“I think the one good thing about FlexTime Manager is that it worked for the students and was simple to understand,” Tara Kurkal ’25 said. However, the same cannot be said for Edficiency, as an overwhelming mass of students reported subpar encounters with this new platform. The majority of the students responded that they had an exceptional experience with Flextime Manager due to its ease of usability. “It was one of the hardest times for me academically.” “My grades dropped overall, and I felt more stress and pressure from school,” Dhiyaan Nirmal ’25 said. They were not receiving that extra time to catch up on work or retake tests, which resulted in a struggle to balance social and school lives. “My extracurriculars severely limit the time I have to do school work outside of school hours, and provides built-in time to my day for me to get it all done,” Joseph Clements ’24 said.ĭuring the brief cancellation of Flex last year, students’ productivity and academics were severely affected. Having the time to receive assistance from teachers, catch up on schoolwork, and attend clubs during the school day thoroughly benefitted many students. Many students regard the 40 minutes carved out of a day to handle any business as a blessing. So what does Westwood truly think about Flex and more so, this new method of flexing out? Does Edficiency live up to its name or is it simply a hassle? Westwood Student Press conducted surveys with both teachers and students regarding their perspectives on Flex to find out. Edficiency is renowned in the realm of scheduling systems and is utilized in a considerable number of schools across the country. The decision this year to utilize Edficiency instead of Flextime Manager, the previous Flex platform, was based on the need to track attendance more reliably. And now, with the implementation of Edficiency, a fresh wave of feelings has hit not just the students, but the faculty of Westwood. (Graphic by Hadley Norris)įrom abrupt yet brief cancellations of Flex last year to student-led protests fighting against the cancellations, hearing the term “Flex” certainly evokes a myriad of emotions in students. Shivani Kondubhatla, Reporter | SeptemTeachers and students rate their experiences with both Flextime Manager and Edficiency on a scale of one to 10.
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