Cerry
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- 2008
Actually, it does. We have a bell for the beginning of roll call, one at the end of recess, one at the second half of lunch, one at the end of lunch and one at the end of the day. It's a very, very rare occurence for us to not turn up to classes (including after frees), and it's really good if you're doing an exam or something. The odds of being distracted by a bell going off aren't high. Although, we do quite often convince teachers to let us out early before recess and lunch (we have a different table on tuesday and thursday to the rest of the week, so we just convince them they're on the wrong times).Rebekkie said:i heard today of a school that got rid of the bell to make everyone more relaxed and less stressed. the principle figured all students would get up and go to classes on time. like that'd work...
I think everyone besides year 11 and 12 should be sent on excursions for a week during half yearlies (they used to do this, but changed it...god only knows why, because private schools don't usually worry about expense). And quit giving us the same study skills workshops over and over, and teach us about managing stress etc, which most of us would find so much more useful. I don't care what they say, you still get stressed if you study effectively.