Angelina Georgacopoulos
SATs should be optional—permanently
If colleges truly want to keep students on an equal playing field, the SAT needs to stay optional—permanently.
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Michael McClellon
- Nov 28, 2020
COVID-19: A Psychological Virus
You’re having the recurring dream involving your best friend and that fantasy movie with that creepy elf that looks like your teacher...
Michael McClellon
- Jun 13, 2020
The Essence of Language Learning
We’ve all had that feeling during our moments of freetime, where we have this sudden burst of energy to learn something new. We so vivi...
Alex Brûlée
- May 6, 2020
Social (media) Distancing
I’ve had approximately 9 zoom calls, 5 facetime, and 2 google hangouts today. It hasn’t even hit 2 o’clock yet. While my predicament is p...
Michael McClellon
- May 1, 2020
Learning Fuels Accomplishment
Learning something new can be the answer to a looming question you might have been wondering about, or it could be the SAVIOR of success...
Alex Brûlée
- Apr 19, 2020
Is Cheating Getting Worse?
There is no correlation between intelligence and ethics, only a correlation between unethical behavior and the likelihood of being caught.
Sam Merritt
- Apr 17, 2020
The Transformative Power of Language
Prioritization of foreign language education fulfills this need by opening students to different cultural mindsets and systems of ideology.
Mariana Trujillo
- Apr 7, 2020
The Origins of Public Education
History proves that government organizations that regulate education are only there to meet the needs of those who created them.
Angelina Georgacopoulos
- Apr 4, 2020
The Curse of Being a Renaissance Man
"How many hours have we wasted chasing this dream of being a 'master of all'? In the end, many of us are left without a single talent."
Sam Merritt
- Mar 30, 2020
The Daunting History of Standardized Testing
Each year high school students and their guardians spend a fortune on preparation for the SAT and ACT–but for what purpose?
Michael McClellon
- Mar 3, 2020
The Positive Psychological Effects of Destroying a Bookshelf
You know what won’t punch back or get your fired after physically assaulting? That’s right, the tall, simple collection of wood.
Michael McClellon
- Feb 16, 2020
Necessary Precautions Concerning An Intense Work Ethic
As a student with a curriculum considered rigorous by my high school, self-deteriorating by my brain, and soul-crushing by my heart.
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- Feb 7, 2020
Monopolistic Classicism
"We must not undermine contemporary or teen literature [...] Kids must have the freedom to choose...
Mariana Trujillo
- Jan 20, 2020
Ambition Is Not A Passion
You should be ambitious about your passion, and not be passionate about ambition. You should be ambitious about something you love and belie