Should there be assigned seats in lunch?
Should there be assigned seats in lunch? This topic can be seen from multiple views. In a poll done by The Neersyde, they discovered that 59% of students said that assigned seating helps them connect with other students who they usually don't talk to. 60% said that it helps them make new friends. On the other hand, 88% said that assigned seating should not continue. We will explore the pros and cons.
First, we will be exploring the pros. Students who don’t have a friend group or many friends in that lunch might feel more included because they don’t have to worry about finding someone to sit with. Assigned seating also allows students to meet and talk to some people who they might not normally have a conversation with. For lunchroom supervisors it might prevent the lunch room from getting to loud or crazy because it will not be big groups of friends sitting together.
Next, let's look at the cons. First of all, students can't sit with their friends. Lunch is one of the only times of the day where students get a chance to talk to their friends who they might not have classes with. Another con with assigned seating is that some students might not get along, especially in highschool, there can be lots of problems between students. In addition, some students would rather not talk to people that they don't know.
I think that students in highschool should not have to have assigned seating. I feel that students should have the 25 minutes to talk to their friends who they might not have any classes with. In my opinion, there are good reasons to have a seating chart, but I believe the cons outweigh the pros.
Do you think highschool should have a seating chart for lunch?
How would you feel if the administration assigned a seating chart?
What is your opinion on students who aren't following the rules getting moved to different tables?
https://neersyde.com/7877/news/students-have-mixed-feelings-about-mandatory-lunch-seating/
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I disagree. I think having a seating chart would help the students who don't have friends or someone to sit by during lunch.
I do not think there should be assigned seats at lunch because that is the best time for friends to talk to each other rather than talking in classes that they may have together. I would not like a seating chart for lunch because I wouldn't get to talk to my friends.
I don't think there should be assigned seats in lunch. Usually, most people would love to sit with there friends at lunch, which is the benefit of unassigned seats. Although, I can see why teachers would have assigned seats in lunch. Maybe they don't want to leave other kids sitting by themselves at lunch. I totally understand that, although usually there isn't just one person sitting alone at lunch at our school.
I agree. I usually don't see anyone sitting by themselves at lunch. Although I can see how assigned seating can sometimes be beneficial.
There should not be assigned seats for high school students because they should be treated like adults. I think lunch is something everyone looks forward too because you can visit with your friends and socalize.
I do not think as a high school student that we should not have signed sets at lunch we should set whereever so we getr treated like adult and not little kids, I aslo think it help kids get out and talk with other people.
I agree. I think it can be good for students to get out and talk to other people that you don't normally talk to.
I do think that as high schoolers we should be allowed to choose where we sit at lunch. I would not be very happy if we got assigned seats at lunch, It would be good for us to talk to new people, but in highschool, I feel like that's when you find your true friends and lunch is the time to interact with your friends.
I agree. I think assigned seating is more for middle school to meet new people.
I feel like seating charts for lunch is a bad idea because it fun to sit with your friends and for students that don't have a lot of their friends they look forward to lunch to talk to them. If we got assigned a seating chart I would get very upset because lunch is a good time to socialize with your friends because we cant in class.
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