Carter Acheson's Graduation Speech: Who Are You Free?

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Greeting, my fellow students, my name, if you don’t know is Carter Acheson and I am here to set you free. Set you free from the dread of homework. Set you free from long, enduring essays. Set us free from the constant hardships called all-nighters. Set us free, from stress and anxiety. And overall, to free us from, the teacher. First off, if you elect me, as you class president, one of my objectives would be to add a bean bag or rest area. The explanation behind this is for you to have a more comfortable experience while reading. This would also allow you to relax from the stress of other classes. Another change would be an audiobook station. This station would be for people who have trouble reading or need to read while doing other assignments in free time. This would also help with our reading questions, by being able to listen to the book and answer the question at the same exact time. Another thought, is changing our working environment. I will negotiate a class vote to see what needs to be gone and needs to be added so this way we can have a stable, more healthy classroom. …show more content…

This surge of essays we have all experienced before has interfered with other school academics and are consistently scheduled at the least convenient time. But if I’m elected, I will schedule essays every 3 months and give you 2 to 3 weeks to make it your best essay ever. This will also allow you to get your work done and get your essay completed. During those 2 to 3 weeks the teacher is only allowed to assign one worksheet to provide quality time to make your work extraordinary. This will also get rid of the all-nighters which can cause sleepiness, mood changes, difficulty concentrating and impaired performance, memory and thinking problems, disorientation, hallucinations, paranoia, somatic and pain complaints, and disruption of sleep

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