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What I think would make school more exciting
By Elijah McWilliams
School is boring and doesn't attract many kids because the work isn’t interesting. We don't really get to do fun projects, and most of the work is assigned as homework. These are some things that I think would make school more engaging.
From my experience, it seems like the teachers just teach and don't really try to get engaged in what they're talking about. Some of the lessons could be more interactive and fun. They can add more assignments where we get to learn about things that interest us.
Teachers could also try to better incorporate the PACE program at CMSD into their lessons, where you can learn more about careers and things that you actually might want to do after graduation. I personally would like to learn about support services like firefighters. Entrepreneurship and trying to start and run a business also appeal to me.
According to the CMSD website, PACE is a program where you learn about the careers you want. It gives scholars support to go after their dreams, while encouraging them to make decisions and plan for their future. It seems that every kid is different and this program sets up everyone for success, CMSD says.
In terms of my other issues with school as it stands, most of the time the work we do turns into homework, plus the homework we already get. The teacher could use more school time to allow us to do that work, instead of just talking.
When teachers just talk to the whole class, students don't stay engaged and stop listening. Also, when they give us homework it could be fun assignments instead of being just like schoolwork. The assignments usually involve boring books to read, or writing papers. I could barely pay attention to a book I read recently in English class because it was so boring.
The teacher could also give us better projects. They usually just give us research projects all the time. There were multiple projects I did last year where I would have to research something that I didn't care about and make Google slides or essays about it. We could do more projects where we make something physically, or have an interactive activity. This could make the research projects more interesting too. Some of the research projects I did that I did like included learning about my favorite black celebrity and the impact they had on history.
School could be more engaging than it is. Teaching can be more like the PACE program, where you learn and take classes about careers you might want or interest you. They could also reduce the amount of homework, and give us more interesting projects. Those are the things that would make school more engaging for me.