The intensive care unit (ICU) program is a new school trend that is sweeping the nation. The program was introduced by a book by Danny Hill and Dr. Jayson Nave called Power of ICU. It explains the techniques to acquire a system that is a cross between no-zero (not accepting work that is not done) […]

What if some public schools required students to wear uniforms? I believe students should not wear school uniforms in public schools. Most students are not going to wear the school uniforms anyway. I think this punishes the students and everyone should have the right to wear what they want. First, students should have is the […]

It’s more than important to catch up on the right amount of sleep, but are school times affecting the amount of z’s our American youth gets each night? The effort to start high school classes later has been debated for nearly 20 years and it has recently been taken into action across the nation. With […]

Imagine your favorite outfit but you can’t wear it in school. Schools all around the United States are making kids cover up their clothes and kids can’t do anything about it. Schools don’t allow shorts that are too short. They also don’t allow hats, and muscle shirts, etc. because FMS’s policy thinks that it’s more […]

We’ve all heard it or some version of it before: “Enjoy high school, they’re the best four years of your life!” Well, what if I told you the person telling you that was wrong? Don’t get me wrong, high school has been and will continue to be an unforgettable ride of self-discovery. Even now, in […]

I like to make my brain think about itself. I think about how the brain produces thought. I get a weird feeling when I reflect on the idea that my personality, body, and mind can be broken apart using science. That feeling is curiosity. I wonder about the arrangement of the molecules and cells that […]

I sat nervously on the padded bench in the doctor’s office. My eyes darting back and forth at the sterile walls and white apparalled nurses. I hated going to the doctor, but my symptoms had gone unacknowledged for too long. My face was pale, my fingernails slightly blue and ice cold, my ribs showed visibly, […]

Fighting ‘till death, vampires verses werewolves, and sappy love stories are what fill the pages of books which are flying off today’s book store shelves. Unlike what was written back in the early 1600’s, works which include words such as ‘thou’ and ‘art’. Few today can understand the wording of the old English writing used […]

Does this situation sound familiar? Your parents tell you to go to bed because it is eleven o’clock at night. You tell them you are unable because you are still doing your homework. Homework is supposed to review, but homework instead it makes it worst for middle school students. Homework interferes with after school activities, […]

We’ve all been there before- sat in an English class teetering on the last dregs of our will to live as our teacher demands to know what exactly the colour of Heathcliff’s coattails symbolises. Growing up, I always used to feel that people should just accept that maybe writers wrote simply to paint a vivid […]

I think that academic excellence is not the only way to achieve success in life, although human nature thinks that way. I agree , that you should have excellence in your academics it will help you to obtain the career of your dreams but is that enough I don’t think so because having good life […]

As a current high school junior, I am now facing the pressures that lie within the search for college. I hope to attend a great school with high prestige after high school, but I am learning that this has become an extremely difficult task. With an economic crisis in our country, jobs have become sparser […]

As my high school career comes to an end I have decided to explain the best possible way to fail high school. If you are one of those people who were unfortunate enough to pass middle school then you are probably stressing how in the world I will be able to fail high school. Don’t […]

I’m troubled by the high percentage of my peers who frequently proclaim those three words: “I hate school.” Admittedly, I used to share this viewpoint. Most of us have been attending class for as long as we can remember. Between the early wakeups, hours of mindless activities, and evenings filled with homework, I’m not surprised […]

Being a scholar requires pushing yourself to the max to accomplish your dreams, as earth-shattering or trivial as they may be. We each have our individual purposes for challenging ourselves rather than slipping by with only the least possible efforts. Whether it be to accomplish personal goals, distinguish yourself as above the norm, gain recognition […]

Since its inception, the “I choose C” animation – which follows the first job interview of a girl who grew up with multiple-choice tests – has become the focal point of the Common Core movement, which has since become synonymous with anti-multiple-choice. Educating children in a system that instructs them to guess their way through […]

“Student attention needs to return to learning in the classroom, rather than how they look when they are in that classroom” What the author is implying is that students need uniforms so they can focus on class instead of what they wear. Students have always feared about not fitting in because of brand name clothing, […]

All across the globe thousands of students have been restricted from the opportunity of chewing gum in their daily classrooms. I am only a student, and yet I still can understand the ways this can affect us all, and the opportunities it has taken away in our lives, such as failing examinations affecting our university […]

From the recent approval by the Korean national assembly to stop prerequisite learning, I have a practical concern: When can I be a teacher? As a current teacher, I’m aware of all the effort the government has put in the education system so that the students respect us. As, they get the equal rights, or […]

This is it: the moment you along with everyone else in your orchestra family have been waiting and preparing for. Your fabulous conductor steps on top of the pedestal, and all previous, excited buzzing ceases. With a quick smirk and gleam of the eye, his baton is raised, the orchestra breathes as one, and the […]

School dress codes are getting out of hand. It has come to the point where booty shorts, mini-skirts, and low-cut shirts are acceptable attire for school. Going to school should be about learning and expanding your knowledge; not trying to get boys to notice you. School dress codes need to be changed so that exposing […]

As much as it pains me to say this, I do watch the occasional Disney Channel programming (not always on my own accord, mind you). Disney has been airing one of their latest DCOMs (that’s Disney Channel Original Movie, for those who have actual lives), “Geek Charming,” with extra vigor in recent weeks. The film […]

Every hour of a school day, about 857 people drop out of high school. This totals to a student every four seconds. Each state mandates the age that students can drop out of school. For most states, the minimum dropout age is sixteen. Most of these students become part of the nation’s labor force, either […]

You may have read the title and already scoffed at this article. After all, aren’t I just another kid complaining about having responsibility? Well, I actually don’t have much of a problem with homework as a whole. In fact, I think it can actually be really helpful. It can give kids time to review the […]

Everywhere, no matter where I go I can hear them whisper “Is she Emo?” Why is it that people feel the need to fit everyone into a certain category? Why can’t we just be “people”? People assume that since I wear skinny jeans, Converse, and band T-shirts, I must be emo. So, what, if I […]

Okay my post begins with a math problem. Here like this: If I sell one orange would be 7usd, how much money i will get after selling 100 oranges? A. 500usd B. 700usd C. It can not be determined Easy, right? You probably may say the answer is 7?100=700usd, piece of cake!! WRONG!! This is […]

High School students should really not study irrelevant subjects in school. Part of the school lessons don’t even prep us for the real world we are all going to enter after we all graduate. Tupac can be a good example of a person worth studying, we will get examples no matter good or bad we […]

Trudging home from school each day after having endured at least seven and a half hours of hard labor, I walk through the door thinking about nothing but the fact that I have even more hours of tedious schoolwork to complete before tomorrow. As many as five or six hours of homework a night is […]

As you all know, the administration has implemented a new school wide rule banning the use of cellphones in school. This includes having one out, having it on, and actively using it. It has come to my attention that this ruling has aroused mixed feelings amongst the students and staff alike. I am taking a […]

Dear Universities, Grades. Why do we need them? They’re simply the letters A, B, C, D, and F. If it’s to determine how much knowledge we have, educators messed up, because the alphabet goes A, B, C, D, and then E, NOT F. All grades do is create unnecessary stress that makes young adults grow […]