College Essays
Dress CodesImagine having a child that goes to a Junior High. Then imagine them attending a school that has a strict dress code or school uniforms. Now do you think that is fair to him/her? Uniforms don’t let you express yourself freely and openly. What I think, is that students should be able to show […]
School is back in session. Some students may still be unable to shake the feeling of summer. It can be tough to get back into the mode of attending school again– waking up in the morning, completing homework assignments, and managing their time so that they can study and fit in other activities that are […]
High school students dropping out is a very common thing in our society, but it is also unorthodox. High school dropouts sentence themselves into a life time of failure. It is because of high school dropouts that most of the cities and schools are low on money. Depending on the amount of high school dropouts […]
On January 26th, 2012 the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food, and National Service put out a summary of the new regulations for school food. Overview: “Schools must increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, and fat-free and low-fat milk in in schools across America… These recommendations were largely made by Institute of Medicine of the National […]
Is it the hormones? Or is there just something wrong with me? I don’t know much about this from a MAN’s point of view, but it seems to me that our emotions always get the best of us, especially in the stages of adolescence. Come on! We all know what it feels like. For absolutely […]
An issue that has had a noticeably large impact on my life recently is the amount of homework I am assigned every night. Homework is given with the general intention of giving students extra practice outside of class and the opportunity to work on what they are learning. It seems to me that this “extra […]
One of the most awaited moment in school life- Absence of a teacher in class. This is the time when a classroom can change into a parliament, jungle, market or even a mix of everything! Gossip, food, naughtiness, laughter and craziness overrules books, law, discipline and silence. The most perfect time to relax and enjoy […]
Homework, Sports, Clubs, Community Service; kids do all of these things and more in a short seven day week. Where on the schedule is going to the movies with friends or sleepovers on the weekends? NO WHERE! A typical junior high students’ day consists of getting up at 5:30 to 6:00 in the morning, going […]
In 2015, about 20% of students opted out of standardized exams. That is approximately three million children from primary through middle school. With that many students opting out, it is time to think: What is the importance of standardized tests? Just about every school in the country administers standardized tests to their students. Lasting nearly […]
We do have rights. Even if we may not have too many, but we still do have rights. And yet we find our rights taken away by parents, teachers, principles, and more. I find this very disturbing because us teenagers are more capable of making choices for ourselves than people give us credit for. First […]
What if you went to your kids room and it was dinner time. The kid was because doing homework. Your kid stays up all night doing homework doing homework. You tell the teacher to stop giving so much homework. Teacher says that will not be fare of the other kids. So the kid doesn’t have […]
It was the spring of 2007 school concert and my fellow band members and I were all excited as we waited patiently for the curtains to open. The chatter of family members and friends on the other side of the curtains was being heard throughout the hall. As I looked around I could see my […]
Senior year in high-school is one of the most influential times in a person’s life. In senior year, students become mature young adults. After years of learning math, science, english, etc. , they finally feel intelligent and ready enough to graduate. Senior year is also when the decisions about college are made. College determined one’s […]
So you are probably thinking that I’ve lost it by saying that exams can be fun, but in my opinion they can be. I remember last year my friends and I were doing our Junior Cert and I have to admit that it was one of the most enjoyable things I have done with them. […]
Myspace and Facebook is the big buzz to everybody from High school students to Middle-aged working Adults. Myspace and Facebook are both online communties. But Most people sit around all day on Myspace or Facebook doing nothing that will improve their grades or college plans for the future. I understand having a myspace/Fabook can be […]
People come and go in your life like a hurricane. But all you gotta is stay strong and true to yourself. That when the disaster stops , and the people that is left through all of the cold stormy weather is the you know you have to hold to the best.
The sun shines brightly outside the window of a biology class. Everyone is whispering. ‘Settle down, settle down children,’ the teacher says. ‘Alright! Settle down,’ she repeats a little louder now. The whispering stops slowly, starting from the back, like a wave gently rolling to the sandy shore. Then silence. ‘Class, tomorrow we will dissect […]
It was a sunny warm day when my family decided to go to the park to have a family picnic. Me and my mom stayed behind for a bit because we were looking for the tongs, the asian carpet, and the big umbrella in case it got too hot and we needed shade. We finally […]
High school can be difficult. Walking down the hallways can be like walking through a concert. In highschool it feels like everyone is out to get you but that’s not always the case. You know the rumors aren’t true but everyone talking about you have you convinced they are even if it is about yourself. […]
What is life? Great question, too many answers. How much value a simple word has as life. Although many of us do not know and do not understand with that attitude that has value, we know that it is one of the most important things. It makes me sad how many people blind themselves and […]
Homework has been around for almost a thousand years and it always helps kids around the world with school, it gives them a refresh about a certain topic at home. But in the recent years, the amount of homework receive by children in K-12 grade are increasing at a tremendous rate, thus resulting in health […]
In recent years, America’s obsession with standardized testing has substantially increased, giving rise to a “testing culture” beginning to surround the nation. Since the No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2002, standardized testing has been a policy mandated in all 50 states. As a result, students are being bombarded with an incredible amount […]
Some argue that a person who put an innocent baby on a railroad track to die should be given a second chance because of their age. I think not. That just means they have longer to take and destroy more precious lives. Because of one’s age, the jury might become biased and prejudice, leading up […]
“Think about it. Over the next 10 years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school education. And yet, as many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school. The quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. America has fallen […]
College expenses are too high, college expenses must be lowered. Did you know that you have to worry about paying financial aid, and fees? Colleges expense has been rising faster than what they thought it was. “Since 1982 a typical family income increased by 147%, more than inflation.” (forbes). They say that too many people […]
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if anybody could go through high school with absolutely no drama at all? All girls would love that, the ones that don’t bring drama to the world anyway. Every girl at one point in their life will be involved in drama either between friends, siblings, or even the people that they […]
There’s always that fine line. The line between healthy and fat. Between appropriate and not. Between right and wrong. Sometimes that line is thicker with some occasions than others. Sometimes that line just barely ceases to exist. And sometimes, that line gets demolished while trying to help the greater good of our youth. Our line […]
I believe the best teacher will get to know her students before she decides what will be the best learning style for the class room. With large classrooms this can be difficult, but I believe it is important to know how a student learns best, and what he or she can already know or do. […]
Everybody will experience the loss of their grandparents at some point. Everybody will handle their grandparent’s death differently; some might take it really hard some might not. When I lost my grandparents, I didn’t go to school long time because I was really close to my grandparents. When both of m my grandparents died within […]
For the first time in history, the present generation of children has a shorter life expectancy than that of their parents. Without even analyzing the individual circumstances, an infant will be stamped a number on his/her head for simply living in these times. After the home, a typical child will spend the most time at […]
