Advisory is a 30 minute gestation period that students get in-between 1st and 2nd period, each week from Monday to Thursday, so they can “catch up on school work.” Is advisory useful or could students do what they need to do at home instead of extra time spent at school?

“Advisory is kinda good on its own way but I feel like the time would be better spent with lunch because then we have a longer lunch,” says Brooke Rodgers, a senior at Alta high school.  “If kids really need the time to do homework they can just do it during lunch.” Her point can be validated further, since some students seem to not need advisory in their school day.

“There’s a set of people that read books during that time, the rest of the people are on their phones watching TikTok,” says Sydeny Garcia, also a senior. However, the counselors have a differing opinions to students.

“Not all students can do homework after school, so I think it’s built into the day which makes it easier for anyone,” says Christine Astle, a counselor at Alta. “After school is hard, teachers aren’t around and students have to catch a bus.”

Some teachers don’t have that much experience with an advisory class, and each teacher teaches differently. This means that students can have very different experiences in Advisory. 

“Teachers themselves need direction and training to support their students in those efforts,” stated Evie Bald, author of an article on the website EducationWeek.org. 

According to “enrichingstudents.com,” an advisory class is one that “focuses on social emotional learning and building community…establishing meaningful connections with a small group of peers and their teacher.” 

The effect of advisory is still in question among the students at Alta High. Click on the Hawkeye poll to make your thoughts known!