Cafeteria Seating
Almost all day students are thinking about what little things their friends said in the hall or before school. Come lunch they can still talk to some of their friends but not necessarily the ones they were talking to earlier that day. We should be able to sit in any cafeteria because students can sit to where they can get to their lockers faster, it would give a chance to get to know different people and many students have friends on other teams.
In our school we have two lunch rooms, correct? And each one is dismissed at a slightly different time and through a different exit and stairwell. For many of us, our lockers are nowhere near
the exit/entrance that we are directed out of. This is a problem. When asked twenty-eight students out of eighty-two said we should be able to sit closer to our lockers while ONLY 2 said we shouldn’t be able to choose where we sit.
Almost all day students are thinking about what little things their friends said in the hall or before school. Come lunch they can still talk to some of their friends but not necessarily the ones they were talking to earlier that day. We should be able to sit in any cafeteria because students can sit to where they can get to their lockers faster, it would give a chance to get to know different people and many students have friends on other teams.
Students should not be separated into two cafeterias at lunch. 33% of students on team 7-2 surveyed said they wished they were in the other cafeteria five times a week, while 7% never did.
In our school we have two lunch rooms, correct? And each one is dismissed at a slightly different time and through a different exit and stairwell. For many of us, our lockers are nowhere near
the exit/entrance that we are directed out of. This is a problem. When asked twenty-eight students out of eighty-two said we should be able to sit closer to our lockers while ONLY 2 said we shouldn’t be able to choose where we sit. Many of us have to rush to our next classes because if not we will surely be late. But if we were to sit in the cafeteria that dismisses out the stairwell closer to our lockers, we will have more time to get to our next class. And that means not stressing over being late again, maybe even having time just to ask a teacher a quick question on the way or, making a quick trip to the restroom. So, we should be able to choose where we sit in the lunch rooms to get to our lockers and next class quicker. Everyday students are released from class to lunch. They make their way to the same cafeteria they always sit in, usually to the exact same table every day with the same people as usual. But what if we were allowed to sit ANYWHERE we choose. People are bound to end up sitting with new people and learning about other people, other cultures, and so many things they don't know about. We are always told to connect with other people and to learn about them but are kept from the best way to do so, talking and meeting new and different people. Instead of learning from a book or another second hand source shouldn't we try and learn about things from people who really know about it. The more people you meet and befriend the more you learn, and you learn things that you can't just read in a book nor have a teacher tell you a little of what happened. When we have to an opportunity to meet someone from another place, another religion, maybe just another state or someone who has been through something you haven’t shouldn't we take the opportunity and expand our minds. Because, that is what school is for, right? In sixth grade everyone entered with a friend some were split up and some stayed together in their teams. None the less everyone made new
friends. Now in seventh grade we still have those friends and many again have been split into four teams, again. Seventy-nine out of eighty-two students surveyed said they had good friends in the opposite cafeteria as them.
friends. Now in seventh grade we still have those friends and many again have been split into four teams, again. Seventy-nine out of eighty-two students surveyed said they had good friends in the opposite cafeteria as them.When friends are separated and don't really get time to talk, and they sometimes never find the time to reconnect. "Friends and friendships are especially important at this age," Kathryn Wentzel says. "During adolescence, students begin to form a sense of self based in part on their interactions with their peers. They also tend to look to each other for help and support as they make other important physical, cognitive and school-related decisions." (http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug04/friendships.html ) When friends don't have time to chat and just hang out they tend drift, and when you end up not having those friends you 
would usually turn to decisions become harder, and this may ends up effecting grades. Seventy-four percent of students on team 7-2 also say they only see get to see their friends before school, in the halls and during class. When caught talking in the halls, getting off topic in class and being late because they were catching up with friends before school started, teachers tell students they can do their talking and personal time at lunch. Well, many students don’t have the chance because they don’t see their friends at lunch. If we were able to sit in any cafeteria we wanted, we wouldn’t have those problems in the hall, class or before school.
would usually turn to decisions become harder, and this may ends up effecting grades. Seventy-four percent of students on team 7-2 also say they only see get to see their friends before school, in the halls and during class. When caught talking in the halls, getting off topic in class and being late because they were catching up with friends before school started, teachers tell students they can do their talking and personal time at lunch. Well, many students don’t have the chance because they don’t see their friends at lunch. If we were able to sit in any cafeteria we wanted, we wouldn’t have those problems in the hall, class or before school. After sitting thinking about what your friends and what you were talking about earlier that morning wouldn't you want to be able to sit with them and finish what you were doing? After waiting for class to end so you could use the restroom or talk to a teacher wouldn't you want to have a chance to get to your locker as soon as possible when you have some REAL time before your next class? And don't you ever wonder about how it would be just to meet a new person everyday? Yes? Okay, and that’s why we should be able to sit in either cafeteria we choose.
