Homework and Tardy Cards Add More Stress
A picture of how both the homework card and tardy card at Godinez looks like. Photo taken on December 6th, 2021 in English teacher, Lori Polydoros’s room.
December 6, 2021
Surprise, shock, and worry are faces that many students had when Assistant Principal, Felipe Zamudio, announced the return of tardy and homework cards. There is no better way to be a good student than to get here on time, avoid hanging out during passing periods, and do all your homework to avoid any of these cards or there will be consequences.
Being late or not turning in homework is normal, but if not dealt with, it can bring consequences: a meeting with your parents and Principal Jesse Church, after school detention, loss of privileges, and the list goes on.
Sometimes homework can be stressful and not only stress you out but also affect your mental health.
Being tardy can also be a little hard if you have any little siblings that you need to take to school. But being late to class for talking with your friends in the halls can be fixed easily. You just avoid making conversations with friends in the halls.
For junior Max Pacheco, it can be a little hard to keep up with homework.
“It’s a bit stressful to keep up with all my homework because of football practice,” said Pacheco.
As for myself, keeping up with my homework is also hard. After school, I get home and I do all my homework because I worry if I don’t do it, I know I will get a homework card.
Senior Monica Torres also stresses about the cards.
“It’s very important for me to do all my homework because I want to have good grades and get into a good college without being behind in all my classes, however, it’s stressful to keep up with all of it at the same time,” said Torres.
Being late for the need to use the restroom should not be a problem because usually only the restrooms near the cafeteria are open during passing periods. Many students have been late several times because of how much they have had to wait to use the bathroom causing them to get tardy cards.
Sophomore Andres Rodriguez thinks they should not wait to use the restroom and should open up the rest of the bathrooms during passing periods.
“Having to walk further to find a restroom that’s open should not be a thing. The line that is created makes us be late,” said Rodriguez.
Tardy and homework cards should be removed. Both cards are causing additional and unnecessary stress to the students.
Now excuse me, while I go do my homework. I take those cards seriously.
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Bri • Jan 13, 2022 at 9:22 am
What I think about homework and tardy cards is that it can be stressful receiving them. They think it would help us grow but in reality its not. Many of us have problems not turning in our work or coming late to school. I know how it feels like receiving one and sometimes the teachers wont let you even give a pretext on why you are late, they just give us the tardy card. When we say we were late because we needed to use the restroom they dont get how , \” how much they have had to wait to use the bathroom causing them to get tardy cards.\”.I have never gotten a homework card but as said in the article, \”It can be a little hard to keep up with homework\” and I could agree with that because we have other classes that also give us homework. My algebra teacher was so perceive of not giving us a lot of homework because she understands how stressful it can be.
Natalie Gonzalez • Jan 5, 2022 at 4:36 pm
With these homework and tardy cards coming back it’s understandable that students might start to become stressed. “Both cards are causing additional and unnecessary stress to the students.” not only do students have other things to attend to but bringing this back will add more for them to do. It’ll way more understandable from people to DISDAIN these cards. In the end it’ll only be time before something can happen.
Clara • Jan 5, 2022 at 10:16 am
“Tardy and homework cards should be removed. Both cards are causing additional and unnecessary stress to the students.” I agree that homework and tardy cards add more stress to the students. They do however enforce you to do your homework everyday and come to class early. “…should open up the rest of the bathrooms during passing periods.” This is a problem in the school, the principal should CESSATE it. If you are all the way across the school, you might have an emergency and there is no bathroom near you. Then, when you go in the restroom, there is a PLETHORA of people.
Fatima Mancilla • Jan 4, 2022 at 8:38 pm
I think that homework and tardy cards are not really necessary for many reasons. “Sometimes homework can be stressful and not only stress you out but also affect your mental health.” This is very true to many students and it reaches to the point to where students don’t even bother doing homework at all and causes LACKLUSTER. Also, tardy cards shouldn’t be a thing in the first place or be a problem to students. I think we have more than enough time to walk to our classes. “But being late to class for talking with your friends in the halls can be fixed easily.” I agree with this statement, although, there should be an exception to morning tardies since you’ll never know what could possibly happen on your way to school.
Ruth • Jan 3, 2022 at 8:02 pm
I LOATHE homework and tardy cards a lot because it honestly puts a lot of pressure on kids to be on time and to accomplish their work. Well i understand how they can help, it can make a person who is always tardy want to ENHANCE because they wouldn’t want to deal with the consequences.
Emily • Jan 3, 2022 at 6:49 pm
The homework and tardy cards are not that bad but it also has some stuff that it might no be fair for some people.The good thing about the homework card is that it JOSTLE people to do there homework and not turn it late anymore and take them seriously.”Now excuse me, while I go do my homework. I take those cards seriously”.The tardy cards are also good because you wont be getting to class late nobody would like to get detention.But some people might be late because they had to go to the restroom passing periods because the restrooms are always packed.”Many students have been late several times because of how much they have had to wait to use the bathroom causing them to get tardy cards”. Overall there might be somethings that might not be fair but its good that we have those cards because its actually helping some people do their homework and not getting late to school or class.