Debate
By Mallory Broom
Free Seat: Too Much Fun or Perfect Reward?
Last year, Ms. Shelly let grades K - 5th sit with whoever and wherever they wanted on one day per week, as long as throughout the week, the ‘stoplight’ didn’t flash red 10 times or more. If the stoplight kept a steady record of under 10 red lights, students got free seat. You weren’t confined to just your classroom tables. For most students, this was heaven.
“I think it’s fine as long as Dr. Parker is okay with it,” Karen Kennedy, recess/lunch aide states.
According to the 55 fifth grade students we asked, 54 of them are favor of bringing back free seat and only 1 student is against bringing back free seat for anonymous reasons. That’s 99% for free seat and 1% against it.
Some students even made a statement on why they should have free seat. (See below)
“You might have friends in another class but not in your class, so at free seat you can you can hang out with your friends and not be lonely.”
-Melanie Witt
“If we had free seat, we wouldn’t bug the girls by sitting in their seats.”
-Kai Herman
“In middle school and high school they let us have free seat, so why not prepare us for it?”
-Sonya Schwer
“I don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t have free seat.”
-Nate Linton
“ Free seat is awesome because- well, really I just want to have fun and sit by my friends during lunch!”
-Kate Jackson
“What if it is indoor recess? Then you can’t say ‘talk to your friends during recess’ because you can’t!”
-Megan Manaji
“It gives kids a better chance to meet new friends.”
-Hikari Ubakatu
So what do you think? Is free seat too much fun for students or the perfect reward?
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