It looks like trouble is coming in threes this school year. Santiago High School has recently instated a new assembly schedule that serves as a prison of confusion and chaos for not only myself but also several other students and teachers. I have been through enough of high school to be used to the familiar schedule that Santiago once used, but now that it’s been changed, I find myself pondering if I am heading to the right class.
  Let’s start by asking you a question: On the triple 1-6 days we now have, have you found that you were piled high with homework? Due to this schedule, I realized that I was getting homework from my each and every one of my teachers and only having that night to do it all rather than the two days that we usually have. I spent countless hours working on homework that could have been manager better time-wise or that I could have done much more efficiently if I had been given just a day longer, but instead I had to rush to finish it all so that I wasn’t hyped up on caffeine at 3 in the morning.
  Has disorientation embraced you as you desperately tried to figure out what classes you needed to head to? I have narrowly escaped being tardy several times because I had no idea what the schedule was like for that particular week. Just this week, I barely made it to my second period class because I was somewhat unaware of the fact that the week would start with a 2-4-6 block day and end with a 1-6 assembly day.
  “For student learning, I don’t like the new schedule. For the math classes that are Algebra 2 and above, I don’t like it because there is not enough time for instruction and practice before students leave. But for Algebra 1 and Geometry, daily practice would be good for them instead of every other day. I do prefer the block schedule though, especially for AP classes,” said math teacher Mr. Luscher.
  However, I do agree with the fact that the multiple 1-6 days could be helpful in some aspects: number one being that certain classes are getting the work or practice that they need. Also if you have a block day with three classes you just can’t stand, it gives a small break to the monotony of having just those three classes every other day and lets you bear through it knowing that you have the classes that you do like.
  I still find the new schedule to be a fairly large annoyance and would like to return to the familiarity of the school in past years. Trying to cram in work, lectures and homework into small periods of time is not working out the best for me and other students, and the new schedule is clearly not appealing to some of the teachers on campus like Mr. Luscher.
  The new assembly schedule is not worth the disorientation and risks of insomnia and I wouldn’t hesitate to return the way things used to be. Let’s just hope the students of Santiago can grow used to the new law of the land and continue on like normal.