During my four years at EMHS, I have heard many things about Advocacy. Many students believe it to be a waste of time, while others use it to do homework. There are still other groups of students, and teachers, that use Advocacy in different ways, such as games, or school projects. The first EMHS blood drive was done through an Advocacy class, and Student Government uses this time. I know Advocacies that have used this time to work on other community service projects, or even help tutor or be tutored.
There are apparently many different views about this part of our school. I listened to one of the people who helped write the original charter talk about the Vision of Advocacy. I won't elaborate on it, for fear of misrepresenting the ideas, but I wonder if our Advocacy time is truly accomplishing this vision.
There are numerous questions to be addressed about this time period-What is truly the best method for informing students and staff of important announcements? What is the real purpose of Advocacy, and are students/teachers aware of this? Finally, what do you believe Advocacy ought to be, and whose responsibility is this?
