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Colleges Need to Cancel Classes at Noon
I have been studied in USA for more than half a year. I was so happy that I had the
chance to communicate with students in UC Berkeley. Courses are interesting and
knowledgeable, and professors are nice and helpful. Everything is perfect, except one
thing – many classes are arranged between 12 and 2 at noon. I have never experienced a
class at noon before and I felt bad about it.
In China, around all ages, students do not have classes from 12 pm to 2pm. It is a
conventional time for our students to have lunch and take a rest, or do some preparations
for the following classes, which are usually start at 2 o’ clock. So I have developed a
habit of taking a nap at noon. After I arrived in America, the class hours are always
bother me. I strongly suggest American colleges rearrange the class hours and cancel all
classes at noon.
Only with enough noontime can we enjoy a fancy lunch. Old words said that lunch
is the most important meal in one day. We need to fully understand the importance of
lunch. Many students in Berkeley, as I can see, choose the buy some fast unhealthy food
or even eat nothing because of the class hours during noontime. This kind of behavior has
a very bad influence on students’ health, especially in a long period of time. Some
scientific report once proved that ignoring the importance of lunch might lead to serious
illness, such as heart attack and stomach disease. It cannot be denied that without health,
people can achieve nothing. Especially for college students who are young and talented, a