Food Day

Today in one of my classes we got to bring in food. We got to on this day because it was a special occasion, and now I would like to take some time to tell you fine people why this is such a good idea.

The first of many reasons is because it helps to develop team work skill, a skill that will help you more in life than the particular class that we got to bring food into. This was kind of like a potluck in that everyone brought food and then put it all together then people got to just go up and get what they wanted. To coordinate something like this takes team work and leadership. To get twenty something teenagers to all remember to bring something to eat is no small task.

The second plus to this is that, as simple as it may seem, it helps to teach responsibility, the whole thing doesn’t really work unless everyone is responsible enough to bring everything. I get that it is not too hard to remember to bring one thing, but every little bit helps.

Another great benefit to this is that is gives the students something to look forward to. Other than knowing that your year is basically over a month early when you take AP classes there really is not anything to look forward to. That is where snack day comes in. I had been looking forward to a day of not doing anything but eating other people’s food for a week and when it finally came it was wonderful. During this day with no learning my class mates and I discussed all that we had learned over the past year and all of the fun tikes that we had had.

So just to conclude this argument, snack days after AP tests are a good thing for a number of reasons. For one it helps to develop real word skills like team work, leadership, and responsibility. Having a snack day also helps to give students something to look forward to, because let’s face it, there is not much to look forward to in school these days. Also just for the relaxation it provides, after a long couple of weeks dealing with AP test and worrying about how poorly you did on them, it is nice to just have an hour to eat and relax. (398 words)