Do you think before you ruin somebody’s reputation? Do you even dare to speak their name? Do you think they are weird or abnormal? Well you’re the one to blame. Their life is just as normal as yours, maybe not or maybe so, you just have to understand sometimes, that people aren’t perfect. So let […]

I, for one, do not consume the food that my school offers but the students who do are often overweight or unhealthy. In fact, 9 million children (age 10 to 17) in America are obese. Obesity leads to many health problems, even at a young age. One of the factors causing this problem is schools […]

This school year there have been more than 20 fights at my school. To try and fix the problem, my school decided to take away cell phones for all students because so many recorded the fights. The violence stopped for a while, as students were in disbelief our school would do this, but it has […]

Dear Teen Ink, Why does school have to start so early? With a different school schedule, kids would be able to participate in out of school activities. Such as sports, clubs, and even spending time with friends and family. For example, you could start school later and end later. That would allow us to have […]

Why this group of prestigious colleges represents a major problem in our society “The Ivy League.” Sure, the name itself triggers sentiments of glory and selectivity, not to mention the stamp of earning a world-renowned education. However, what does getting accepted into these colleges really mean? Factors Beyond Our Control It is widely known that […]

Its been around for centuries. School seems to be a strand beaded into the daily lives of humans. No one calls into question in a serous manner wether we need it or not. The only objections i hear about school are that its “too early” or its “too boring”. These are silly objections. You will […]

Is technology actually good for students in the classroom? Some argue no, because other children in the world that have the highest test scores, such as Korea, often don’t use technology in the classroom, according to Putting More Technology In Schools May Not Make Kids Smarter: OECD Report by Rebecca Klein. However, more often than […]

Allow me to preface this piece by saying I realize how ironic my perspective on this topic of college education is. I am taking this advanced placement class, along with many others, and voluntarily succumbing myself to hours of test prep, review sessions, and late nights in order to be accepted into a major university […]

Ahhh! What’s happening! Why is life getting so stressful! All this homework and due dates and honors and APs and SATs and ACTs and SIGN HERE PLEASE and LAB FEES, ALL THIS MEANS, NO TIME FOR ME!! I’m becoming flustered, two years ago, life was simple: I would go to school, go to class, and […]

Every morning, millions of school children across the world wake, dress, cram in some cereal and run into school. Some of these children learn lots of useful things and make good friends- unfortunately; most of these children live in third world countries. In the States and in the UK, most children learn very little that […]

Date: October 7, 2010Joe Shmoe500 Nowhere LaneBoston, MA 02115Dear Mr. Shmoe:I am very pleased to inform you of your denial to the Intelligent Institute of Technology as a freshman for the Fall of 2010. You have been denied all access to our campus and will be shot on sight if you try to access it. […]

I have to say when I walked into my Navel Science class for the first time, I thought there was going to be nonstop screaming and yelling.My Navel Science teacher is a big intimidating person, and I pictured my classmates and I having to do pushups over the littlest things.As it turns out my Navel […]

Reading logs have always been about getting kids to read, and no one can say there’s anything wrong with that. The real question is whether teachers are just trying to get kids to read in school, or whether they want them to continue reading when they are adults. With reading logs, the constant taking of […]

Birth Life then finally death. No instead let’s say birth life death then birth life and death again. This is the cycle that all living and non living things go through. Plenty of people are scared of death, but what most of them forget is that after death there is always birth and then more […]

Technology has become much more advanced in recent years, and the rate of which has been accelerating rapidly. So naturally, we have become much more accustomed to having the presence of technology in our daily lives. This has been greatly changing the way students are taught in grade schools. However, could this change be more […]

The Bullying Needs to Stop! “Mom, I’m tired of getting picked on,” is a common phrase among children. Most of those children get stressed or have suicidal thoughts from being bullied. Many kids who bully others are struggling themselves: failing classes, getting abused at home, etc. They only think about themselves and that’s why they […]

Every school has the teacher who all the students like because they are nice but none of them seem to learn from this specific teacher. There are several types of teachers and many different teaching styles. There are three specific categories that I believe teachers may be placed into: the “know-it-all”, the fun teacher, and […]

Should school uniforms be enforced? Back-to-school shopping is widely known around the world and is dreaded by many. It gets more and more expensive every year. With the economy the way it is, it makes it harder and harder for families each year. There has got to be a change soon! Along with how expensive […]

My first steps Into the open air The wind blowing my hair As the wind howls with happiness I am free No longer a child but an adult A girl who has just taken those few steps on her own Freedom feels great They say that it is tough in this world But I will […]

From the first day of kindergarten to the last day of high school, you are constantly told what to do. You are expected to do as ordered by teachers, administrators, and other figures of authority. I never really felt like we ever did anything we wanted to do. I would say that kindergarten was my […]

Imagine your teenage son or daughter coming home from a week of school, homework, and a job. They head straight into their room and start bursting out into tears. This comes from lack of sleep and tremendous amounts of stress. Unfortunately, this has happened to many students, friends of mine, and myself from time to […]

Mrs Shana Haden is a shining example of an educator and role model. Mrs Haden teaches four different types of curriculum and three different class levels between 8th grade english, 11th grade honors, and AP literature courses. Over this past month Mrs Haden brought the national renown poet, Linda Tomol Pennisi, to our school to […]

Students in high school today are stuck in a conundrum. They are forced to so many different things and excel in each and everyone one higher than anyone else. Thus creating this always competing aspect too our lives. When actually excelling in one or more let alone all is next to impossible. But WE as […]

The stupidest thing I ever did was attend a school of the arts. It made the most beautiful, primal emotions that are so essential to art seem like a calculated attempt at making the grade. You’re subjected to criticism from people who don’t exactly deserve to criticize your work. Because of my bad experience in […]

Lazy, arrogant, obnoxious, rude, and annoying. This is what some people think when 7th graders are mentioned. They immediately assume we’re all bad kids because of what they hear other people say, but the truth is, we aren’t all like that. The truth is we are just the same as any other grade. The truth […]

“I just want the bullying to stop. That is all I ever wanted. I used to love going to school. Now I hate it.”(9 -year- old Verity quoted on March 12 2000) Kids all over the world suffer from the same kind of harassment everyday. Millions of kids are neglected or abused at home, or […]

What makes someone a workaholic? If you asked me, all you would have to do is look at my daily life. I’m only in high school, just starting out, but I like to think I know enough about work and stress. So, back to the question of “What makes someone a workaholic?” One sign that […]

Even the idea of high school elicits emotions of annoyance and frustration for most teens. I’m not completely against the belief that high school has slowly become a legalized form of slavery. In fact, I came up with that witty analogy myself. However, despite my obvious adolescent viewpoint, I can’t help but be thankful for […]

There is a wonderful girl living in the United States right now. She has worked hard in school as much as possible from the first day of kindergarten to the last week of her senior year in high school. Her parents are hardworking people, but they always had a hard time finding work in their […]