Making The Most Of School

Did you ever stop to think how much time you spend in school? Ever stop to think about the use you make of your time? What are you doing in school? Do you just go get passing grades?

Or do you make this time really count for something? Look at the students in the science lab. How are they using their time? What about Carl? He's finished in the mechanics experiments that was assigned.

She still has fifteen minutes until the bell. Nothing to do. Time to waste. Finished ahead of everyone else. Or so he thinks. Anyway he's finished ahead of Ellen. Hmm. She seems to be having trouble.

Carl would like to help. But she's looking for someone else. Why? Why does she go over to ask Andy? when Carl is right at the same table. But see what her question is. She can't measure the distances because the beam keeps slipping.

Maybe it's just as well as she didn't ask Carl. He doesn't seem to know himself. But Andy does tightening the supporting string and lowering the whole apparatus will make it work better. How about that?

Andy has a way of knowing interesting. Ellen knew that. She had a pretty... Is he smarter than Carl? Does he study more at home? Let's keep an eye on Andy and see just what he does that's different. Well, for one thing, that experiment is different from the one assigned for today. Why is that? Oh, that's

why Andy has finished the regular assignment and he's gone on to do an extra one in the time remaining before the bell. He's studying more than just what is required. Using the time that Carl figured was going to waste, maybe Carl wasn't the first to finish after all. Maybe he could get more out of his time in school. Now comes the decision. He'll make