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Virtual Snow Days written by: Megan Wright
here are many new things this school year, like new admins, new rules, and new ideas. This year the district decided to add virtual snow days. Virtual snow days are a way for students to work on assignments that are posted on canvas, so they can work on a said assignment at home when there is a snow day, and school is canceled. Students have differing thoughts on whether the virtual snow days are a good idea or not. “I think it can be a good idea but at the same time, it could also be bad. The reason why it’s good is that kids who like to go outside and have snowball fights usually go do it in the mornings which means that they have time to do stuff later in the day. The reason why it’s bad is that kids think that snow days are a day of no work so they think they don’t have to do anything,” freshman Brooke Rasmussen said. Having too many tasks on snow days could become hard for students to keep up with. Students often are usually given assignments on Canvas but if there is a paper handout that day the teacher would be unable to give it to the students. “I think 2-3 assignments at the most for all classes because being at home you tend to get off track, especially if all your graphic by: Braden Clapper siblings are home,” sophomore Megan Brose said. “No, I am not looking forward to virtual snow days at all, It While keeping track of assignments could become a hassle, may help some kids with schoolwork, but it will also add more some students may find it beneficial to have work while they are stress because it just adds more assignments on top of the things home. Working at home reduces the risk that students will students already have, so no I don’t think virtual snow days are a fall behind. good idea,” sophomore Issac Howerton said. “Normal snow days affect my school work because we get less “I’m not on that particular time to work, final dates don’t ever given the get moved, and teachers rush “I think it can be a good idea but at the same committee but I have beenfeedback. some give to opportunity to get through lessons, so we time, the reason why it’s bad is that kids As an admin team, we’ve all had can get to our finals. We don’t have time to fully understand, think that snow days are a day of no work so some insight into that. We’re readily cognizant of the fact that on a snow and I feel rushed to finish work they think they don’t have to do anything,” day a lot of things take place. Some and get caught up on things,” freshman Brooke Rasmussen said. high school students are responsible sophomore Sydnie Nielson said. for younger siblings on a snow Students have to be able to adjust to the way teachers assign work when we have no school. If day. So you don’t have the same time to sit in ‘class’ if you will a snow day were to happen students can get frustrated if there is a the way that you would on a normal school day. I mean we’ve had days when we were out due to ice and people lost power. miscommunication. So you might not have online as an option for you if you don’t “Snow days can affect your schoolwork in many ways. It have electricity. So part of what’s going to come out of the team pushes due dates back but it can give you more time to work on homework. Snow days also push units back and it can put you and that’s crafting what virtual snow days look like, there will be some consideration for school days missed, plus some additional time teachers off track,” Rasmussen said. to get assignments and things made up. Those things would still Understanding assignments and the lack of communication be counted as grades. So it’s still important to do that learning. could be something that some students struggle with. It could But again it’s about the learning being extended not creating fake cause confusion and more stress for the student than if they had work to fill up time,” Assistant Principal Dr. Rosemary Camp said. the assignment during a normal school day.
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