I don’t think that school should have really long hours. A regular school day for children in grades K-12 is about 7-8 hours long. In those 7-8 hours, there are about eight classes, which makes each class about an hour. Some people get bored being in class for so long. They also don’t do their work in class because they’re busy worrying about how much homework they are going to get that day. Children want to participate in sports and music programs, but they don’t have the time because school ends late. Children also like to play with their friends and spend time with their family, but they just don’t have enough time. They only have time on the weekends. The strongest reason I think school should be shorter is that school starts really early, so you have to wake up even earlier. Students are tired in the morning because they didn’t get enough sleep.When they go to school, they might not be ready to learn.

Children need less school time because they like to participate in sports and music programs. Children might already be doing sports and may be in music programs, but they never have enough time to finish their homework. School lets out late and then they have sports, which leaves barely any time for them to do their homework. They then have to quit their sport or instrument they play to have enough time to finish their homework. Sometimes children get about an hour to an hour and half of homework, but that is not always. Usually children get homework that lasts 3 to 4 hours. All the time in schools, sports or music, and homework can add up to 12 hours each day. That is half of the day. Most children sleep about 10 hours each night. That only leaves 2 hours or less to anything else they have to do that day. If about 20 minutes were cut from each class, it would make a big difference. There would still be about 40 minutes of each class left. You would save about 2½ hours and then you can use that time on sports and music. You will also have more time to do other things.

With there being less school time, you could also have more time to play with your friends and spend more time with your family. When you are in school, you are always stuck in all of your classes. Most of the time your friends are not in your class so you really can’t talk to them. You don’t see them until you get back home and when you get back home, you do have to do your homework first. By the time you are done with your homework, it will already be late, so you can’t go out and play with your friends.

You can also have more time to spend with your family. You could do your homework right away when you came back from school and still have some more time to do things with your family.

With long schools you really won’t have any time on the weekdays to do anything else besides school related things. You would only have the time on the weekends. Sometimes you even get homework, which is really long on Fridays because you have two extra days to do it. With the more homework, sometimes even weekends are boring because you barrly had any time to do other things. Sometimes children aren’t able to do their homework on the weekends. They sometimes already have small trips planned for the weekends. Then when they get back to school, they get in trouble by the teacher for not doing their homework. It is a waste of your weekend time.

The strongest reason I think that school should be shorter is because of the time it starts. Most schools start really early. Elementary schools begin at around 9:00 A.M. Most middle schools and high schools start at around 8:00 A.M. Sometimes high schools even begin at around 7:00 A.M. You have to wake up about an hour to an hour and half earlier because you have to get ready and wait for the bus. Walking up early can make you tired when you are in class. You might not be able to focus properly on the task. Sometimes children also might have to hurry in the morning because they don’t want to miss the bus. Hurrying might make them forget something important they have to take to school. They could have packed everything the night before, but they might forget something like their project that they can’t fit in their back packs. They might not even have time to eat. You should eat something so you don’t get hungry before lunch and to have enough energy to do your work in school. If school was more in the middle of the day, it would be a bit easier for the children, but that can’t happen because then the children would be getting home very late.

Not being able to do sports or participate in any music program is one thing that is not good about the long time spent in schools. You would also want to play with your friends and spend more time with your family, too. You would have to wake up really early and you would only have more time on the weekends to do something that is not related to school. You would not be able to do any of those things with the school hours being so long. You would need more time. With a bit less time in school, you would be able to do all of those things a bit longer.

Cans were rolling across the floor. BOOM! We heard a big monstrous explosion. My mom and I gasped.

It all started when we had to take dauntless Svara, my 3-year-old sister, to the grocery store because my Dad wasn’t home.

"Mommy!" my baby sister called zealously.

My mom lethargically dragged herself toward charismatic Svara and rubbed her weary eyes because Svara had kept her up all night.

"Yeah," my mom replied.

Svara pointed to the Lucky Charms cereal avariciously. It was her favorite cereal.

Grabbing the box of cereal, my mom started to try to pour it into a bowl.

Very little cereal came out because it was empty. As Svara devoured her snack, my mom quickly threw on her tan, puffy coat and grabbed the car keys.

"Laya, put on your coat! We have to dash immediately to the grocery store to buy more Lucky Charms for Svara," my mom explained as she started getting closer to the door.

I gave her a puzzled look.

"Are we actually bringing Svara? She’s going to cause a lot of trouble there," I warned.

"I’m afraid we’re left with no choice. Daddy went to Philadelphia and we can’t leave her home alone."

I sighed, but put on my coat and followed my mom and sister.

Seeing my mom’s anxious look, I knew this trip wasn’t going to go too well.

Hurrying to the car, I hoped we could go to the store and get back quickly.

My mom gathered her belongings as we parked our car in the parking lot and started to get out of the car.

‘This is going to be quick," I tried to convince myself.

Svara, my mom and I hurried to the store.

Svara is pretty nimble for a baby, I thought.

The automatic doors opened and we entered the store.

Svara’s eyes wandered through the store and she smiled.

"Mommy, mommy! I want lollipop," Svara pointed to an enormous pink lollipop.

"Svara, I told you, no candy in the morning," my mom reminded.

"Lollipop," Svara screamed. Everyone’s eyes were on us.

"Ok, ok," my mom grabbed the lollipop and gave it to Svara.

My face turned red and I was praying hard hoping that Svara wouldn’t throw any other tantrums.

"Come on. Let’s get the cereal before Svara takes something else," my mom suggested.

"Good idea!" We all rushed to the cereal section.

Svara was going in the opposite direction heading to the soup aisle.

"Oh great," my mom and I synchronized as we dashed to Svara, trying to lead her to the cereal.

Svara wouldn’t yield. She stuck her hands out and kept running toward the soup shelves.

The cans seemed to instantly start falling and dropping to the floor.

Boom!

My mom and I gasped. Picking the cans up, I crossed my fingers, hoping no damage was done.

Everybody was looking at us. I went red with embarrassment. I quickly pulled my hood on so no one would recognize me. I tried to be casual, acting like nothing happened.

We just rushed to the checkout and paid for the lollipop and cereal, getting out as fast as our legs could carry us.

I knew all of this wasn’t worth it just to get cereal. Yes, my sister does cause a lot of trouble. However, when she sets her mind to something, she always gets it done.