text: First of all, most of the after-school activities give no benefit to the students. For example, yearbook will not help someone with their math exam. If you sign up for basketball this wont help with your science test retake on Monday. The time students waste on after-school activities could be better spent on this that will give them academic advancement or success. This will not give students the extra sleep, study time, or free time, this will only deplete it. There is no benefit in wasting more time at school where you wont be learning anything. I believe that students would appreciate it if the after-school activities were optional rather than mandatory. This would give students the option to attend and not the inconvenient requirement.