College Essays
Sugar spice and everything nice—that’s what comes to mind of Mrs. Carnell. I’ve never met a teacher as sweet and caring as she is.I had the pleasure of being in her Advanced Composition class this past year. I have not been known for my writing skills, but she encouraged me to just let my mind […]
Begin Young! Beginning foreign language instruction at a young age, such as in kindergarten, has many cognitive benefits for when children grow up and work with people of different cultures. A second language should be taught starting as young as possible because the younger a child is, the more they can absorb in their brains […]
I guess you could call it a sort of targeted ignorance. I blot out unnecessary disturbances, and I transform objects that need transforming. I edit out all of the mistakes, and revise all that is around me. It’s a perfect world, customized just for me. It allows a freedom, from the ball-and-chain effect of the […]
“To be or not to be” has always been the question. From before Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, people have been wondering whether or to do or not to do. Now I have a question before me which High School teachers have been wondering since they began teaching; “Should Shakespeare stay in the curriculum?” To say that […]
An issue that matters to me is the replacement of traditional education by technology. I have learned in school through both writing on paper and through typing on a computer, and I learn much more when my work is handwritten. Some would say that this information may not be accurate for all cases, but the […]
The ACT, American College Testing, is a test that most high school juniors and seniors fear for the last two years of high school. Well, at least I feared it. The ACT is a standardized test meant to measure your performance in a variety of subjects such as English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and a writing […]
Every high school student knows the feeling. After a long, hard day at school you get home and you start your long hours of homework. Some kids are lucky and they can start their homework right when they get home from school. For others they go right from school to practice and get home at […]
Being hungry in class is a recurring problem for students all over the world. When students are at school and trying to focus on the lesson they are learning, they often get distracted and lose interest because their stomach is rumbling, and they are counting the clock’s seconds until lunch time. It is hard to […]
What was the purpose of the SATs? Are they still a reasonable way to test our knowledge? The SATs were originally created to test the knowledge of high school students. This test forced most schools to adopt a common curriculum and made it easier to test mass amounts of students. At the time the SATs […]
We all think that the stereotype of school is bad, full of bullies, blah blah blah. For those of you that think that, you might actually wanna try school and listen to people not just show up and be bored. School is the place to learn to have a good future. You can decide to […]
“Galileo should have been burned at the stake for advocating ‘we should believe our eyes instead of the Bible!’” (Anonymous commenter “Is creationism important…?”). As represented by this statement, some Christians feel creationism is necessary for upholding the truth of the Bible. A challenge to the Bible in our nation’s public schools represents a challenge […]
High school holds some of the best years of a person’s life. We are young! We are the youth of America! There are so many opportunities ahead of us that we can pursue with hard work and ambition on our side. Those of us who work hard, will without a doubt go the furthest. How […]
Lunch is an important meal of the day and it is eaten at school. It boosts our metabolism and gives us energy for the rest of the day. But it’s probably one of the biggest problems at our school. We are advised to eat healthy but we can’t always do that with the choices that […]
I believe that the world is filled with people who are assholes, people who are evil, people who are good, people who are vindictive, and people who are religious through and through, but no matter what people will always find something in common and will always be able to talk to each other and will […]
Old fashioned textbooks have been used for centuries. Thousand of textbooks used in elementary, middle, high schools, in colleges, med school, for about any subject from reading to math to science textbooks. Basically, all schools have some sort of textbooks that students use to help them with their studies. Now, everyday new technology is being […]
With stacking statistics proving damaging effects of stress on teens, it’s shocking that teens are still given up to five or more hours of homework a night, while statistically, academic pressure is a leading cause of stress in teens. The majority of parents and teachers believe that homework is a student’s opportunity to reinforce or […]
Almost every teacher gives homework, while almost no student likes to do homework. Homework can be a good thing and can be used for practice, but it can also be a bad thing. When homework is given students are just sent home to the work, but have you ever thought about what happens if they […]
Mr. Limmina is my favorite teacher that I have had so far because he is an all around great guy. He is my favorite teacher that I have had so far because he knows how to teach and had funny catch lines. One reason why I chose Mr. Limmina is because he is very funny […]
An analogy to my life is a book. A book has a broad number of possibilities. Books can be science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography, autobiography, expository, persuasive, and really anything you want it to be. Books are like birds. Birds have thousands of different species, yet no one species is “better” than the […]
“We’re going to start this year with a review of fractions!” The fact that my sister is hearing that sentence in fifth grade is discouraging. Her class hasn’t even started utilizing variables, though my fourth-grade cousin in India is solving quadratic equations. Still, we continue to ask ourselves why American children are becoming less interested […]
Earlier this year, Oklahoma made news by deciding to stop the funding of the AP United States history course by a vote of 11-4. The UC Irvine school newspaper claims that, they felt that the course spent too much time on the “plights of the marginalized groups ” and not enough on the “valiance and […]
In today’s world, people are following the rapid trend of life and tend to forget its value. Unfortunately, I was one of those people. I used to choose things which are easy for me, and by all means, I have to make them come true. However, that is not what life is about. Thanks to […]
School – a word revered by adults and dreaded by children. School can shape children’s futures, influence important decisions and transform society. Needless to say, education has a massive impact on our everyday lives. However, there are many issues in our current schooling system. These problems may seem trivial, but if they were removed from […]
That awkward stage in your life. For me it was in middle school the time no one wants to mention, more like the time every one wants to forget what happened. My first year 6th grade seemed ok nothing horrible happened. There was this group of friends I would always hang out with but towards […]
When I was younger I couldn’t wait until I didn’t have to wear a school uniform, but when I was finally allowed to wear what I wanted to I realized it wasn’t at all what I thought it would be. The girls like to bend the rules until their about ready to break if they’re […]
I approach you calmly in this article to discuss your stress levels. I am specifically talking to you the over caffeinated teenager (not to underwrite my caffeine intake). I see you in the halls rushing to class praying to the almighty that you get to class a little early to cram in the few problems […]
Anthony Canestrari10/11/12EducationAs I sat on my couch and watched the recent presidential debate with my my mom and dad. I asked my dad, “how much education do you think these candidates have to go through to be in a position to be president?” He said that, “they have to go to school way longer than […]
School uniforms are a positive accessory to schools. It’s proven that public school who have switched to uniforms have their students average GPA increase and the reduction of bullying. But many students who don’t wear school uniforms say its is “stupid” or “against my rights”. It may be, but it also has made students more […]
Students should receive less homework. Everyone likes to go home at the end of the day and rest. Kids do not like to have to go back home to face more work. Sometimes the work at school is too complex and the teachers don’t spend long periods of time discussing that topic especially in advanced […]
I think that you should be age 16 to have all of your responsibilities, well most of them anyways. Which ones would you suggest are ok to have? I think that if your 16, you should be able to at least get a job babysitting, or getting a job at a public shop. Some people […]
