College Essays
Imagine you were being bullied, and it suddenly stopped. Imagine going to school proud and confident without the fear of being judged on your style. An adjustment to your schools dress code could put an end to your problems and make all of your troubles go away. The ritual of putting on the same set […]
Many schools do not enforce school uniforms. I think it should be mandatory for every school to force uniform rules. It would make mornings less stressful for students and parents. Kids usually stress out about they wear. They think what they pick out might be to girly or not cool. But does it really matter? […]
In the words of Lao Tzu, “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. “Life is full of changes. It ebbs and flows as the waves do systematically each day. As children, change […]
There it is that, long awaited bell signifying the end of a lengthy and tiresome school day. You go and grab your stuff for track from your locker and then rush to practice. Once practice is over at 4:30, you meet your parents and then speed home to conquer all of your homework. Checking your […]
School lunch an issue in my school and many others. They are replacing our favorites like french fries and tater tots with mandatory fruits and vegetables that don’t even look appetizing. In the years before we use to get six chicken nuggets and now we only get three is that fair? Making our serving sizes […]
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ– That night seemed like any other night for Franklin Township residents, but what happened that night shocked many. July 15, 2007, 18 year old Franklin High School student Ammar Malik Simmons, was shot to death because he failed a “G-check”, a quiz to determine if you are truly in a gang or […]
Staying up late and waking up late gives the impression that teenagers are lazy and undisciplined. These late nights are not always a matter of choice. Teens have increasingly busier schedules, constantly use electronic devices, and have a natural circadian rhythm that result in bad sleeping patterns. This directly impacts how students perform in school. […]
You wonder why rumors fly through the school… you spent your night with the wrong person. You wonder why girls stab you in your back. .. you needed friends not true friends. You wonder why life takes so many turns… you were stubborn and took the short cut. You wonder why love seems so far […]
Imagine having to wear school uniforms everyday. The same dress code every week., the same color pants and shirts every week. Uniforms especially those that have color and style requirements for every part of the outfit are not easy for many parents to afford. Students should be able to have a choice to wear whatever […]
A poor school system, a single parent and siblings are what transformed something in to the best thing that has happened to me. My brothers and I had wanted to live with my dad for a long time but were unable to communicate that due to our age. I had no idea what all would […]
“Trinnggg” goes the school bell, longer than usual, or maybe I never got accustomed to this self-proclaiming unavoidable sound. Relief and joy run across the classroom, hand-in-hand, taking everyone from the teacher to the back benchers on board. They bid me farewell quicker than anyone else, and leave me stranded with dread. I muster up […]
Homework: a concept that everyone knows about. When they hear it, some cringe while others stand tall. Homework is a life changer for all students. It can help them prosper, or it can hinder them from achieving academic success. Is homework worth it? Is it worth the stress and anxiety most students have to feel […]
I’ll admit I do not like going to school. Waking up at 6:00 in the morning is not the ideal way for me to start a perfect day. I just don’t see how sitting for 7 hours in a desk is going to help me with the rest of my life. However I love learning […]
Perhaps it is because I am weird, but I think about the social totem pole that I have, with no say on my part, become fully and totally integrated in. I think about who is at the top, who is at the bottom, where I am, where my friends are. I think about the physical […]
Did you know that both theNational Education Association(NEA) and the National PTA (NTPA) are suggesting a time of 10 minutes of after school homework per grade level per day?(According to Healthline) To give an example, someone in 6th Grade should be doing 60 minutes of homework per day. A classmate interviewed by me said he […]
Educator of the Year Contest: Andrea EwellAndrea Ewell has been many things to me in my life. From family friend, to coach and even to teacher. She has been there with me through many different life experiences and I honestly don’t know where I’d be without her.Today, Andrea is a 7th grade science teacher at […]
With Texting, e-mailing, and social networking, Americans have turned over their personal connections with other to their keyboards. These options seem to make everything easier. They are faster and less strenuous than sitting down to hand write a letter, even though communicating digitally is less thoughtful and personal. Schools across America are beginning to leave […]
Anxiety The pressure is on, the countdown to our future began the day we walked into the doors of high school. Most adults don’t realize the pressure high school establishes on its students. Between the stress of grades, peer pressure, and the looming tension from colleges it’s enough to make one go insane with frustration […]
A scrawny boy stands in a school hallway, feeling torn apart and alone as ever. The boy’s bruised arms and legs tremble, but the cruel giant runs away. The giant is wickedly laughing at his success of making the boy feel small, weak and vulnerable. This boy is part of the 25% of children who […]
I want to try a little experiment. I’m a rising high school junior who wants to pursue a career in education. Right now I’m interested in education reform and policy. I want to hear your opinions on what’s wrong with education in the U. S., from elementary school to college. What do you like about […]
It’s pretty clear, that from the increase on TV, the Internet, and social networking people aren’t reading for entertainment nearly as much as they use to. This essay is all about the reading and how it’s good for people! I’ll talk about how it can improve people’s health, encourage people to read, and how it […]
The National Center for Education Statistics recently reported, “In fall 2015, some 20.2 million students are expected to attend American colleges and universities, constituting an increase of about 4.9 million since fall 2000″(Digest). This makes it more competitive for students to try to get into top tier colleges. Therefore, students are increasing the load of […]
Intro:Imagine walking in my shoes for a day. See yourself waking up for the day at 4:00 in the afternoon. It is almost done sunsetting. Making breakfast at dinner time, my room would be a mess. My house would be a mess, my laundry needed to be done. Dishes needed to be done, but none […]
Senioritis is a joke. For the past two years, I’ve experienced what they have called Senioritis. Maybe they should call that “Early Senioritis” because so many kids out there have started in sophomore year. I feel as if we all start off as such wonderful kids committed to hard work and good grades in our […]
Since elementary I’ve learned and studied heroes revolution; Fidel Castro ,Che Guevara, Martin Luther King , Shakespeare . Yeah , I know they’re wonderful role models ,but why not study some one I have a greater chance of becoming ? To be straight up that person is Tupac Shakur. Tupac’s worth studying, we can all […]
Uniforms Every day I wake up in the morning to go to school I have to put the school uniform.I don’t like putting the school uniform on because it is wearing the same clothes every day and you don’t get to put on the clothes your parents give you or the clothes that you like. […]
Do you think that college athletes should get paid? I think college athletes should get paid because they work as hard as people in major league sports players. They should also get paid for injuries because they could get hurt easily. Money is the thing that colleges and athletes bring that is what they bring […]
Well first off I want to say that this is how I feel and what I’ve heard, it may not be accurate but this entirely my thoughts on things. Now how about them underclassmen, those freshmen and how they cause so much problems in school. Or how about those sophomores that complain about the freshmen […]
A person may have a good work ethic, determination, and creativity but if he or she does not have the required score on a standardized test that a college sets, then the person can be overlooked without ever noticing the potential of that person. Too often students must look for other colleges because they cannot […]
Students sit down and class is about to start. No, their homework from last night is not the first thing on the student’s desk, instead their looking up trying to find where the teachers at. The coast is clear and out comes the cell phone. We are thirty- six minutes into class and the phone […]
