing Showcase 6-8

Why Should not Students Have Summative Testing By Bella “Good morning sunshine!” a student said. The student changes their clothes so fast and gets up ready to look at the daily plan. Oh! Such a dreadful day, it is summative day again. Students can feel this way, and this can ruin their feelings about school. Is there a better way to get up in the morning and start the day in a happy mood? Summative testing should not exist; they cause anxiety for students; they are not the only way to see how schools or students are performing. Kids need time to rest. They also need to know “summatives” are not scary; so, they do not feel stress. Schools should only have tests at the end of the semester. Other unit tests should be small quizzes. This makes students learn and study in a comfortable way and allows teachers to teach in a comfortable way. Schools should not have summative testing because they make students nervous, they frustrate teachers, and they might make students drop out. ...

Uniforms are Not in Schools – At Least They Shouldn’t Be By Bella           Many schools like their students to wear uniforms. However, are uniforms the answer for all schools? No, uniforms are not the answer. Today surveyed 17,000 people ages eighteen through sixty-four, asking them what they thought about dress codes. Fifty-one percent think their school uniform makes them feel uncomfortably hot or cold. Thirty-three percent think their school uniform forces them to spend more money on uniforms. Additionally, twenty-nine percent think uniforms limit their comfort and make them feel less productive. Twenty-two percent think school uniforms limit freedom to express themselves, and thirteen percent think school uniforms target their gender in unfair ways (Murray). Students should not have to wear school uniforms because uniforms hinder freedom of expression, are too expensive, and cause students to suffer mentally.      Students sh...

Too Much Homework: A Curse to Independent Thinking, Hobbies, and Sleep By Ammie Grade 5      Is extra homework a benefit or a hindrance to student learning? Giving students lots of homework seems like a great idea. It seems like it can improve the learning of a student, and it seems like it lets a student know learning is much more important than playing. But actually, giving students lots of homework is not a good idea. It hurts student’s learning. It shows the students homework, not learning, is more important than anything else. Students shouldn’t have too much homework because students will have less time to think in their own way, it doesn’t let students work on their hobbies, and it prevents students from getting the sleep they need.      First, when students are doing too much homework, they are not thinking in their own way, but only mindlessly doing what the teacher said. “Many students said…they often did homework they saw as ‘pointless’ or ‘mindl...

Writing Persuasive Essays Too Much Homework: A Curse to Independent Thinking, Hobbies, and Sleep  By Ammie Grade 5 Uniforms are Not in Schools – At Least They Shouldn’t Be   By Bella Grade 5 Why Shouldn’t Students Have Summative Testing  By Bella

 Persuasive Essay Showcase Students worked hard writing persuasive essays: Why Students Should Eat Breakfast Every Day A lot of people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Many people believe that it is not necessary, or they say that they don’t have time for that, and begin their day with no meal. I believe that everyone should eat breakfast before going to their activities. The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of breakfast, especially for students. The first reason why you should eat breakfast before going to school is for your health. When you skip breakfast and go to school, you are looking for a disease because it’s not healthy to have an empty stomach all day long. It’s very important to have a meal and not let your stomach work empty. All you are going to get is gastritis and a lot of problems with your health if you don’t eat breakfast. Another reason for eating breakfast is because you need food for to do well in your ...

  Count Some Sheep: Go to Sleep By Ammie     Every time after school you would throw yourself on the bed. The sleep will wash out the tiredness of the day from your brain. Have you ever wondered about the daily action of sleep? Sleeping gives you more energy and it will make you less tired. It can also help you focus and help you concentrate on something better. Besides that, sleeping will make you healthy especially for the brain. Getting enough sleep prevents sickness, gives your brain a break, and gives you more energy.   First of all, not getting enough sleep may cause sickness. “Sleep deprivation will kill you more quickly than food deprivation” ( Thomson). This means that if you have a lack of sleep, it will kill you more quickly than the lack of food. Because sleep deprivation will kill you in less than 11 days and food deprivation will kill you in at least 21 days as long as you have water (Silver). “The record for the longest period without sleep ...

Niagara Falls: Annie Edson Taylor by Ian           Niagara Falls, a beautiful area with lots of waterfalls. It's a tourist attraction due to its beauty, but it also serves as a place to pull off all sorts of stunts. An example is jumping off the Niagara Falls in a barrel. Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to do this and live.           Anne had no immediate family because her child died at birth and her husband died soon after. She was one of those people that bad luck picks on. She was an etiquette and dance instructor until she had the idea to become a stunt daredevil. She was in her 60s when she had the idea to jump off the falls in a barrel. She falsely claimed she was in her 40s to the reporters. Before her plunge she tested her barrel with a cat that lived. As a child she was not interested in dolls; she preferred adventure (McKinley, 2019). This may have been one of the things that influenced her to make the jump o...