{"id":1356,"date":"2017-01-07T16:32:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T21:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2017-01-09T13:25:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T18:25:00","slug":"important-or-pointless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2017\/01\/07\/important-or-pointless\/","title":{"rendered":"Important or Pointless"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are lanyards important or pointless? A lot of Unis Middle school students complain about their lanyards. In the pocket of our lanyard, we have a tardy card and a wings card. A wings card is a card that teachers sign everytime\u00a0you do something responsible, respectful, or safe. A lot of students say they never get wings. Every time a student is tardy to class, the teachers signs their tardy card and has to put it in the system for attendance. So if students don\u2019t really get wings and tardies get put into the computer, than what is the point of wearing a lanyard? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t think lanyards are mandatory,\u201d Leann bazzi said, a seventh grader at Unis Middle School. \u201cI don\u2019t like wearing lanyards in school because when they get lost or ruined, we get an infraction. My lanyard always rips fast and I lose it a lot,\u201d Leann said. “When we have a basketball game or a volleyball game, we need our lanyard to go in the gym to watch the game. If we don\u2019t have our lanyard, then we can\u2019t a\"\"<\/a>ttend\u00a0the games and support our team. Teachers don\u2019t really give out wings to us so I don\u2019t think we need a wings card, but\u00a0I used to get a lot in 6th grade,\u201d she explained. Lean says lanyards are pointless and we don\u2019t really need it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miss Wilkie, a member in the <\/span>PBIS committee, said, \u201cI believe lanyards\u00a0could be important, they can be used as reminders for students about behavior, identification of Unis students, pride in our school.\u201d She says it is necessary to wear them because it is a policy in the PBIS committee. \u201cWhether or not students carry a wings card does not impact whether a teacher gives out wings or not. I do believe we do not do a good job of giving out wings to many students,\u201d Miss Wilkie stated. Woodworth Middle School stopped wearing lanyards and they started recording tardies on attendance. Miss Wilkie says tardies are being recorded on the computer as well as on the card within the lanyard. We have chosen to continue the lanyard as a reminder to our students and staff, to identify students and to show some pride in our school. \u201cThe PBIS Committee is frustrated with the lanyard system, we are always discussing and trying to implement things that would make PBIS better.\u201d Many students ruin and lose their lanyards and the PBIS committee is frustrated about it all.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tabarek Ahmed, an eighth grader in Unis Middle School, says that she doesn\u2019t think we need lanyards but they are good to have so students know how many tardies they have. \u201cMost 6th graders get wings and I think it\u2019s because they are new so the teachers give them, but seventh and eighth graders don\u2019t.\u201d Tabarek said teachers don\u2019t really care about giving out wings to seventh and eighth graders probably because we are older. \u201cTo me it’s not really necessary to have a lanyard but I think we have them as a reminder to students about behavior.\u201d She says that we don\u2019t need them but it\u2019s better to have them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In conclusion, many students say that lanyards aren\u2019t needed but teachers say that they are. I took a vote in a class and all of the students said that we don\u2019t need lanyards. Also, some students say that they don\u2019t think a wings card is needed and tardies are on the computer so they don\u2019t really need the card. Teachers say that we have the tardy card as a reminder to students on how many tardies they have. Others say it\u2019s a reminder for students about behavior. What do you think about lanyards? Are they important or pointless?<\/span><\/p>\n

Zeinab Jouni<\/p>\n

Unis Middle School Journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are lanyards important or pointless? A lot of Unis Middle school students complain about their lanyards. In the pocket of our lanyard, we have a tardy card and a wings card. A wings card is a card that teachers sign everytime\u00a0you do something responsible, respectful, or safe. A lot of students say …<\/p>\n

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