“The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a set of assessments that measure whether students are on track to be successful in college and their careers. These high quality K–12 assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy give teachers, schools, students, and […]

The idea of paying for good grades has migrated from the family room to the schoolhouse, Schools have started to bribe their students with money or other valuables forkeeping good grades. The problem is they are not able to create logical ways to use the money , states have programs to support this idea of […]

Therapy is a Must I think that all teenagers should have a time period in school where they could sit down and talk to a therapist. Therapists are very important to have because they help you with all the struggles and hardships in life. Some teens abuse drugs and alcohol because that’s the only way […]

Dear Editor: Physical education, or gym class, is required in many schools around the nation. I agree that schools should promote physical activity, but many students are well-trained athletes that should be able to acquire physical education credit for the time devoted to their sport(s) outside of school. This is a topic that sparked personal […]

Education is presented as a goal and opportunity given to all students. Perhaps, unlike past generations who went to school to get an education to better themselves, this generation of students has become lethargic or even – shamefully – lazy. Not to condemn the right to an education, but what if those who truly wish […]

Honor students are kids who can work at a faster pace with more challenging work. Honors students are the kids that get bored when they aren’t being challenged or all of their skills aren’t being utilized. Honor students work harder than most kids because they have legitimate goals for their future. Honors students are often […]

Parents and teachers often have the argument of whether or not pets should be in a classroom. Some people might say, do you have students with severe allergies? However, teachers can choose a pet that won’t cause problems. Animals are good for classrooms because you can learn a lot from classroom pets, students can learn […]

A true high school story is very naive. They say that high school is supposed to be the best four years of our lives. I beg to differ. In high school everyone has a label. To tell the truth labels aren’t necessary at all, they just exist.Well, what would you consider yourself? A jock? A […]

“When asked “What thing about humanity surprises you the most?”, the Dalai Lama answered: “Man…. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does […]

The American system of educating youth is despicable. It is a dangerous and menacing threat to the physical and psychological well-being of the budding citizens of the United States and yet—it is rarely spoken of. Hardly mentioned. Not worth the time. There are rumors of a new plague infecting the teenagers of America at an […]

Should trampolines be banned? What is life without risk? Trampolines have become very beneficial to many people. Jumping on trampolines makes kids happy. Children are also able to be active with trampolines. Overreacted injuries,lack of exercise, and the pure enjoyment has encouraged people to believe that trampolines should be banned. Although some people find trampolines […]

Required Common Core is a set of academic standards for teaching and assessing students between kindergarten through the 12th grade. The Required Common Core claims to prepare all students for college, which can be found debatable. Some may say that Common Core is the perfect system in order to help students get ready for college. […]

School starting time have been an ongoing controversial topic about whether school should push the starting time later by one hour or more. Every student says that school is starting relatively too early and this should change because many teens nowadays barely have any time to sleep. They have difficulties going to bed at a […]

Kids wearing a uniform at school is a good opportunity for them because it has a positive impact on school learning.Some people say that kids who wear a school uniform are not as beneficial as schools say they are.Other people might say that there is no evidence that school uniforms have a positive impact on […]

Over the centuries, the classroom has kept the same scenario with rows of desks lined up facing the board, teachers giving lessons, and students doing their work. Nonetheless, as time has gone on, school has become more difficult, and students often have to take the work they have been assigned home. By the end of […]

I personally own a tablet and I use it almost everyday. I believe that tablets work a lot better than conventional books. Tablets will eventually take the classroom away from the textbook. More students know how to use tablets than ever before. In this article there will be pros and cons to these problems. As […]

What is the most complicated question you can come up with? What’s the hardest mathematical equation to ever exist? What is the hardest paragraph to rewrite into something entirely new and beautiful? The answer is quite simple despite the complexity of the question at hand. The answer, my friend, is something so vast that it […]

Jocks. Preps. Skaters. Stoners. Goodie-two shoes. Nerds. Losers. Dirties. Loners. Wanna-bees. Everyone knows the classifications and everyone knows where they fit. Jocks don’t date nerds, and loners aren’t friends with preps. These groups don’t intermingle. Often times the jocks and preps are completely unaware of the presence of these other people, but of course everyone […]

“How To Be Overachiever Me” I am an overachiever with a dream of going to the University of Florida but I offer nothing in the way of extenuating circumstances except the fact that I am the only girl in Parkland who does not have parents that went to that school. I remember the very day […]

Exams are a part of growing up. we do realize our position as in where do we stand due to exams.we can differentiate between smart and weak students.students usually talk only to the smart ones and ignore the weaker ones.we do not even help such people in their difficulties.what if there were no exams? that […]

JROTC is a course that many students, freshman to seniors, are interested in. It is also a course that many are not interested in because they do not know the facts about the class. Many people think that JROTC is strictly a class that should be taken only if your desires after high school or […]

The world is a constant struggle between freedom of the individual and the needs of a group. An example of a restriction on the freedom of the individual is what students are taught in school. Today, students are taught Common Core along with other traditional studies. Students are rarely taught life skills that they can […]

Should schools have sex education? Why is it so important forkids to be taught sex ednow, as a preteen or teen? In some parts of the world, kids are being taught sex ed, but not all kids are being taught in sex ed classes. As a result, lots of kids that aren’t taught sex ed […]

Teachers are always making me do writings almost every single week. Some of the writings, I do not mind about because I know what I am writing about. The worst kind of writings are the ones where you get to write about whatever you want. There is nothing in my life that I want to […]

Having pets in a classroom is something that is often argued in schools.Some people might say pets in the classroom are not a good idea because kids have allergies. However, pets could be a good idea in the classroom because kids are learning academics from them, they can learn responsibility and can increase the participation […]

In the article, “What’s wrong with school?” John Holt criticizes schools because he thinks ‘children should control their learning’. I think Holt is right but I don’t agree. There are many good reasons about school. School helps students learn. Also, it gives students a higher way of life. Students learn a lot from good and […]

Homework Harassing Students? The amount of homework students have should be lowered. Homework is stressful and tiring, time consuming, and ineffective. Students already have too much going on, they have other important things to do, and studies show that homework doesn’t do very much. Homework is supposed to be a review of what has been […]

If you are a teen living in the United States of America, there’s a good chance that you are getting an education. If you are, thank every single one of your lucky stars. What CAN’T you do with an education? Or, what would you do without one? Education is something that many people take for […]

I think we’ve all seen those anti-bullying campaigns. The ones with the tear-stained students and watch them as they watch the popular kids rear the evil heads and walk off, laughing at their victory. As well as heard of big names such as Rebecca Sedwick, Ciara Pugsley, and Daniel Perry. We cry for their sacrifice […]

There has been an issues for a while that teenage students don’t get enough sleep. The average amount of sleep that teenagers are getting is seven hours when they need at least ten. As a teenager I can agree with these statistics. On average I get around seven and a half hours of sleep per […]