Do you think we should get rid of recess and replace it with study hall?
Your response must be at least FOUR sentences in length.
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Over the past two weeks, students have been discussing ways to improve our schools. One popular idea has been to create a study hall period. A study hall is a time during the school day when students go to a classroom and work-on his/her homework, study for a test, silently reading, research, work-on projects, and get HELP from a teacher on assignments. However, because our school day ends at 2:25, we are unable to have study hall. With that being said, here is your question:
Do you think we should get rid of recess and replace it with study hall? Your response must be at least FOUR sentences in length.
Elizabeth Keiser
2/9/2014 02:05:26 am
I think that students should have the choice whether they want study hall during recess or if they want recess. If some kids have homework that they did not do or an assignment they do not have done they should be able to come in for recess to do that,they should be allowed. If a student has all their assignments done for the week they should able to go outside and play for recess. Giving the students a choice teaches them responsibility in knowing when it is time to play and time to work. That is why I think students should be allowed to have a choice whether or not they want recess or study hall.
Mr. Siwek
2/9/2014 03:28:21 am
Lizzie, great response. I like your idea about having a choice. I agree that not all students need to have study hall because they seem to get things done at home. However, I wonder how many students would choose to go to recess even though they have many missing assignments or need extra study time? Good job! 2/9/2014 02:32:22 am
I think that we should still have recess. Also that we should have a choice if we want to stay in for study hall or go out for recess. There are pros for both recess and study hall. Like kids could catch up on work during study hall and kids can get out energy during recess. There are lots of good things to recess and study hall, but there still is cons. Cons in study hall are the kids could have nothing to do in study hall and cause trouble with other students. Also, they may have work, but choose not to do their work. Cons with recess are students that do not have a computer at home can't get their work done and students mess around and get hurt. Sometimes it is good to come in to do study hall and sometimes it is good to go outside. If they had a choice, they could catch up on work some days and go outside to play on other days. That is why I think that kids should have a choice if they want to come inside for study hall or go outside for recess.
Mr. Siwek
2/9/2014 03:34:32 am
Reagan, excellent post. Just like Lizzie, you also make an interesting point about having a choice. However, what if we had other activities or programs in place of recess rather than just homework. For example, some students and parents have expressed a need for a G.T. program to help students that excel at his/her school work. What do you think?
Elijah Lykins
2/9/2014 03:59:31 am
I think that we should replace recess with study hall because with study hall we can get our unfinished homework or projects that need to be finished. With recess we get to be loud and that will effect our grade if we don't finish our homework.
Mr. Siwek
2/9/2014 04:06:41 am
Kay, you really highlight the purpose of study hall -it's a chance to finish work or projects. Do you think most students would benefit from study hall? Good job!
Mason Niese
2/9/2014 05:01:25 am
No, I don't think that schools should of recess and replace it with study hall. One reason is that kids need to get loose and get rid of all that exictment. The second reason is because kids would feel like they are in prison and they just want to run out and escape (not like we do.) My last reason is because all kids will think about homework 24-7.
Mr. Siwek
2/9/2014 05:49:04 am
Mason, great response! You made an excellent simile when you compared school to prison. I think school sometimes can feel like prison because it can become repetitive. I also wonder about too much homework. Of course having a study hall go help take care of that problem. Keep-up the good work!
Katie (:
2/9/2014 05:57:56 am
No I don't think that recess should be replaced with study hall. However, recess isn't working out for some students. What do I mean by that? Well it seems to be that when we get back form recess everyday, students are so distracted on things that happened at recess. Recess is to rest kids brains because we work hard everyday (not for drama!) Instead of taking recess away, I think you should take away a special. What I mean from this is that sometimes we have specials twice in one week. So instead of that we could have a study hall. Because we really don't need music or whatever special twice. Once is enough! Please comment(:
Mr. Siwek
2/9/2014 11:01:55 am
Katie, I have to admit I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when you said, "Because we really don't need music or whatever special twice". I don't know how Mrs. Baker would feel about it. Nevertheless, you raise an interesting point about have music twice a week or gym twice some days. It might be better to use that time for a study hall. Keep up the good work!
gillian
2/9/2014 06:10:55 am
I think we should have study hall because we will be able to get our homework done.I think if we dont have recess we would learn more since we have a shorter school day than the elemantary. We never get our work done . We never get recess so thats what i think
Mr. Siwek
2/9/2014 06:31:34 am
Gillian, you make an interesting connection between a shorter day and school work. Since we've had so many snow days and delays, it's doesn't seem like we are learning much of anything, which is terrible. However, I think we need to look at the concept of homework. Do you think it serves a purpose or is it just "busy" work?
gillian
2/10/2014 12:26:38 am
I think homework does help me because i get to teach my mom what we are doing so then i can learn with someone else. Homework Helps me when i'm struggling with a question. I like when we have to weeks to do our homework then i get more time. (example:When we are busy i get home late)
Gillian
2/9/2014 06:13:12 am
Because and we would have more times for studies and better day. Take the shorter day out
katlyn schoonover
2/9/2014 07:37:08 am
I think they should have study hall because people can finish what they did not finished. We would have more time to study. Then we would have a shorter day and learn better. We would never get are work done then we would get a bad grade on it.
riley fackler
2/11/2014 06:16:29 am
well thats your fault because if you don't get somthing done you where porbably screwing around in class so you could come in derring reces and do the stuff you need to do.
LOGAN GAYTAN
2/11/2014 10:53:40 pm
it think that right Katlyn S
kalan allen
2/9/2014 08:21:50 am
I think kids should have a choice if they want to go to study hall or recess. Also I think kids should be able to leave study hall and go to recess if they get done with there work.Study hall is good because kids can get there work done.Recess is good because kids can get there energy out and won't be very loud during class.It's a win win situation.
Jadyn
2/9/2014 09:33:46 am
I think that students should have a choose weather they want to go to study hall or have recess. Students should have a choose to stay in and work on a project or paper, but students should be able to go outside to enjoy themself and hang out with thier friends, If the weater is to cold to go outside and you have indoor recess, stuents should be able to choose what they want to do. Lately I have been hearing students complaining about been seperated from the Ace team during indoor recess. They have said that they wish that could change. If you had study hall each day what would the students that have all their work done do for the whole time? Sit their and do nothing. Only the students that are struggling or wish to stay behind and do study hall shoud do it.I say that we should have a choose.
Owen Fisher
2/9/2014 09:36:55 am
In my opinion I think we should have recess because we should get at least an hour of fitness each day. Another reason is it is healthy for you and it keeps people from getting obesity at a young age. My last reason is it is fun to get a chance to run around and have fun.
Mr. Siwek
2/9/2014 11:03:40 am
Owen, great post! I agree that students need to be up and moving around. Too much sitting isn't good for anyone's health.
Blake J.
2/9/2014 08:02:26 pm
No I do not think recess should be replaced with study hall because all the kid that are having trouble with school work can take a break, and you can get more active.
ian jeffery
2/9/2014 10:17:29 pm
i think that we should be able to have recess because kids have to work all day and recess is the one time in the day when kids don't have to work or do tests so i think kids should have recess
Kamryn
2/9/2014 10:18:04 pm
i think we should keep recess because it makes kids active and at gym u don't always play the games that some kids like. Plus some kids don't have time to go outside and play at home. It also lets kids relax for awhile before they have to back to class.
Dawson dean
2/9/2014 10:18:45 pm
I think that we should have study hall instead of recess because if students have not completed their homework can because they have extra time to complete it.Also because if some students are slower or for some reason did it for the last minute,they have some time to work on that and don,t have to worry about it while they are it home.Again,also because some projects may take some more time for them to finish than what the teacher told them when it will be due.So if have study hall,they can be able to finish their project on time.
Emily Dawson
2/9/2014 10:19:09 pm
I think that we shouldn't ave study hall instead of recess because recess is when kids are supposed to relax and not do any work.Kids don't want to do work 24/7 they want to be free from their teachers.But if you need to get work done then yes it probably would be a good idea to do study but I still think that we shouldn't have recess at all,that's my opinion.
Cale Kennard
2/9/2014 10:25:33 pm
My opinion is that we have a choice.So if you don't have homework we can go to recess but if your friend did not do his/her home work they have study hall.If they have recess they have time to yell and scream and we get your energy out.But in study hall you can do projects and work.
Makenna Noel
2/9/2014 10:27:17 pm
I think that kids should have a choice for recess or study hall because if kids have no work to work on they go to recess and kids that have work to finish go to study hall.I think that study hall is a good idea because alot kids are not focused and need to get cot up with every one else.That is why it think we should have study hall and recess. I think that we should have STUDY HALL instead of recess. 1 Thing is that a lot of kids don't play at all when we have recess, and study hall gives us a chance to get our unfinished homework done.A lot of kids don;t get their homework done in the time they have at home, because they are in their bedrooms playing video games or something, so they need some time to finish it at school. During the actual school time, they are trying to work on their homework during class, and they should not do that because they can loose track of what the teachers are teaching about and the teachers yell at them, and they still do it.
Noah Rank
2/9/2014 10:42:16 pm
I think we should have recess instead of study hall. I think we should have recess instead of study hall because one kids need no exercise at least once a day because what if kids just go home and do there homework and then just play video games or watch TV. One more thing if kids get recess they have fun running around and getting exercise. Last thing if kids have study hall they may be able to finish there homework but if kids don't have recess they have a bunch of energy stored up inside of them so they will talk more in class. So in conclusion I think we should have RECESS and not study hall.
Geordan
2/10/2014 10:39:04 pm
What about every day gym?
Grant Hiatt
2/9/2014 10:43:22 pm
I think there should be recess over study hall, because they call it homework for a reason you do it at HOME. Another reason is that it won't get kids active. Lastly my brother told me in study hall they don't do anything but play on there laptops and mess around. That is why I think there should be NO study hall.
alexia randolph
2/9/2014 10:46:45 pm
we should have study hall because recess in our case we just talk and we sometimes don't even play or talk just walk around so i think that study hall should be an option so we have a chance to catch up on our work and give us a chance to study .
Olivia
2/9/2014 11:39:19 pm
I think that students should be able to make their own decision on what they do at recess time. We're in 5th grade now, and are old enough to make our own decisions about whether or not we're behind on our schoolwork, or if we are confident with our work and can go to recess. Study hall is a great option to have because sometimes students need to get caught up with their work but cannot do it during class time. We have a shorter day than last year, and have to get even MORE work done in that short time period. With 5th grade comes more work and responsibility, and I think we should have the choice to do some of this work during a study hall.
kaleb browning
2/10/2014 12:18:37 am
i think we should have study hall because some kids have trouble with there work . and some kids parents are not home when they get home . we should have study hall !!!!
logan gaytan
2/10/2014 12:23:30 am
i think we should do study hall and not recess becaudse if we do study hall we can get our homework done and if kids have as sport after school they dont have to do there homework they can just go straight to there sport cause some sports take a long time a some are far away so when you get home they dont have to do homework.
Caleb is da bomb digity
2/10/2014 12:28:50 am
First off, I definitely think recess should be kept and not replaced because recess is a kids time to relax and not worry about work. They can run around and forget about all of their problems and let loose. Study Hall would be a good way to make kids miserable. If a kid needed to study that bad, he/she could study outside. Plus the teacher could make some of the kids stay inside and study. That is why I think recess should not be replaced.
jordon stiefel
2/10/2014 12:30:50 am
I think that kids should have choice if they want recess or study hall. Some might pick study hall and others will pick recess. The % might be the same. In other schools they have study hall but i think that we should have recess to take a brake from work and have fun talk to your friends and play games.
<3casey<3
2/10/2014 12:46:05 am
I think that their should be study hall because their are kids who need help with their homework and they have to miss recess any way so whats the point of going to recess if you have homework it helps us learn more
Emily S. :)
2/10/2014 12:46:31 am
I disagree with replacing recess with a study hall period. However, we have music twice a week. If we shortened it to just once a week, we could use one of those periods for a study hall. I think this because not all students need time to catch up on work or get help, so it wouldn't be fair to take away their recess. Either that, or we should have a choice. We're in 5th grade now, and we should be plenty capable of completing our work. Therefore, if it does not get completed or a student is having a hard time completing it independently, they should be able to decide if they need to replace their recess with study hall. That's my point of view on this debate!
Traven mansfield
2/10/2014 12:47:32 am
I think we should haven both.We could have study hall Monday then recess so every other day! Or we can still have both we can just have the people who want to go to study hall or have to and then they can go out when there done.
gillian
2/12/2014 11:27:39 pm
i like that you said we should have both
Gavin Belcher
2/10/2014 12:51:51 am
I think that kids should not have recess because they need more time to work on school work. The idea of study hall is what we can replace recess with. Some kids struggle with there homework so during study hall they have an opportunity to catch up on home work or missing assignments. Study hall should be the new thing to replace recess
gillian
2/12/2014 11:24:19 pm
I have to agree with you gavin because they do need more time to have work done and they do have trouble. Alot of people don't get there work done so i have to agree
Makinzie Wolf
2/10/2014 02:37:17 am
Yes i do think we should have a study hall instead of recess.Because , we could start getting more time to get our work done. Also if we have a study hall if we get confused on a problem , or question or what were suppost to do we can ask the teacher thats there. Becuase when were at home doing homework and we dont get what to do we have no teacher to tell us how we are suppost to do it. Also we shuld have a study hall becuase we can if we have something we really need done and we wont have time later on that day we can get it done in study hall .Also i think we shuld have study hall because , in my own opinion i really dont think we should even have recess. I think study hall would fit in just fine. Study hall is what we need !
trace thomas
2/10/2014 02:38:38 am
i think we should have a choice of study hall or receces. i say if you miss your homework your teacher should tell you that you have to stay in and do your home work or prodjects. if you dont miss your homework you should be aloud to go to receses.
Brinson
2/10/2014 02:38:58 am
I think we should stay with having recces than have study hall because you can get exercise at recess and some kids just sit around at home and do nothing but if we have recess kids can get exercise.But I think it would be nice to have study hall maybe once every week.
Cayden Hart
2/10/2014 05:25:50 am
I agree Brinson.
Makayla Hamilton
2/10/2014 02:41:13 am
I think we should not have recess any more, some people might think it is a time to play and get a break but once they get done with recess they forget all about what they were learning about. That's not fair to the teachers and even thou they can get papers graded and stuff there should not be recess any more. So all students should eat at the same time and then go to study hall to study or get homework doe. Some students might think it is unfair to take away recess but they do it only when you need to get cought up or something. So i think there should be a study hall insted of recess and i'm sticking with that.
Kevin Williams
2/10/2014 02:47:50 am
Well, I think we should have recess because you can get healthy. You can play with your friends. You can play all-star and play kick ball.You can play football and basketball with your friends.
Joanna mlakar
2/10/2014 02:48:30 am
I think we should have a study hall instead of recess because a lot of people don't have time to do their homework at night and they have practice for basketball or some other practice they have to go to. Recess is just fun time for people to have fun with their friends. But, my parent always say "schoolwork comes first" or something like that. Also, if an assignment is due and it is not finished, study hall can fix that help a lot with that. Also, recess isn't fun for some people because they can get hurt or injured just having fun and a "screwing around" matter. I would love to have study hall so you can get homework done so you don't have to do any after you get home. You also have a responsibility of getting it done and having a probability of having everything right if you take your best time you can.
Bethany <3
2/10/2014 05:48:26 am
I will have to disagree with you on that.
camden walter
2/10/2014 02:56:59 am
I think that we should have study hall because it lets kids get late homework done, papers, and extra credit done. Sometimes recess can be boring or not fun. Kids can also study for test and work on projects. The bad thing is we get out of school at 2:25 witch dose not give us much time to study, but if we have study hall instead of recess we may have so more time to do things we have to do.
Katelyn Ritchey
2/10/2014 03:10:21 am
I think that it should be both. I think the students should have the choice on study hall or recess, then if students need to finish something for one of there classes. Like if the student has somewhere to go or somewhere to beafter school and does not have time then they should go to study hall if they don't have nothing to do than they can go to recess.
<3 Makayla Christy #17 <3
2/10/2014 03:17:47 am
I think we should have study hall while recess is going on. If students have to finish something they should miss recess to go to study hall.I know students wouldn't want to go to study hall but if its important they should be told they have to go. Also teacher should make the students go to study hall if tey have to finish homework, a project and etc.
Mercedes s.
2/10/2014 04:45:13 am
I think that recess should be replaced with study hall because student's sometimes have trouble on there homework or forget to study for a test.Also student's have a teacher there In case there parents don't understand it.Sending homework home is to let our parents know what we're doing in class but if the student doesn't understand it how is the parent suppose to.Besides if you have to stay in at recess isn't that the same thing as study hall.
jacob billheimer
2/10/2014 05:15:56 am
I think kids sould not have study hall because kids have there on free time at reses.antther reson kids shold not have study hall because they need a braek from the head thinking so much.I also think kids shold have reses becuase kids could helthy and fit.Also kids cold get most of there energy
Cayden Hart
2/10/2014 05:23:01 am
I think that students should have recess instead of study hall. I think this because if we have recess it would get the energy out so we would not talk as much. Another reason is that we already do enough work! I think that we should have recess instead of study hall.
Cayden Hart
2/10/2014 05:25:02 am
Another reason is we don't have lots of time to talk with our friends and special is kind of the only time we can and recess.
Jacob Eldridge
2/10/2014 05:46:29 am
I think recess should not be replaced by study hall because kids can get exercise during recess. Also they can talk to their friends at recess instead of talking during class. Sometimes kids need a break from learning because at the end of the day the kids have a headache from working so much. If someone has a long test and weren't having fun, they could play and have some fun. That is why recess should stay the same.
Bethany <3
2/10/2014 05:59:00 am
I think recess should not be replaced by study hall because can be getting some energy while running around. Sometimes people in my class do cart wheels or tumbling at recess sometimes when do not have a basketball. Some of my friends just run around while be chased by one of their friends. When they are at recess they get some exercise when run around. Sometimes when kids go home with homework they get headaches because they don't barly know what their doing. Somepeople like my self like having recess around because you get a break from learning to get the things you already have learned out of your memory. This is why I think kids should have recess. Bethany Rice! PLEASE RESPOND!
James Liles
2/10/2014 06:49:03 am
I think we should have a choice of recess or study hall. The reason I think this is because if you don't have homework done you can come in and do your homework.If you do you have your homework done you can go to recess and have fun with your friends. That is what I think we should have recess or study hall!
the boss (logan gaytan)
2/11/2014 10:56:12 pm
i agree with you james
tyler bowman
2/10/2014 10:44:09 pm
I think we should have recess because most students half to stay in after lunch to do home work or just to do work.And most kids don't get to come to recess.
Mary Mayer
2/10/2014 10:47:43 pm
I think student should have a choice if they want to come in recess to do study hall or have recess. I think we should have a choice
Mary Mayer
2/13/2014 09:12:29 pm
I think students should have a choice if they want to come in during recess to do study hall or have recess. I think we should have a choice because students should have recess to be active and have fun once a time. Or if they would want to come in for recess they can to do homework if they did not do it or do something online. Also we should have a choice because if they missed a day a school they could go to study hall to do there work they missed. That is what I think if we should have study hall or recess.
Tommy Hareford
2/11/2014 12:56:33 am
I believe we should have study hall instead of recess. One reason is that we could squeeze in more assignments because kids could use study hall to work on projects. Another reason is that when we come back from recess we aren't as focused as before recess. Finally is that some kids don't even like recess and prefer study hall. That is my belief in this debate.
mccray.landon
2/11/2014 03:22:18 am
I think that we should have recces and study hall kids who want to come in and work on papers or you can go and get cough up and do math language arts and science and social studies.
riley fackler
2/11/2014 06:01:24 am
i think that there should be no study hall beause jest like grant hiatt said most of the kids jest screw arond on the computer but on the other hand there are some kids that do there work but instead of having study hall they all jest could go back to their classroom and do their work and resses is fun i wish that it was in all the grades.
perkins.madison
2/11/2014 08:05:14 am
I think that we should have a study hall. that we can home work and work on missing assinments and study for test.
Jessica Long
2/11/2014 08:58:14 am
My opinion on this debate is that students should decide themselves if they should have study hall or recess. Here are a few reasons why. If a student is falling behind or has missing assignments the student should be able to opt to work on those assignments or study. If a student is up to date on all work and does not need to study they should have the option of having recess. I think study hall should be recommended by teachers for students that need to catch up or enforced if there are missing assignments.
Sydnie #11
2/11/2014 09:06:04 am
I think that we should continue having recess. I don't think that we should have study hall instead of recess because recess is a great time to get all of your energy out. If we had study hall instead, then we would have to keep our loudness in ALL day long!! That would be hard for our parents and teachers to manage. Also, it's a time to talk to our friends. We need a time to talk. We have to keep it in all day, (well sometimes!!). That's hard for some students. Also, students should be responsible for doing their homework and schoolwork at home.
Katie(:
2/13/2014 05:16:12 am
I agree with you. Great job on you response!
cameron metzger
2/12/2014 07:59:41 am
My opinion is that kids need to have recess instead of study hall. Recess should be the time to spend having fun with classmates and getting exercise. Recess is the time to get away from thinking about school work. That is why I think there should be recess instead of study hall.
Addie Mayer
2/12/2014 08:58:35 am
I think students should have a choice on weather they have study hall or recess. Students know if there're behind in something. That would give them a chance to be responsible for all of there work. Also, the students that do turn in all their work in time should also get the option. Some kids want recess and others may want to study or catch up on work. So that's my opinion on the subject.
gavin auck
2/12/2014 11:22:58 pm
I think that kids should have recess than study hall because recess lets the kid chose what to play and do. Recess is an activity kids need for there health and kids need to take a break and play. Recess is a privilege and i think that recess is a good way to let all that energy out so that they don't do stuff they shouldn't. that is may answer.
sierra webb
2/13/2014 02:09:01 am
I think we should have study hall then have a little bit of recess.
nathan motes
2/13/2014 02:16:16 am
recess because it give's kids time to have fun and relax and calm down
Kendallyn:)
2/13/2014 04:59:31 am
I don't think that we should get rid of recess and have study hall. I think this because recess is where you can relax your brains from learning. You get free time to play. In study hall you have to work, but in recess you get to let your wild side lose! I think if we have study hall, it should be during a special of some type. Or if someone wants to stay in for recess for study hall that would be fine, but I don't think that we should have our recess taken away. That's my opinion on this debate!
Katie(:
2/13/2014 05:14:55 am
I agree with you on that!(:
Grant Kempf
2/13/2014 05:57:46 am
I believe that they should not replace recess for study hall. one reason is that students should take a break from learning for gust a little bit and that is recess. Students should be able to jous to go to study hall or go to recess. At the end of the day we get about a half hour to catch up on eneything. That is what I have to say.
Kaitlynn Winters
2/13/2014 09:28:51 am
I believe students should have a study hall, but I agree that it is unfair to take recess away from them because for 5th grade it is really the only brake we get. Another point I would like to bring up is if 5th graders don't have enough time how come the 8th graders have twice as many classes and they still have study hall. I think that it is more of they are really scared that we will interact with the 8th graders. I agree with Lizzie's idea, it is totaly fair for the students that want study hall and the student that want recess. 2/13/2014 09:42:04 am
In my opinion I think that it would be nice if we had both study hall and recess. Recess can be at about 10:45 and then right after recess at about 11:15 we have study hall then we go to class then are special at 1:30 to 2:15 then the end of the day.
Hailey murphy
2/13/2014 08:59:05 pm
I think we should have recess instead of study hall because we need to go out side and do things while where at school
Desiree
2/13/2014 10:11:07 pm
I believe that we should have recess than study hall because students can go hang out with their friends, students need to exercise, relax, and to have fun.
Desiree
2/13/2014 10:14:45 pm
If students have work to do they can just go in for recess and students that also need recess because it let the teachers have a break
katlyn schoonover
2/13/2014 11:16:42 pm
I think we should have study hall because some people do not get there work done and they could stay in before it is due that day. Some kids want study hall because when we come in from recess we are not focused and we barliy have time to do work and we will be focused. That is why we should have study hall instead of recess.
Mackenna Keiser
2/14/2014 12:27:52 am
I do not think there should be a choice weather or not we have a study hall or a recess. I think we should have both. I think this because recess is a time for students to relax and not have to think about work for 30 minutes a day. However I do think we should have a study hall, this gives students time to finish there work and study for an up coming test. A way to be able to do both of these things is by getting rid of the first special. If we get rid of these specials it won't do any harm to us because we are only getting E and S, not a real grade that will affect us.
Nicholas Beekman
2/14/2014 02:27:43 am
I believe that students should have a choice whether or not to go to a study hall. I would prefer going to study hall to study for big tests or practice something i'm not good at. Comments are closed.
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