People come and go in your life like a hurricane. But all you gotta is stay strong and true to yourself. That when the disaster stops , and the people that is left through all of the cold stormy weather is the you know you have to hold to the best.
The sun shines brightly outside the window of a biology class. Everyone is whispering. ‘Settle down, settle down children,’ the teacher says. ‘Alright! Settle down,’ she repeats a little louder now. The whispering stops slowly, starting from the back, like a wave gently rolling to the sandy shore. Then silence. ‘Class, tomorrow we will dissect […]
It was a sunny warm day when my family decided to go to the park to have a family picnic. Me and my mom stayed behind for a bit because we were looking for the tongs, the asian carpet, and the big umbrella in case it got too hot and we needed shade. We finally […]
High school can be difficult. Walking down the hallways can be like walking through a concert. In highschool it feels like everyone is out to get you but that’s not always the case. You know the rumors aren’t true but everyone talking about you have you convinced they are even if it is about yourself. […]
What is life? Great question, too many answers. How much value a simple word has as life. Although many of us do not know and do not understand with that attitude that has value, we know that it is one of the most important things. It makes me sad how many people blind themselves and […]
Homework has been around for almost a thousand years and it always helps kids around the world with school, it gives them a refresh about a certain topic at home. But in the recent years, the amount of homework receive by children in K-12 grade are increasing at a tremendous rate, thus resulting in health […]
In recent years, America’s obsession with standardized testing has substantially increased, giving rise to a “testing culture” beginning to surround the nation. Since the No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2002, standardized testing has been a policy mandated in all 50 states. As a result, students are being bombarded with an incredible amount […]
Some argue that a person who put an innocent baby on a railroad track to die should be given a second chance because of their age. I think not. That just means they have longer to take and destroy more precious lives. Because of one’s age, the jury might become biased and prejudice, leading up […]
“Think about it. Over the next 10 years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school education. And yet, as many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school. The quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. America has fallen […]
College expenses are too high, college expenses must be lowered. Did you know that you have to worry about paying financial aid, and fees? Colleges expense has been rising faster than what they thought it was. “Since 1982 a typical family income increased by 147%, more than inflation.” (forbes). They say that too many people […]
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if anybody could go through high school with absolutely no drama at all? All girls would love that, the ones that don’t bring drama to the world anyway. Every girl at one point in their life will be involved in drama either between friends, siblings, or even the people that they […]
There’s always that fine line. The line between healthy and fat. Between appropriate and not. Between right and wrong. Sometimes that line is thicker with some occasions than others. Sometimes that line just barely ceases to exist. And sometimes, that line gets demolished while trying to help the greater good of our youth. Our line […]
I believe the best teacher will get to know her students before she decides what will be the best learning style for the class room. With large classrooms this can be difficult, but I believe it is important to know how a student learns best, and what he or she can already know or do. […]
Everybody will experience the loss of their grandparents at some point. Everybody will handle their grandparent’s death differently; some might take it really hard some might not. When I lost my grandparents, I didn’t go to school long time because I was really close to my grandparents. When both of m my grandparents died within […]
For the first time in history, the present generation of children has a shorter life expectancy than that of their parents. Without even analyzing the individual circumstances, an infant will be stamped a number on his/her head for simply living in these times. After the home, a typical child will spend the most time at […]
Just taking one day off from school can affect your entire life. Even though you may feel too tired to go, or you don’t feel like taking a test, putting school off gets you nowhere. According to a recent survey, approximately 63,000 kids skip school each day. Why are so many choosing not to go? […]
We’re doomed. Yep. Totally, completely, utterly doomed. “We” being our generation. Generation Y, the Entitled Generation, Generation Whatever, whichever name you want to give us, we are gosh-darn mother-truckin’ doomed. Why? The American education system. And what’s wrong with American education these days? The self-esteem movement. The majority of students who do poorly in school […]
An issue of great concern for me is the educational act “No Child Left Behind.” This law may have been well-intentioned in the beginning, but it has done more harm than good for many public schools. In my school district, second-graders are no longer taught cursive writing. Fifth-graders devote reading class to worksheets designed to […]
Have you ever been put into a position where you didn’t understand a language? Ever felt desperate to know what’s going on? Well new comers to the United States feel the same way they come to The United States to get a better education just to find out that they don’t speak the same language. […]
Student life and specifically, the bachelor phase is surely the most crucial phase of everybody’s life.It’s that time of your life when you’re only just starting to learn the ropes of adulting. It’s actually the phase when you feel as if you’ve been given freedom of choice but given the restrictions in a desi society […]
Learning a language can be a fun experience. But choosing what language you want to take can be a hard to decision, especially when you go to a school that has German, Spanish, Japanese, French, and Chinese. For the first time, on October 18, 2012, our school held an international day. International day was a […]
The greatest part of living your life as a musician is giving back to those with hope and the greatest part of being an artist is representing yourself as a person. I think it`s great and wonderful to watch school`s teach art and music. My opinion, Sometimes we are so caught up in paying a […]
Many people rely on luck to climb the ladder of success. But does luck alone really help us to reach out goal without any effort or determination? No. it doesn’t. However, there are some people who are quite ‘lucky’ to be successful without much effort. Yet, people can’t always count only on luck to determine […]
Being in high school, I fully understand the pressures and stress placed onto teenagers in today’s world. I also realize that many of these heavy work loads and environments are meant to push today’s youth closer to success and prepare them for the real world, which they will soon be unforgivingly thrust into. However, the […]
Every morning, millions of children wake up, have breakfast, and prepare for school. They walk into school, possibly excited, but more likely begrudgingly dragging themselves out of bed five minutes before the first bell. They go to their respective homerooms or first period classes, and just when they collapse into their seats and start to […]
I am both honored and flattered to have been asked to speak for this wonderful occasion. I congratulate each of you and your parents. Your achievements in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character are being honored here today by your induction into this prestigious society. An honor such as this is a great […]
A debate that has been going back and forth is building up, and that is about at what extent should religion be taught about in school, does it need to be taught more, or should it not even be talked about at all? Some that teachers are promoting religions to children, trying to convert them […]
Recently, I finally realized what I want to do when I grow up. I’ve always known I’ve wanted to do something to better the lives of others, but for years, I couldn’t find quite the right thing. Then, a couple weeks ago, I was helping a girl study for math, she just couldn’t grasp it. […]
Being in high school gives students much more responsibility and freedom than being in grade school. But one thing I really miss about being in elementary school is the designated snack time that each classroom is given. I get hungry very fast and always feel the need to snack on something. When I find myself […]
As a student, how often have you caught yourself drifting from what’s going on in class, feeling your eyelids droop? You’re in the classroom in body, but your mind is somewhere else entirely. After what seems like hours of trying to keep your eyes open, the class finally ends, and you leave with no recollection […]
