Do you think that an EHall pass is useful for our school? This is the new debate our school is trying to reason out. In the past years, we have had a couple of different ways to be excused to the restrooms/halls. It seems that none of those ways worked out in the end. Do we really need a tracker of who is in the hallways or restrooms at all times? Are these decreasing problems? EHall Pass is starting to get used in several schools around the United States. Harlan has recently determined what EHall can do to stop our restroom/hall issues. A few days ago we started using passes on our phones/computers for whenever we need to leave the classroom so that the school can determine how many people get to use the restrooms/halls at a time. You get four passes a day, and have a time limit until you get a flag.
EHall pass is definitely beneficial in our school. Using these passes will allow only a certain amount of people to be out of the classroom at one time. This will prevent too many people in the hallway/restroom and will enable any issues to be caused. This will allow staff at school to know where students are located in the school. Some teachers also believe it will lower the amount of students that go to the restroom to vape.
Now EHall pass can be non-beneficial in different ways. This website tends to take a while for the actual pass to go through and get approved, which takes class time away from the student and teacher. After you leave the classroom and come back the teacher has to end this pass which also takes more class time away from the whole class. To fix this problem, they need to make it so that the students can start and end the hall pass on their own.
I have talked to a couple of teachers about the EHall pass and what their opinions on it are. One stated, “In the beginning, I thought it was going to be really bad, but once we started I have had little to no students ask me to use the restroom and I have not heard of any issues in the restrooms.” I then talked to a few students, and it seems that the student's views are not like the teachers. Most students think that it is a waste of our time. I personally think that it is beneficial outside of the classroom and in the restrooms. I, however, think it is very distracting in the classroom and seems to take more time out of class by taking out your phone/computer and filling out the pass.
Sources:
https://ehallpass.info/benefits/
https://eduspiresolutions.org/what-are-benefits-of-using-ehallpass/
https://alisaltrojantribune.com/3164/opinion/e-hall-pass-more-hassle-than-its-worth/
Questions:
Do you think that the EHall pass is beneficial?
Will this work better than how last year's QR codes worked?
Does the EHall pass reduce problems in the restrooms/halls?
Replies
I think EHall passes can beneficial but only sometimes. As of right now it is just a distraction to students and teachers, like when it glitches or doesn't work. Then the teacher has to focus on that before getting back to the lesson. As time goes on I think they will become more beneficial, but whether we use EHall passes or not, kids will always find a way to get away from class if they wanted.
I agree with you. We have not got the hang of it quite yet so it's really difficult to not make a disruption in your class when you need to use the restroom.
In my opinion, I don't think that Ehall Pass is a good system for teachers or students. This system was put in place mainly due to the fact that some abuse their privileges and stay in the bathroom too long. The problem with this system is that for all students, this will only take longer than with a written pass. This means that it gives the abusers what they want, less time in classroom, and punishes most students by not letting them leave for the bathroom when they actually need it. I think that Ehall pass will work better than QR codes because this policy is now forced upon students and teachers.
I think that we will get used to EHall pass and by that point it will be beneficial. But until then it is really just another thing we have to learn how to do that doesn't even always work. I personally didn't use the QR codes and I haven't used an EHall pass yet so I have nothing to compare it to.
I agree with what you are saying, it is going to be beneficial in the hallways but, in the class not so much. It takes a lot of time to learn how to fill out a pass which is distracting us from our class time.
Personally, I do not feel like these e-hall passes work very well because what if nature calls and the teacher doesn't see or accept your pass and you have an accident in the classroom what do you do then and what if you play sports and need to drink lots of water and have to fill your water bottle multiple times a day and your out of passes
I can see and understand what you are saying. Students who play sports definitely need to stay hydrated and fill their water up several times a day which does take more passes than what you may have.
I believe Ehallpass is not the best pass system that we could have. Having a teacher sign your pass was much easier, and we didnt have to wait as long for teachers to sign our pass. As some teachers will not see your pass request, and then you will wait for them to sign it or you will have to interrupt the class.
I can see what you are saying. I also think that it would be much easier for us kids to just verbally ask to use the restroom than to get out our computer and get an active pass going.
I think that E-Hall passes are extremely annoying, but better for our school in the long run. It definitely helps with "over-population" in the bathrooms. It does take some time to fill out a pass, but it's nice that they have auto-passes so that the student can start/stop it on their own. I think that this will work way better than the QR codes we had.
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