Transcript Here

Passing Periods
Name 1, Name 2, Name 3, Name 4
Define the Problem:
• During passing periods the
hallways are very crowded which
makes it difficult to get to class on
time. We barely have enough time to
get to class with no obstacles, but
when we have to weave in and out of
people as well, it makes it nearly
impossible to get to class on time.
Establish Criteria
• You cannot drastically change
the length of passing periods
• The hallways cannot be
changed in size
• You can’t change how many
kids have to use the halls
Analyze the Problem:
• It’s causing people to be late to class
constantly
• People are constantly tripping and
getting hurt
Analyze the Problem:
• We took a survey from the
students of Denton High
School to see what they
think about passing
periods
Analyze the Problem: What are your views on the
halls during passing period
Freshman
?
Sophomores
Crowded
Crowded
Moderate
Moderate
Okay
Okay
Juniors
Seniors
Crowded
Crowded
Moderate
Moderate
Okay
Okay
Analyze the Problem: What are your views on the
length of passing period?
Freshman
Sophomores
Too Long
Too long
Moderate
Moderate
Too Short
Too Short
Juniors
Seniors
Too Long
Too Long
Moderate
Moderate
Too Short
Too Short
Suggest Possible
Solutions:
• Add a minute to each passing period.
• Play music the last minute to give kids a
heads up.
• Put divider lines in the hallways to
function as a median.
• Have more teachers in the hallway
to stop people from clumping up
and talking.
Evaluate the Solutions:
Add a minute to each passing
period:
• It could easily be done
• We could just take off a minute
from the beginning of each class
• It would allow people more time to
get to and from classrooms
Evaluate the Solutions:
Play music during the last minute:
• This is another easy solution
• It would allow kids to have a better
understanding of how much time they
have left
• If you played the school band,
orchestra, or choir music then it could
raise school pride a well as making kids
more interested in the schools fine arts
Evaluate the Solutions:
Add lines on the floor to act as
medians:
• This would make sure people weren't
running into each other
• It could speed up hallway traffic
• This is not as easy as the previous two
solutions but it could still be done
Evaluate the Solutions:
Have More Teachers out to
Monitor the Halls:
• This could work if the students were
cooperative
• They could control clusters of students in
the hallway
• They could also prevent any fights from
happening
Evaluate the Solutions and Pick the
Best One
• Have More Teachers out to Monitor the
Halls:
• This solution meets all criteria :
– You cannot drastically change the length of
passing periods
– The hallways cannot be changed in size
– You can’t change how many kids have to
use the halls
Suggest Ways of Testing or
Carrying out the Solutions:
• Talk to administrators
• Count how many people are late on
average every day, the play music for
the last minute and see how that number
changes
• Put more teachers in the hall and see if
that helps