Students ready to work post-JanTerm

By: Aliferia Gonzalez

Discovery High School’s (DHS) Intersession (also referred to as JanTerm) concluded on Jan. , , marking the proud exhibition of many students’ projects. As the new semester reared its head, Discovery Digest conducted interviews with ninestudentsandtwoteachers.

Digest surveyed all interviewees for their motivation after JanTerm, as well as their experiences and outlooks on the new semester’s classwork. Among other things, students said they were working faster—right as their teachers promised to begin the semester’s class work withouthesitation.

Of the interviews conducted, there were several near-constants among student opinions. All but two students reported faster work completion times as they began their standard classes, while every single interviewed student not only enjoyed JanTermbuttheoutcomeoftheirexhibitions.

Students’highworkefficiencyappearstobeinspite of class and work enjoyment; six out of nine interviewees reported neutrality toward their regular class schedules and five students reported beingneutraltotheirclasswork.

Two teachers, Corrine Lorch and Jenifer Linthwaite, were interviewed on their coming plans for the next semester and motivation levels. As for the coming semester’s workload, the conclusionwasunanimous:theywerereadytostart atfullspeed.

LorchreportedthatasoftheirinterviewonFeb. , , they had already begun the freshman’s overarchingsemesterproject.

Onestudent,RoryPerger,reportedincreasedwork efficiency and dissatisfaction with their JanTerm final product simultaneously. Describing their month’s work as, “beheaded flesh puppets,” they cited their project exhibition as something uplifting.Eventhoughtheytoldthemselftheir