Dear Editors:

I would like to discuss the topic of AP exam week and how I feel that teachers should respect it more than they do. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of teachers are fully aware that this is a critical time for students and they need time to study and cram, but other teachers aren’t . During one week I had three tests aside from my other two AP exams. I had so much to study and think about; every test stressed me out even more.

I feel like teachers should give students a break during the AP exam weeks to actually study for those exams and to actually concentrate on passing those exams. It’s a very important time; I actually take the exams seriously and  want to try my best, but how can I when I have no time to study?

Yes, I do believe that some students don’t take any AP courses but that doesn’t mean teachers should give us homework because other students don’t take AP courses. But that also doesn’t mean that teachers should just stop giving us tests and homework. I do believe that teachers should not be allowed to give tests to students during the AP exam week for it creates more stress and  it’s a distraction. I do believe they should give us homework, but not to an excess. Teachers also like to say that we have hours after school ends to complete everything we need to. Well, some students play a sport or have a job; whatever the reason may be, we still lack time to do everything on our plate.

This is also why I support missing half a day for the AP exam and I think that it should be done for every exam, not just one. This pre-arranged absence gives me the freedom to sleep in late, causing me to wake up more refreshed. It helps me study without worrying about other subjects because I won’t have them. And it gives me a more calm feeling that I don’t have anything due that same exact day, or that I don’t have a test that same day. I feel that teachers should ease down on student expectations during the AP exam week and should be more lenient toward helping the students, not stressing them out even more.

Sincerely,

Nadia T. Ramos