The Weyburn Review asks junior high students to comment on an issue or a question once a month. This month, we asked students at Weyburn Junior High the following question:
"Do extra-curricular activities and after-school jobs keep kids too busy today? What suggestions do you have to change or improve this situation?"
I think that extra-curricular activities and after-school jobs
are great. Keeping kids busy seems to keep them out of trouble.
I think kids should be involved in activities after school because
it will give them something to do and keep them entertained. I
don't think there should be limits in what or how many activities
we should be in because I personally like doing lots of activities
at a time and would hate to have a limit. I think that every kid
should be in at least one after-school activity to keep them fit
and out of trouble. After-school activities do take up a lot of
weekends. It would be nice to have a little more time off, but
it's not that big a deal.
- Falon Svedahl, Gr. 9
Weyburn Junior High
I feel that extra-curricular activities are the kids' and parents'
decisions. If the child is being overworked, he or she will know
it and need to make a choice whether or not to stay in their activity.
- Jeff May, Gr. 9, Weyburn Jr. High
Extra-curricular activities definitely keep kids busy. Too busy?
I don't think so. I know some kids who have some activities every
day. It keeps them busy but it doesn't make them too busy. Kids
should be allowed to try whatever they want. Extra-curricular
activities keep kids away from the TV and gets them outside.
- Rob King, Gr. 9
Weyburn Junior High
I think that extra-curricular activities do take up too many
weekends, that may put a halt on some students' social life. Otherwise,
on week-days, I feel that sports don't take up too much time.
I think to help we could try to reduce the amount of weekend stuff,
but if you're involved with something you shouldn't worry about
weekends. I feel they should be dedicated to their extra-curricular
activities.
- Tonya Mokelki, Gr. 8
Weyburn Junior High
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