By Jarrett Ourman
Think of the typical high school experience, and it’s impossible to ignore the role of math classes. These classes may only be one slot in the day, but for many students, they’re responsible for a large portion of their stress. The addition of required math extra help may at first seem annoying, but it can easily improve grades, confidence, and overall learning. As some students learn at different paces, the required extra help allows people to catch up and not slack in classes.
Firstly, under the current schedule, some find that math teachers don’t have enough time in class to really explain and dig into a topic. Along with this, the in class setting often makes people nervous to ask questions, whereas with extra help, they feel more comfortable because they won’t worry about slowing down the class.
Another reason math extra help should be required is because of the continuous nature of math; due to this, if a student doesn’t understand a certain concept, they will be in bad shape for the next units. For example, if a student does not understand an Algebra 1 concept, they may need more help in Geometry and Algebra 2.
“I feel not everyone would be happy about having to go to an extra period of class for extra help, but it definitely would benefit us students,” said sophomore Jake Piersol when presented with the idea of mandatory extra help.
Some people argue that requiring extra help is unfair for teachers, as they have long days already, and some live far away. Still, if schools’ schedules incorporate this extra help once or twice a week and don’t just make it unpaid hours that makes it much more reasonable.
Clearly, required extra help should be implemented in the school system because it supports different learning styles and prevents students from falling behind.
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