About three or four years ago, Tiger Time started. Since then, it has become an everyday part in McKinley students’ lives.

The purpose of Tiger Time is to help students study better. Principal Ron Okamura said the school wants to help students who are failing.

“Although we have some after-school tutoring, we want it to be during the school day. Students can take advantage of the school time and Tiger Time allows them to participate,” Okamura said.

The Pinion did a survey about Tiger Time among 113 students from different grades. Percentages of students thinking Tiger Time as “absolutely a good thing” and “not helpful at all” are exactly the same, 21 percent. The rest 58 percent view it as “kind of good.” So, Tiger Time still has room to improve.

What do students do during Tiger Time? The Pinion gave students some choices and they could pick the ones they agreed with. Sixty-six percent of students surveyed said they study and 36 percent of them read books. Sixty-one  percent of students who took the survey look at their phone and another 45 percent sleep. About 46 percent of students chat with friends and 42 percent said they feel bored.

Okamura said students are supposed to read AR books if they have no other work to do. He said teachers should reinforced the rules and make students focus on reading. That is one part of Tiger Time that can be improved.

According to the survey, studying and using the phone take up almost the same percentage.

The Pinion also asked students about opinions towards canceling Tiger Time by adding time to each class. Sixty-eight percent of students in the survey are against it. Fifty-seven percent of them said that Tiger time is useful to catch up on homework or ask questions.

“Finish your work during Tiger Time, so you don’t have to worry too much about it later,” senior Cory Canite said.

Those who want more class time instead of Tiger Time said studying more and doing work can be finished in class.

Teachers also have opinions about Tiger Time. “I would prefer to assist my students in the subject that I teach rather than supervise them or watch them study other subjects,” Isaiah Sabey, a piano teacher, told The Pinion.

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Here is the poll given to students.

Please check or circle your answers. Thanks for taking time to do this survey!

1. Your grade:

    Freshman___Sophomore___Junior___Senior___

2. Do you think tiger time is necessary?

   A. Kind of      B. Not helpful at all      C. Absolutely a good thing

3. What do you usually do during tiger time? (TOP THREE)

   A. read books      B.look at your phone    C.sleep

   D. ask teacher/classmates questions about some specific subjects

   E. do your homework

   F. others__________________________________

4. How do you feel about tiger time? (multiple)

   A. boring

   B. good time for studying

   C. The class is too noisy for you to study.

   D. good chance to chat with your friends

   E. others_________________________________

5. Do you think it is good to cancel tiger time by adding time to each class? Please tell brief reasons.

6. Do you think assessment for tiger time is good? Please tell brief reasons.

7. Any suggestion for tiger time?