Scheduling Conflicts

November 16, 2009  
Filed under Student Life

At the beginning of each school year there is chaos; ranging from traffic in the hallways, to having trouble finding classes. However, schedules are the most troublesome of all at the campus.

 Misguiding schedules have been a problem for a few students. “My schedule said that I have D lunch, but when I got in my class my teacher told me we have B lunch” said Senior Maria Christodoulides. Other problems with schedules have been mixed classes, such as a class marked as fifth period, and is actually a students sixth period, and core classes, such as english, mathematics, science, and social studies

 Some students faced a problem of being positioned in a TAKS Class, but have met the standard passing score of the TAKS Test.“ I passed all my TAKS Tests, and they still put me in a TAKS class,“ stated Senior Ashley White. TAKS courses are limited to juniors who have been identified as at-risk for non-mastery of exit level TAKS, and for seniors who may have failed a portion of the TAKS .

Other students had the problem of being set in classes that they have already received credit for. “I took this class my sophomore year, and they still put me in it,” stated Senior Camille Forbes, who was placed in Child Development . On the other hand, students aren’t the only people who are affected by the chaos, teachers have had much on their plate.

Teachers have to face the constant adjustment to the change of students, and continue to go over assignments that the new students missed. Also, teachers who have seating charts have to cut time from class to rearrange them to place new students. These mild miscommunications can cause a significant amount of stress for everyone, and leave people lost without any guidance, but counselors, assistant principals, and Principal Dr.Ensley, have been working very diligently to complete necessary changes.

Although help from administrators and counselors are speeding the correction process up, there are still a number of students in the midst of troubles awaiting a new schedule. Correct schedules are best for everyone; it saves time, and allows students to focus more on schoolwork, than having to find time to go to the counseling center.  Correct schedules also give teachers more time to teach and focus on moving forward with lesson plans. Schedules help to direct students and teachers towards the new year, and with conflicts affecting our direction it makes it hard to move forward.

Written by: Kylania Brooks

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