Submitted by Lewis (not verified) on April 25, 2008 - 5:27pm.
It is silly to consider giving students a day off because some of their classmates are advocating a cause. Anyone who disagrees with their classmates views should have no reason to complain about them remaining silent. I am a junior at Apex High School and have gone through three Day's of Silence witout relizing it was the Day of Silence until the school day was almost over. Being silent is probably the easiest for of prostest to deal with. On the other hand I do not think that students should be given a break from participation in class because they are protesting for a cause. I have nothing against homosexuality however if a student is being graded on participation or needs to interact with the class in some other way and they refuse to do so then they should expect to have points docked. After all, if your trying to make a point shouldn't you be putting somthing on the line for your cause? The bottom line is that the Day of Silence is one of the most uneventful and unmoving types of protests and does not need to be taken this seriously. If the GSA wants to turn heads they need to do somthing that will make a little more noise than refusing to talk.
Day off unnecessary
It is silly to consider giving students a day off because some of their classmates are advocating a cause. Anyone who disagrees with their classmates views should have no reason to complain about them remaining silent. I am a junior at Apex High School and have gone through three Day's of Silence witout relizing it was the Day of Silence until the school day was almost over. Being silent is probably the easiest for of prostest to deal with. On the other hand I do not think that students should be given a break from participation in class because they are protesting for a cause. I have nothing against homosexuality however if a student is being graded on participation or needs to interact with the class in some other way and they refuse to do so then they should expect to have points docked. After all, if your trying to make a point shouldn't you be putting somthing on the line for your cause? The bottom line is that the Day of Silence is one of the most uneventful and unmoving types of protests and does not need to be taken this seriously. If the GSA wants to turn heads they need to do somthing that will make a little more noise than refusing to talk.