Why We Should Have Longer School Lunches

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Introduction I propose that Broken Arrow High School should have longer lunches. Currently the lunches are 40 minutes long ("Broken Arrow High School Handbook"), but for students that go to Tulsa Tech they get like 10 minutes or sometimes don’t even get a lunch. Having a longer lunch will result in being more focus and concentrated in class. It will also result in less food being wasted. As a Senior in Broken Arrow High School and a student in Tulsa Tech lunch is cut very short not only for the drive but also for the line we have to wait to get our food and the time to actually eat the food. Broken Arrow High School should at least have 50 minutes of lunch because it's our time to just to relax and to do some homework etc. so that when we get back to class we can be more concentrate …show more content…

They said that the lines of getting lunch were too long because of how many people go to this school. At Union high school they currently receive 30 minutes of lunch ("Union Handbook"). 10 out of 10 students I interviewed said they would like at least 50 minutes of lunch.

I followed those question with if they were willing to stay at school longer for longer lunches? 4 out 10 said yes. Most of the teachers at school I interviewed thought the time we had for lunch was enough.

Interpretation of Results and Findings With the data and results that I received, the data I got from the Tulsa Tech students and students that stay at school shows that all of them agree with me. The results I received are important because it shows that the students would like longer lunches, but it does not seem possible because we wouldn’t want to stay at school longer. The results I got from all the students validate my reasoning. 40 minutes of lunch sounds long but when it comes with standing in a line or driving to go get lunch it doesn't work out

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