Snow Days: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Maia Ouimette

As I sit here on what feels like the 20th snow day this year, I wonder what causes schools to close.

Minnesotans know there are numerous reasons: snow so deep you can’t see your neighbor across the street, temperatures so cold your hands are numb after 30 seconds outside, and winds so strong cars are blown off the freeway. The list goes on and on.

Students celebrate the call announcing the cancellation of another day of school, but what are they celebrating? Many students spend their days binge watching their favorite shows on Netflix or playing video games with friends, but with school work being mainly online, classwork doesn’t lessen even when school isn’t in session. Most teachers assign lessons and homework to keep students busy over the snow days.

Being stuck at home can be boring, and with loads of homework the stress can be overwhelming. Out of ten students, six said they’d rather be in school than have a snow day. They said their time was spent doing homework or other work around the house. The other four said their days were spent watching tv and hanging out with friends.

Since a majority of students prefer being in school, why do we still celebrate? We find ourselves buried in homework, and we fall behind in classes. Are snow days really something to celebrate?

Orion Koutoupas enjoying a snow day