I believe that we should have the opportunity to have a longer Thanksgiving break. Many other college university students have a week break when it comes to Thanksgiving. They come home the Friday before Thanksgiving and leave the Sunday after, this is something that I believe many of us college students could benefit from.
With finals right around the corner, a longer break is something that would be helpful for students at Monmouth. This year, Thanksgiving fell very late, leaving us to come back on Sunday the first when finals start on the 11th. That’s just about two weeks between Thanksgiving break and Winter Break, so I understand why we wouldn’t necessarily need a longer break. But in years where it falls a bit earlier, I believe break could be a bit longer, even if it’s just by a day or two, meaning maybe just have classes the Monday before leaving us off from Tuesday to Sunday or giving us a whole week Friday to Sunday with no classes.
A long break allows students who live further away or even closer to home to spend some quality time with their families. As college students, this is rare as we are at school from September to May. Many students don’t go home for Fall Break, especially if they live far, or Spring break since it is a time for students to go on vacation. Winter break is the only long break, and since Thanksgiving is a national holiday it should be a time to spend with families, for a longer period of time, compared to a short weekend.
A longer Thanksgiving break also allows students to refocus and relax, rather than running around and stressing out about school. It allows for more reconnections with people we might not have seen in a while, and an opportunity to be with our families and live in the present.