Classes were cancelled for one day and one day only during fall break. Classes began again on Monday. This was considered a day off and not much of a break from school. Other schools had off on Monday as well as Friday, class resumed on Tuesday. If the day off was not called fall break, maybe students would not have been as upset.
The term fall break was extremely misleading.
Most students do not attend classes on Saturday and Sunday, Also, the students who regularly are off Friday were robbed as well. A break from school means a break from classes. Fall break should have started earlier in the week. If classes were cancelled Wednesday-Monday, it would seem like a reasonable amount of time to enjoy life and just relax. The day off wasn’t sufficient time to catch up on school work.
An extra day was not enough. Students have jobs. This period was not a generous amount. Going to class and then work is strenuous. Waking up early in the morning for work and then attending class at night may be even more exhausting. Students have busy schedules. Around the midterm of the semester, stress levels rise, because of the work load andthe need to study for exams. College athletes put time and tremendous effort into maintaining school and sports, not to mention the student athletes who are employed. Relaxation, toss it out the window, you cannot relax. If students wanted to make any plans they could not. Why bother? Ideas of visiting love ones, taking a trip, or just a little me time were all trashed.
Winter break and spring break are true to the definition of the term break. Winter break is usually close to a month off between semesters.
Spring break is only about a week, but it is absolutely more than a day. The days off for Thanksgiving are fine. We have a decent amount of time to enjoy the holidays. There really should not be a longer break between Oct and Nov.
Even though times are hard and stress becomes a factor, the school should just let us stick it out instead of teasing us with one day.
If there is going to be a break make it known. “I did not even know we had a fall break,” said Chauntevia Flowers, senior criminology major. “One day of no classes was not enough time.” Midterm time and finals week bare the hardest burden on students. We would benefit with more than a day off. It would allow everyone from faculty to students a recovery period. It will enable everyone to refresh and restart. “The friday did not effect me because I already did not have class,” said Frances Mota, junior marketing major, “I could of used a few more days and I have been very busy and tired.”