By Danny Atten, Opinions Staff Writer<\/p>\n
I began school at IMSA in August.\u00a0 Being a sophomore, I suffer through the scourge of sophomore year:\u00a0 study hours.\u00a0 From 7:00 to 9:00 pm, four days a week, I am confined to my small room, bent over the books.\u00a0 Yet I personally appreciate this time.\u00a0 In the past, IMSA has been called \u201ccollege with training wheels,\u201d and study hours are a good example of the wheels.\u00a0\u00a0 IMSA\u2019s administration created study hours to teach young sophomores the importance of devoting time to school work, as most of us did not have to do so at our home schools.\u00a0 Students should consider following the administration\u2019s recommendation and continue to utilize study hours next semester rather than take advantage of sophomore privileges.<\/p>\n
Next semester, sophomores are given the chance to eliminate study hours.\u00a0 Some will choose to do so; others will not.\u00a0 In effect, students are given the chance to take off the training wheels.\u00a0 However, this may not be the best decision.\u00a0 Study hours teach sophomores time management, a valuable life skill.\u00a0 It is a skill that will be useful throughout life, and yet, it is a skill that many adults do not possess.\u00a0 IMSA is doing sophomores a service by mandating study hours.<\/p>\n
Study hours also promote a passion for learning, a pillar on which IMSA was founded.\u00a0 As every IMSA student knows, study hours can be a pain.\u00a0 They take up a large portion of the night, and compounded with internet shut-off and lights out, they are a general nuisance.\u00a0 Study hours are a huge block of each sophomore\u2019s busy schedule and often can interrupt it, but they are a good time to get work done.\u00a0 They encourage sophomores to work ahead of time, and avoid procrastination.\u00a0 By doing so, students can become more involved in IMSA.\u00a0 By having a preset time to get homework done, sophomores are able to choose freely what they wish to do in their free time, instead of worrying about finishing homework when they don\u2019t have extracurricular activities.\u00a0 These study hours allow students to focus not only on their schooling, but also on having fun in high school.<\/p>\n
Instead of taking off the training wheels next semester, IMSA\u2019s sophomores should consider keeping study hours on their schedule.\u00a0 Study hours teach valuable life skills like managing time and working ahead.\u00a0 They encourage hard work and promote good grades, and in all, they parallel IMSA\u2019s mission statement by igniting and nurturing scientific and ethical minds that may, one day, advance the human condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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