Most humans are unaware of their inner-selves and their emotions, they accept this artificial feeling that their day to day life induces. Most people are not at a level of understanding for what makes them truly happy. Happiness is something one seeks to find to make the mental side of life a greater quality. It […]

Did you know that procrastination effects over 20% of our human population in the United States? Procrastination can affect anyone. Procrastination means putting something of until a later time because you don’t feel like doing it. People most likely will procrastinate when they aren’t looking forward to doing something. For example, one of my biggest […]

As I sat their interviewing my dad, asking questions, listening to answers, taking notes, and asking follow-up questions, my attention was seized by one detail of my dad’s life. In college, he had spent nearly four years working on a degree in architecture, only to switch into urban planning and then go into systems analysis […]

Should learning be fun? Fun learning is when you are cooperating, communicating, moving around, interacting with others, etc. taking risks are a fun thing to do when it comes to learning, even though things may get complicated. People cherish learning which may have a great value. Therefore, learning should be fun because then you will […]

I know that another high school has just been built two miles away and you’re not sure where to go. Here are some reasons why you should come to North side. One, the staff is always friendly. Second, we have really good food all the time. Third, our sport teams are excellent! Especially, the basketball […]

I believe that grades don’t reflect what you learn. In Freedom Writers Erica states “You feel like you’re doing all this hard work for nothing”. I agree with Erica because grades can always be influenced by something. Sometimes in a good way and sometimes in a bad way. Your attitude towards the teacher can influence […]

I cannot comprehend why schools decide to hand out vacation homework. To my knowledge a vacation is a period of time in which someone has a break from work. The distribution of work that is to be complete during the vacation goes against the whole point of a vacation. It’s possible to say that the […]

We’re made to think that school is a fun place for learning and friendship building. But to be totally honest, that’s not what school for most teenagers is like. School is full of pain and pressure on every student that attends and participates. For most – if not all – students, school is a place […]

Do parents really think that if their child does not have the knowledge as to what sex is, they will never perform that act? Sexual education is taught in schools for the positive attributes of America’s youth and their future. Providing the opportunity to access information that may be uncomfortable to discuss in a parent-child […]

Have you or someone you know been unfairly judged by the school dress code? If so, then you’re not alone. Dress codes are the way school controls how students dress or look like as far as shorts, tank tops, piercings and tattoos. Many people agree and disagree with school dress codes. School’s should have less […]

Imagine you’re sitting in science class. For some, this takes you back years. For others, only yesterday. Your teacher begins to walk to the other side of the room and stands beside a light switch. She is holding an odd light bulb in her hand. You are wearing the cutest light blue top. You’ve been […]

Don’t you hate the fact that when you go to school you’re not allowed to use your cell phone? Dislike that you can’t text your friends back or finish an early morning conversation? This is all because of unfair cell phone policies in certain schools. At schools across the nation, cell phone use is becoming […]

SAT is a world-wide known test. It stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test and lasts 3 hours. The test consists of three parts: language, reading, and mathematics, which is separated in the calculator and a non-calculator section. The SAT is a test designed to compare students in an international grading system, however, universities and colleges have […]

In Opening Act when Jeff dumped Amanda, it caused a ripple effect. Because of this one choice, many things happened. It changed how Amanda felt about Jeff, her mom, her brother and even herself! When Jeff dumped Amanda for Marie McCall, it caused many events to occur. Heartbroken, Amanda writes a love poem as a […]

Doctor, nurse, lawyer, psychologist. These are just a few of the career choices that float around my mind daily after my peers, parents, various members of my family, and even a few nosy neighbors shoved them there. Each of these individuals seem to think that they have a say in which career I choose to […]

Is Writing Necessary For All? I have asked myself many times during my Composition class why I signed up for it. Writing is not a necessary requirement for every career field out there. Many careers do not even require you to write at all. Every now and then, you may have to write an e-mail […]

Today, for my open mic, I’m talking about why forcing kids to participate in open mic activities in school is wrong.For one, open mic activities are most popular in England, and the areas around it, so for us as students in the US, participating in these pursuits is making us bad Americans.I don’t know about […]

It is without regret that I have exerted the time and energy that I will have on what is currently a nearly blank sheet of what we call “paper” on this pixelated screen. For the things that I intend to communicate to the future readers of this article are things that I believe are the […]

There are different types of schools in the nation; public and private. When parents want their children to be able to express themselves in their own way, they are typically sent to a public school. This includes clothing. The paucity of your open mindedness amazes me. A student being forced to dress up at a […]

I am doing Year 8 (8th Grade) at High School. I live in London, so I have an exam to do at Year 11 for which we start to prepare in Year 9. I have to take English, Maths and Science but is PE and Geography worth to take? Would you Recommend History?

Raising his baton to the band that sits before him, the director plunges the baton down just as the ensemble draws a deep breath, and the music begins. This overwhelming feeling in the moments of silence waiting for the director’s downbeat is phenomenal. So few people will ever experience it, and today that number is […]

Many schools around the country have discussions about various topics. They debate on issues such as the quality of food served at lunch, the programs that should be laid off due to budget cuts and much more. One major issue that most schools are faced is whether or not to have school uniforms. Several school […]

The increasing suggestion of metal detectors in schools has become a hotly debated issue. Officials claim that this act will reduce the chances of school shootings and other violent acts. But will a simple metal detector prevent an attacker whose goal, for whatever reason, is to take the lives of others? Luke Woodham, the assailant […]

I think that what would make students happy, is for their education to be interesting. Right now, school is very dull for most kids. The only time teachers are actually fun, is when they’re actually good teachers. For the economy, the only thing that can really satisfy the economy, you would need a lot of […]

When I was in Elementary school, all I wanted to do was grow up. All I wanted to do was get to high school. I envied all the teenagers because, while I was out on the play ground they got to go to, what seemed like, the coolest place in the world. But, now that […]

Honors students. The so called goody-two-shoes who can do no wrong. You know the ones; they sit in the front row of the classroom on purpose. They brown nose their way into their teachers’ hearts. The dreaded snitches, aka teachers’ pets. Those annoying ones who have their arms in a permanent vertical state in every […]

Imagine a world where you can use your iPod freely in school. A student listens to her iPod and focus hard while doing her work. Another student is looking up information on the internet using his iPod. It sounds like a perfect setting for a teenager’s generation. But students can’t do this because the use […]

The New York Times reports that College Confidential, a web forum designed for stressed out high schoolers and worried parents, is a “wealth of information.” From SAT/ACT prep boards to college discussion forums, College Confidential is the only thing a high school student and their parents need to survive high school and get into the […]

I believe evolution should not be taught in school. Why should this theory be alowed but religion is not? Some people think it’s wrong for Christianity to be a subject of learning in school. How does it make scence that the teachings of religion can’t be taught but evolution can be. Evolution is a theory […]

I had just heard of this movie “To save a life.” on a radio talk show late last night, today I watched the trailer.Its about a popular guy named Jake Taylor, he’s on the basketball team, he has a cute girlfriend, and tons of friends.However he grew up with this kid Roger.Jake cut Roger out […]