College Essays

Every night I am faced with an overload of homework. I’m rarely sure how to complete each assignment, and for some I feel completely lost. In my academic experience, I have encountered many educators who attempt to hide their lack of experience or motivation behind claims that their homework assignments promote “learning by discovery” or […]

Most parents have a protective grip on their child until the moment they leave for college to “face the real world”. What these parents don’t know is how badly they are ruining their child. Yes, protective is good, but why do they all of a sudden feed them to the wolves the second they move […]

” Abby…. ” said the teacher” Yes..”” What are you eating?”” Gum… “”Go spit it out.””Oh My Gosh … Fine””Don’t do it again, it’s disruptive.”Is that what happens to you? Well I know this happens to me, and I am sick of it. It is time we make a protest.Do you get bored in class, […]

Teachers. Their job is to mold the minds of students. What impression they make is in their hands. Their power is immense, even though it may not be widely recognized. Students are the future. And who controls the students? Teachers. On one hand, a single teacher can completely change a student’s perspective on learning, their […]

Special Teacher Have you ever seen a T.V show or movie with the high school’s that are as big as colleges? If you notice they always contain the super awesome teachers that make you sit there and say “why can’t my school have teachers like that”. I personally found myself asking that question plenty of […]

As of 2013-2014 the average cost of one year at a public college was $30,094. Imagine that over four years. That equates to $120,376. Granted you can get it paid for if you are a stand out athlete and will get an elusive scholarship, or you are so smart you could run Microsoft out of […]

Imagine, going to school for 4 to 5 weeks then getting a week off every month, for the entire year. Only 5 percent of schools use the opportunity to have a modified calendar like this (Hess). Remember, this modified calendar does include having a week off every month. Students are losing almost a year’s worth […]

I don’t understand why students don’t listen. Why they don’t pay attention to teachers. How come they don’t understand they will get in trouble for their actions? They can pay attention to a game sitting on the bleacers. I don’t understand why students skip school. Why do they think it’s cool not to go to […]

A lot of students dread waking up in the morning to go to school for a seven hour day five times a week. Imagine this, good grades, no crabby teens and less mind wandering. Tests have been proven by letting teens sleep in and having school start later would increase the teens emotion and grades. […]

I can relate to the early dislike towards reading. I was one of those kids who brought books from Scholastics but never read them. In fact, the only books I would ever sit down and read was the Harry Potter series starting when I was in elementary school otherwise, it was once in a blue […]

Fine arts and music education should continue in public schools. Anyone exposed to the arts and/or music benefits from life-long advantages. Education in these areas is associated with improvement in mathematics, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skills. These are very important aspects in life, all of them necessary in order to make a […]

FOR PREVENTING THE ESCALATION AND LONG TERM PERPETUATION OF UNDOCUMENTEDILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS It is a melancholy object to those who live in poverty with low wages, poor housing, and poor opportunity. This affects the children off these people who have low poverty. This causes the children to grow up with nothing they would need to live […]

I’m sure that everyone has wished they were perfect at one point in their life. I guess striving for perfection isn’t such a bad thing; if that’s what keeps your grades up and maintains your physical appearance then it can be pretty helpful… The problems start when you let this obsession take over your life […]

“PREPS”- Many of the other people outside of your social circle call you “preps” and I will admit it, so do I. In my opinion, many of you are hypocrites. You people say that you are very accepting. Well, believe it or not, I used to sit in that big crowd, and no one ever […]

Seniors in high school all hear the same question: What college are you going to? Some dread the question and some revel in it. It can lead to bragging rights or condemn the conversation to an awkward silence. People may ask what college you’re going to, but what they really want to know how good […]

“WOW!” my squeaky voice rose. I sat next to my dad on the couch and watched him close the finished book. Nate the Great fanned out and showed many folded pages. “Can I read next, Papa?” I pleaded and looked up at him. He turned his face to mine. His bright blue eyes creased at […]

I think that corporal punishment in school should be an appropriate means of punishment. I really believe that if there were actions such as these, their would not be such bad behavior. For people who really try hard in school and want to make something with their lives, this would not bother. For people who […]

So I’ve just read an article about whether if separating boys and girl would improve/help their performance in school or not. Personally I don’t think separating boys and girls would help them perform better in school at all. Boys and girls aren’t really different from each other if you really think about it, but because […]

In the town with wide beaches, boardwalk, and mansions, my school in Ventnor thinks that what if there will be no homework? If the school banned homework for the rest of the year, then we celebrate, make fun, and hopefully gonna do work in class. I want to tell you, Teenink readers, that every school […]

The article, “Bye-Bye, Bully”, by Michaela H., stood out to me the most because it is a great reading for anyone in general. It shows people that you do not have to change anything about yourself just to please them because you are perfect the way you are. Also, you should be proud of who […]

During a creative writing class, a kid was making fun of another kid because he was African American. The African American kid asked for help, but no one would help. The teacher just kept telling him to do his work. After a while, I had had enough and said “hey! racism is not cool,please stop”.Because […]

Thoughts are our own ideas and opinions . They have deep impact in our life and guide us through both happiness and adversities. They can be categorized into two parts; good and bad thoughts. Good thoughts or positive thinking lead to good character and when it appears in action, it is know as conduct or […]

Books allow people to escape reality and be able to hear others’ stories and imagination through writing. Books can teach lessons, retell memoirs, and have an assortment of genres to show these themes. Some of these books have been able to withstand the test of time and convey a universal theme to many because of […]

I believe recess should not be allowed in schools. You hear so many stories of how so-and-so was bullied on the playground. Bullying is becoming more of an issue. Most of these events take place on the playground. At one point, a child is excluded from recess activities or another child is bullying another child. […]

I love music more than anything else in the world. It is my passion. To me, music is a way to express myself and use my own voice to create beautiful sounds. I sing in the shower, I sing at night, I sing when I do homework, any free time I have I use it […]

A fine line rests between religious expression and the endorsement of religion. The First Amendment protects the individual’s freedom of religion; however, there stands a great wall between the church and the state and should remain that way. Publicly displaying the ten commandments and distributing the bible in public schools are activities that were ruled […]

After you pass sophomore year, there is one thing on everyone’s mind: college. Seniors spend their last year of high school applying and juniors spend their year preparing academically and visiting campuses. And there are three questions every student wants answered. First—what colleges should I apply to? Second—what are these colleges looking for? And finally—can […]

There are obvious differences in education. If you were raised in an environment filled with sewage, taught with one out-dated textbook in each classroom, and your teacher took more “sick” days then you did, you probably wouldn’t get into a very prestigious college, especially not compared to the other kid who wore pristine uniforms every […]

Homework is an omnipresent part of high school life. It is met with groans and frustration by most, but it is the most important piece of work given to high school students. Homework helps students review concepts taught in class, and at a time when stress to get into college is high, homework can be […]

Put yourself in the place of someone not too many years older than you, who is about to take on the role of a well-known and beloved teacher, after their sudden departure towards the middle of the year. How would you feel? Excited, or nervous? Eager to experience new things, or constantly terrified of failure? […]