Force Field Analysis

Driving Forces

• Freshman year is hard for some students, this will help them relax
• Teachers will have a day to relax as well
• Freshmen will get to know each other better
• Freshmen will be able to work together on homework, if they want
• Freshmen will be able to play games with each other, building teamwork skills

Barriers

• Teachers and staff may be opposed to letting the freshmen have a "day off"
• Coming up with enough stuff to make a full day interesting will be difficult
• Getting teachers or staff to watch over students
• Getting all Freshmen teachers to change their work plans to work with the student's absence from class
• Freshmen will not like the activities
• Activities will not like the Freshmen
• Other grades will be jealous and will slash the Freshmen's tires.
• Limitations set by teachers and administrators may make the day boring. 
• Being able to push this even when people disagree with it
• Pressing the benefits of this program.

Barriers I will overcome:

1. Limitations set by the administrators and teachers may make the day boring. I will overcome this by ensuring that the activities planned are fun and safe, so that they will not be vetoed by administrators. But I will also make sure that the day isn't planned so hard that it sucks. It should be flexible and be able to change according to the students wishes.
2. Teaches and Staff may be opposed to letting the Freshmen have a "day off". I will overcome this by showing them it's not just some little thing that we want to do just for fun. I will present them with the fact that the transition form middle school to high school is hard for several individuals. Also, it is a great way for the Freshmen to get to know each other.
3. Getting all Freshmen teachers to change their work plans to work with the student's absence from class. Teachers may be upset that this day will not work with their lesson plans for the year. Because of this, I will have to tell them about the date of the field day probably weeks before the actual event, so they can adjust their schedules accordingly.