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 agree. I think if the adminitration moves students who aren't behaving, then it shouldn't punish other students.
I dont think high school students should have assigned seats at lunch. I wouldn't be happy if the administration assigned seats cause I like the freedom of sitting where I want and who I want to sit with. I think the kids that are mis behaving and get moved or separated is okay cause they chooses to mess up.
I agree. The students who are misbehaving should get moved, but they shouldn't punish anyone else for those kid's actions.
I agree. In middle school it was okay because we weren't mature. Now that we are in highschool, we should be mature enough to sit by our friends.
I think that we shouldn't have assigned seating just because people who aren't friends with many people will struggle to get put with friends while more popular people will have a better chance at sitting with their friends. Also, some people have issues and assigned seats can cause tension at the table or even causing people to not want to go to school if it's bad enough.
I agree. Sometimes sitting with people who you don't know or who you don't like can cause people to be scared to go to lunch.
I think highschool should not have a seating chart because even though its a little louder, we can sit next to our friends instead of being with random people. I think if administration assigned a seating chart there would be massive uproar about it. I think that students that don't follow the rules should be moved, but for limited time.
I agree. I think if we did have a seating chart then many students would just move to sit by their friends. I also think that it would be awkward sitting next to people that I don't know.
I don't think that would be a good idea because people want to sit by their friends and people only get to talk to there friends during lunch becasue thats pretty much the only place you can without your teachers telling you to be quiet. But i could see why people would want assign seats, because some people don't have friends so that would be a good way to make friends.
I agree. Some people might want assigned seats because they don't have someone that they sit by in lunch.
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