College Essays
“Corporal punishment can turn into serious physical abuse” (Gender Research & Advocacy Project). I’m interested in this topic because corporal punishment in schools is still used today all around the globe. Even though some feel students need disciplined physically to make them behave, corporal punishment should not be allowed in schools because some adults may […]
Have you ever thought that teachers give us kids too much homework? Well teachers shouldn’t be giving us any homework. We already get enough work at school. Both kids and teachers would like it. It also takes up a lot of our free time. Don’t we already have to work enough at school? Yes, homework […]
The definition of a road trip is simply a journey made by car or other type of vehicle. I personally believe it is much more than that; my life has been one big road trip to date, and I want to take you on my path so far. Ohio: known as the buckeye state and […]
Nowadays, the idea of college that’s been looming in the distance the past couple of years is finally coming to surface. You might find yourself surfing the web or looking through brochures, not really sure how to process all of the information you’re being bombarded with. In my case, every college I look at seems […]
Think Then Speak In my English class we have just recently finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusack. Liesel, one of the main characters, loved to read, and she knows how powerful words are. She is insulted for not being able to read part of a book out loud in class and is hurt by […]
When I missed my junior year of high school because of health issues, I was given the chance to take classes online. I was pleased with this opportunity; however, I found out it was harder than I expected. I found it difficult to learn with no one to go to for answers, except my parents […]
Music’s blaring in his ears. He taps his pencil against his desk and stares blankly at the worksheet the teacher gave him. There’s a test tomorrow and he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on. Sure, he could have been listening to the review game that’s being played, but he is too busy listening to […]
The homeschooling movement—beginning as a very small and looked down upon practice—has grown exponentially over the last 30 or so years. What was once thought of as crazy is now a normal occurrence which is constantly growing in popularity and respect. This is not at all surprising given the outstanding performance of most previously homeschooled […]
What is the point in students from the Untied States of America having to learn another language in order for us to graduate from our own high schools? This is the US is it not? We should have the free will to choose wither or not we want to learn another language. We live here. […]
Over the past two weeks, two other friends and I have noticed a lack of soap in the boy’s bathroom next to the cafeteria. Soap went missing last month, and it still hasn’t returned.I don’t want to offend the janitors, but this brings up a question: are they really cleaning the bathrooms? And if they […]
Who has it harder? Is it the teacher or the student? The teacher teaches one subject only, not having to run around trying to figure out what class is next. The student has to keep track of every class. The teacher doesn’t have to come home each to day various assignments. They just have to […]
Teachers are some of kids biggest role models in their lives. For some kids, they are their only role models. Teachers can be the closest things to real life heros in students lives. However they can also be real life villians. Teachers have tremendous power over their students and it is easy to abuse. This […]
Every teenage boy or girl, regardless of age, gender, religion, etc can recognize that there is a structure to high school. A “Kingdom, Phylum, Class,” if my 10th grade Bio class has taught me anything, is established upon entrance. To your left, the “Popular” kids, flat brimmed hats, $300 Ugg Boots, Junior Prom spray-on tans, […]
It’s given by the teachers. It is done by the students. It uses different amounts of time and comes in many sizes. Homework is included in the process of learning in modern-day schools. It is used to reinforce the skills that are already acquired and, in some cases, to learn new material so the student […]
“I don’t know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it’s the right of every human being,” says Malala Yousafzai, who is a 16 year old Pakistani educational activist. Around the world, children are deprived of an important human […]
“How about the kid I grabbed when he was in fifth grade, who was bout to get into a fight? I made a deal with him that I would not tell on him if he joined band… Turned out, he was on his last chance with the juvenile parole board and if he had one […]
I use to hate writing. I remember in kindergarten, the teacher would sit us six-year-olds down at a table with a sheet of paper covered in lines and dashes. Then she would tell us to copy what she wrote on the board, stroke by stroke. When these times came, I would scream, hide, lead the […]
When your body feels harm approaching, stress and anxiety can occur.Stress in moderation can be a positive factor in life, causing people to complete tasks in their day.When too much stress brings itself upon a person, they can have mental breakdowns.Several school students that strive to attend higher education and gain a successful career have […]
Buzzzzz! Buzzzzz! It is 6:00am and the average teenager has most likely hit the snooze button on his/her alarm twice by now. Almost all high schools across the nation start the school day around 7:00 or 7:30 A. M. Consequently, teenagers have adapted to a lifestyle in which sleep is not valued. Sleep is one […]
There are many problems facing the school systems of America, things such as funding. A large group of people would say that the problem lies in the children. The fact of the matter is this, you can’t blame all of your problems on kids. Yes, you could argue that the students Don’t wish to learn […]
College is by far one of the scariest things I have dealt with thus far in my entire life. Before even applying to college one must go through an extremely long and exhausting test that determines to colleges just how smart you are, after that then you have to fill out all of the applications […]
That song by Asher Roth is so true.College is the best.Partys every night.If you are not sure if you want to go to colege well then you need to think again.It is a great place.hey, you might even get a good roommate unlike mine.This girl is totally insane.She is driving me up the d*** walls.She […]
I don’t care what logic says, time usually goes by immensely slower when school is in session. The clock constantly tick tocks away like the soft trot of a turtle, with a group of students always looking up back at the anathematized device. It’s been quite the mystery why the clock trudges along so slowly […]
Learning to walk, riding a bike for the first time, the first day of school, moving to a new city. The unfamiliarity of what is to come, is most likely always the shackles we bare as we trudge through life. The comfort and sense of home is probably the only thing that makes life even […]
Many people think that computers should replace textbooks because they are cheaper. However, I believe that computers should not replace textbooks. Computers shouldn’t replace textbooks because using computers decreases concentration, increases school spending, and creates physical health problems. Spending time on a computer can actually decrease concentration. As I was reading through Achieve3000, I found […]
When kids graduate from high school, they either go to college, or in some cases not go to college. The kids who don’t want to go to college will most likely end up working as a metal worker, or an auto mechanic or other “hands on” jobs. For kids who don’t want to go to […]
Walking through the crowded halls of school can be an intimidating thing. Especially when you happen to be “different” from everyone else. Perhaps you have a differing ethnicity or sexual orientation; maybe people don’t understand your religion, or you are just really into cats. Whatever it is you have been targeted, so you tip toe […]
People may believe that Huckleberry Finn should not be taught in schools because it has a word choice that could offend people, but Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn should be taught in schools because through the adventures of a young boy and a black man who has run away from slavery, there are more good things […]
It’s no secret that high schooler’s don’t get enough sleep. Between coke-filled, all night videogame binges and the internet, somehow we forget that we should probably get our recommended eight hours. We end up crashing right after (and sometimes during) school, resulting in no homework being done, and a serious failing grade. Highschoolers love naps. […]
Clara sits at her desk deep in thought. She stares at the math problem in front of her desperately trying to remember how to solve it, but as she sits there her long list of homework plays over in her head, and she becomes overwhelmed. She bites her lip thinking and thinking. Then she hears […]
