College Essays
Cell phones can be a good use today. Cell phones have an effective way on students good &bad. Cell phones should be allowed in school for emergency purposes and even for students to enjoy themselves when they have free time.You all don’t have any work, do what you like. This is a good time to […]
Dear President Barack Obama, my name is Kira Armstrong and I’m a junior at Grove High School in Grove, Oklahoma. At your first inauguration speech you made very clear that you were concerned with the rising prices of college tuition. As I viewed your statements regarding the problems this country is facing such as corporate […]
Every child in the world has an equal right to education and to learn in an educational institution such as a school, college, university etc. Today more than 80% of all children in developing countries are enrolled in primary school, but up to 90% of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school. […]
Who was your favorite teacher when you were little? Most likely, it was one that helped you succeed the most. In fifth grade, my teacher told me that I need to challenge myself more. I always loved that she made me feel like I was an adult, instead of just a student. The mistakes I […]
School is a place where we learn, study and get home work to see if we understand the subject we are being taught, but with all the things the students do don’t u believe they need to be a little comfortable when they spend most of their life in schools. School dress code should not […]
Beep… Beep… Beep… Beep… Click. 6:00 AM. Great, a Monday. Twenty minutes later of click the snooze button, and a series of angry yells, I hopped out of my bed, walked down to the kitchen, and looked forward to the exciting day ahead- fulfilled with nine hours of school, two hours of athletics, and two […]
Selling Your Soul: The Admissions Game Higher education is about the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment. Or, at least, that’s what we’re led to believe. Nowadays, everyone is under the assumption that a college degree is a prerequisite to live a “meaningful” life. With everyone scrambling to get into as good a post secondary institution […]
November 29, 2009 What Matters to You While writing this article I brainstormed on ideas of what mattered in my life and things that I came upon was; life, education, family/friends, relationships, and love. These things are typical related topics that matter in teenage or adult life. The question is what really matters to you […]
Destiny will happen… someday. You have to work hard for it. Destiny doesn’t just happen. You must go to college work hard and do it all right the first time. Don’t slack off, don’t procrastinate. And most of all ‘don’t fail’!!!!!!! If you want your destiny to happen. Then you have to stay in focus. […]
Growing up, a lot changes. In childhood it is unheard of for somebody to say “She’s such a snob” or “He’s a total jock”. Children can play together, and are often able to spend hours on four-square and hide-and-seek. Teenagers argue bitterly over the smallest things, and achieve maximum boredom within minutes of their recent […]
During my 6th grade year in Utah at Lava Ridge Intermediate, I had to wear school uniforms. When I first heard of school uniforms I thought “How are these going to help?” But I discovered that they really do help the students do better. It amazed me but, school uniforms really do help prevent big […]
Do you think school uniforms are really necessary? Kids that don’t wear uniforms can behave and learn just as capable as kids without. Some people may say that school uniforms make the student behave better and less distracted. However the other side can say that kids learn better when they are comfortable and uniforms aren’t […]
3:15- After school basketball practice 4:30- Walk home from practice 5:00- Home, get snack 5:30- Go to neighbors to carpool for tumbling 6:00- Tumbling 7:00- Carpool home 7:30- Dinner 8:15- Math Homework- 50 algebra problems 9:00- English homework- writing 9:30- Social Studies, Science, and Spanish Homework 10:15- Get ready to go to sleep 10:45- Go […]
Intolerance and impatience is the murderer that will take our children’s’ lives. Numerous theories have been applied to explain the occurrences of school violence. However, rarely has a psychologist put an emphasis on effective techniques for prevention. Many people asked why Columbine and Virginia Tech happened. Few people question why the kids choose to commit […]
SCHOOL TIMES How was your day at school? Tiring? Yeah, I feel you. Students say they keep falling asleep in class and missing important notes. The school hours should be changed because kids don’t get enough sleep; teens’ brains don’t wake up until later in the day, and when school starts later students could take […]
A ton of people in influence me in my life. Some people influence me more than others.Mr.lazo,my art teacher,influences me a ton.Some teachers do to, but its nothing like Mr.Lazo does. He influenced me by doing and saying loys of things. His jokes,his jokes are so funny and he makes me want to make more […]
Attacks on the U.S. Constitution are coming from all sides. The New York Times opened its op-ed page to several liberal professors of government: one calls our Constitution “imbecilic,” another claims it contains “archaic” and “evil provisions,” and a third urges us to “rewrite the Second Amendment.”
As a sophomore at a small diverse private school in Memphis, Tennessee, I have seen about 176 seniors complete the college admissions process. Although, all of the students in my high school are very different, I cannot think of one student who was thrilled to begin the college application process. By the end of first […]
My dream is to become an elementary school teacher. I know I may have to encounter a lot of obstacles and hardships in order to proceed into the next level, but it doesn’t hurt to try and pursue what you want. The thought of becoming a teacher is easy, but actually getting there may be […]
Graduation day – shaking, nervous, ready to venture out of the high school world. This is the beginning and the end of a journey to what our lives will ultimately come to. Next year, we won’t be back, but now we’ll be heading off, starting at the bottom of the chain again. The whole stadium […]
Should college athletes be paid to play sports? Many studies have shown that paying athletes may not be the best of ideas, many say it will ruin the whole point of going to college which is to learn and if they get paid some of them might not go to class because they might feel […]
Picture it. An individual, let’s call them Anna, is sound asleep in her college dorm room when suddenly that all too familiar sound of her annoying alarm clock sitting near her bed wakes her up from her sleep. She hits snooze and debates if she should roll out of bed and get to class or […]
Grades can affect your life in so many ways in your future life like a job or sports. School is very important in our lives it gives us the education to make our future better and get into a good college and get a high paying job. In school a lot of things could happen […]
What if you were in a class that was to easy or too hard for you? That is what standardized tests are for. They help to place kids in classes that help them the most. Standardized tests also help to see how much kids know by testing them on their knowledge. Standardized tests also help […]
Why must we go to school? You want to know why? It’s because so we can get an education and be able to get a decent paying job. I admit I do not like to go to school. This is because I honestly think it’s boring and sometimes I think it’s a waste of time. […]
I’m on a College Budget. Five pajamas, two flip flops, and a some sweats are now the necessities. I used to spend one hundred dollars on a pair of J’s, but now I can only afford to pay for some PJ’s. I always wondered how do one begin budgeting, but now I am here living […]
Bully is what teenagers feared most. Nobody wants to be a victim of bully. Bully is so common these days. Every now and then, there will be cases of bullies being reported in the newspaper and it will be a ‘hot topic’. What is even more disappointing is that this had become a trend and […]
College sports players are going through college without paying, and they have bad grades. While the rest of the student are paying for college and getting good grades. The colleges are not following their rules. The rule says,”To be eligible for a Division I school, you must complete 16 core courses, and earn a minimum […]
Homework, is it really a good thing, or is there such thing as too much. Homework holds some important values. For one it helps you exercise the skills you previously learned during the day. Let’s say you’re learning algebra and you have a test in a couple of weeks the homework would help prepare you […]
Imagine walking into school every day to find students tormenting and abusing and victimizing another young, defenseless student all because of his or her clothing choice. Kids across the country go through school constantly looking over their shoulders in fear of a verbal or physical attack. Do schools not hear the weak wails of these […]
