The debate of the hours a normal school day should have is a big topic. Some believe that because of the fact that America is falling behind in the education department that students need to be in school for longer hours. I do agree that since America is falling behind on education we should do something, but I believe that making the hours of the day longer would affect the student’s grades and mental health in a good way.

Instead I believe that a shorter school day would benefit more for students than longer days. The problem with the education in schools is not how long we are in school but the quality of the teaching in school. If the school days were shortened then students would feel a lot better about going to school. Some students have afterschool activities and that can usually decrease the amount of the time a student can spend with their family.

Students with after school activities usually get home at around 6p.m or so. After the student finishes their homework it would be about 7 or 8p.m. depending on the amount and the student. Then the student must eat dinner, shower and do their daily after school plans with families and after a while this can really affect a student and cause them to feel tired and drained during the school day causing them to do poorly in school. Plus, after all the hours in school the student starts to feel exhausted and starts acting different in school and can start to fall behind because of the exhaustion. I think that the school days should be shorten or something should happen to be able to fix this issue.