Perhaps it is because I am weird, but I think about the social totem pole that I have, with no say on my part, become fully and totally integrated in. I think about who is at the top, who is at the bottom, where I am, where my friends are. I think about the physical […]

Did you know that both theNational Education Association(NEA) and the National PTA (NTPA) are suggesting a time of 10 minutes of after school homework per grade level per day?(According to Healthline) To give an example, someone in 6th Grade should be doing 60 minutes of homework per day. A classmate interviewed by me said he […]

Educator of the Year Contest: Andrea EwellAndrea Ewell has been many things to me in my life. From family friend, to coach and even to teacher. She has been there with me through many different life experiences and I honestly don’t know where I’d be without her.Today, Andrea is a 7th grade science teacher at […]

With Texting, e-mailing, and social networking, Americans have turned over their personal connections with other to their keyboards. These options seem to make everything easier. They are faster and less strenuous than sitting down to hand write a letter, even though communicating digitally is less thoughtful and personal. Schools across America are beginning to leave […]

Anxiety The pressure is on, the countdown to our future began the day we walked into the doors of high school. Most adults don’t realize the pressure high school establishes on its students. Between the stress of grades, peer pressure, and the looming tension from colleges it’s enough to make one go insane with frustration […]

A scrawny boy stands in a school hallway, feeling torn apart and alone as ever. The boy’s bruised arms and legs tremble, but the cruel giant runs away. The giant is wickedly laughing at his success of making the boy feel small, weak and vulnerable. This boy is part of the 25% of children who […]

I want to try a little experiment. I’m a rising high school junior who wants to pursue a career in education. Right now I’m interested in education reform and policy. I want to hear your opinions on what’s wrong with education in the U. S., from elementary school to college. What do you like about […]

It’s pretty clear, that from the increase on TV, the Internet, and social networking people aren’t reading for entertainment nearly as much as they use to. This essay is all about the reading and how it’s good for people! I’ll talk about how it can improve people’s health, encourage people to read, and how it […]

The National Center for Education Statistics recently reported, “In fall 2015, some 20.2 million students are expected to attend American colleges and universities, constituting an increase of about 4.9 million since fall 2000″(Digest). This makes it more competitive for students to try to get into top tier colleges. Therefore, students are increasing the load of […]

Intro:Imagine walking in my shoes for a day. See yourself waking up for the day at 4:00 in the afternoon. It is almost done sunsetting. Making breakfast at dinner time, my room would be a mess. My house would be a mess, my laundry needed to be done. Dishes needed to be done, but none […]

Senioritis is a joke. For the past two years, I’ve experienced what they have called Senioritis. Maybe they should call that “Early Senioritis” because so many kids out there have started in sophomore year. I feel as if we all start off as such wonderful kids committed to hard work and good grades in our […]

Since elementary I’ve learned and studied heroes revolution; Fidel Castro ,Che Guevara, Martin Luther King , Shakespeare . Yeah , I know they’re wonderful role models ,but why not study some one I have a greater chance of becoming ? To be straight up that person is Tupac Shakur. Tupac’s worth studying, we can all […]

Uniforms Every day I wake up in the morning to go to school I have to put the school uniform.I don’t like putting the school uniform on because it is wearing the same clothes every day and you don’t get to put on the clothes your parents give you or the clothes that you like. […]

Do you think that college athletes should get paid? I think college athletes should get paid because they work as hard as people in major league sports players. They should also get paid for injuries because they could get hurt easily. Money is the thing that colleges and athletes bring that is what they bring […]

Well first off I want to say that this is how I feel and what I’ve heard, it may not be accurate but this entirely my thoughts on things. Now how about them underclassmen, those freshmen and how they cause so much problems in school. Or how about those sophomores that complain about the freshmen […]

A person may have a good work ethic, determination, and creativity but if he or she does not have the required score on a standardized test that a college sets, then the person can be overlooked without ever noticing the potential of that person. Too often students must look for other colleges because they cannot […]

Students sit down and class is about to start. No, their homework from last night is not the first thing on the student’s desk, instead their looking up trying to find where the teachers at. The coast is clear and out comes the cell phone. We are thirty- six minutes into class and the phone […]

Are you tired of crappy made meals in the lunch line? Well I am! I believe as a student body we should have access to more of a variety of food. What other way to do so by having a restaurant on school campus. Think about all the possibilities that can be achieved from this […]

For a while now I’ve been trying to figure out what I should do for a career. I’m going to be a senior in high school next year and the time is approaching for me to make a decision. I’m torn between doing something I really love and doing something that will pay the bills […]

English should not be a stressful and hated subject in school. I mean, dang, it’s our own language. We use it everyday of our lives. The reason why students don’t like certain subjects, in school, is because of bad teachers or the way they teach. More technically, they may not be bad teachers, but they […]

Satisfied Junior Writer February 24, 2009 Dear Future Inmates, As probably know, you will write a literary analysis paper during your junior year. This is the mother of all papers (usually 10-15 pages) as well as your life for a good two and a half months. This paper will also determine your English grade for […]

Schools are made to teach kids that are normal. You know, the ones withiuut ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, depression, or any kind of learning dissabilty. And then they turn around, and they wonder why we don’t do well. Did you know that 20 percent of the population under eighteen has a mental ilness? If you take […]

“This – the leadership of the mayor is crucial, because it is to the mayor that people will look to provide the vision, the energy, and the sense of confidence in the rebuilding and the recovery. “(Morial, 2016) . Being mayor means that I will be voice of the city. I am able to make […]

Dear Prospective Student, Do you ever get the feeling that modern technology is so irritating? That technology like air conditioners are just so dreadful, especially when it’s ninety degrees out? Well if you do, you should go visit my high school! My school has such a lack of cool air that it makes you sweat […]

My name is Alex Nagy and I am a junior at Union Grove High School. I write this today to bring up an interesting argument concerning the use of electronic devices inside schools such as mp3 players and cell phones. I am arguing the point that both these devices are strictly forbidden from school. For […]

We all want to be the one who scores the winning touchdown at the rivalry football game, sending the stands into an exuberant uproar after a brutal season filled with blood, sweat, and tears. Champion. We all want to be the one who glides into Homecoming with a handsome man on her arm, ringlet curls […]

It’s August 2nd, 1:11 am. My school routine will not commence for another 38 days, 6 hours and 54 minutes; however, I’m already restless, in anticipation of my upcoming final specialized high school year. I attend one of the most competitive specialized high schools, not just in New York City, but in the entire nation. […]

It would be a shame to live in a country where students are encouraged to attend college and follow their dreams, yet there was a major road block standing in in the way of many of their dreams. Unfortunately, the United States of America has decided to set ridiculously high standards for every student wishing […]

Bullying is a growing epidemic in today’s society that is being overlooked much too often. No one can fully comprehend the severity of it until they have been through it personally. “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it” -Martin Luther King- Look around, I […]

This paragraph is the introduction because this is a formal piece of writing, and in formal pieces of writing, the first paragraph is always the introduction. Standard protocol calls for a hard-hitting question, or bold statement, or existential quote, to begin such paragraphs to smother the reader’s attention in a net of intellectual stimulation. The […]