The Negative Stigma Around Being A “Theatre Kid”
Nowadays high school isn’t as black and white as you would have seen in movies a few decades ago. In most high schools nowadays, the “nerdy” kids aren’t being shoved into lockers and the “jocks” aren’t all douchebags. But from this era of overdramatized high school cliches, there is one that has stayed almost the […]
How Ethical are AI Chatbots in Schools?
Ever since AI Chatbots have caught mainstream attention the American education system has been in a panic to try and stop rampant unethical cheating in high schools and colleges across the country. The allure feels so simple, “Why spend so much time doing the work when you could just ask AI to do it for […]
Should Every School Offer Adaptive Sports?
In school there is usually, in the United States at least, a football team, and a basketball team. And those teams, usually are played by people who can run, jump, throw, basically anything a player needs to be able to do. But what about the ones that were born different? They want to play sports […]
Should Parents Have More Say Over School Curriculum?
When I was in high school there we subjects that I had to take in order to graduate that just didn’t make sense to me. For example, I think that some subjects should of been electives, such as P.E, art class and music class. Who wants to take art when they either have no interest […]
School Lunches Rarely Consider Neurodivergent Students
School lunches were a nightmare for me; the food was never any good, and it was always something I didn’t eat at home, which just left me hungrier for the rest of the day. The bright lights, the chit-chat of the other students, the horror of the food touching can make school lunches unbearable, but […]
Should college education be free?
When it comes to college education, I know how expensive tuition can be, and if you can’t pay it off with financial aid, you’ll need to get scholarships and maybe even a loan. Some families can’t even afford to send their children to college because it’s so expensive in the United States. When it comes […]
Sports Aren’t the Problem—Schools Making Them Mandatory Is
When I was in school, I remember having to play sports in class, and I hated it; it made the class almost unbearable. I remember having to play baseball, and I never wanted to pay attention, so I would just stand in the field and stare at the sky, hoping the ball wouldn’t come my […]
School Vouchers Are Proving Critics Right, But It May Be Far Too Late
The public school system within the United States has, unsurprisingly, been subject to many calls for reform. Among the many propositions, school vouchers have become the most popular solution in recent years, particularly within the Trump Administration. School vouchers, state-funded scholarships that use public education funds for private school tuition, were seen as a great […]
Middle School Stabbing in NYC
There must be something in the water—because it seems like kids are becoming increasingly violent by the day. Violence between children has increased within the past decade, and an incident occurring at a middle school in the Bronx area adds to these concerning numbers. An 11-year-old girl was taken into custody after stabbing a 12-year-old […]
Should We Be Able to Discuss Politics in School?
The education system has always sought to offer equal education and opportunities to their students despite race, religion, sexuality, etc. Schools have aimed, for many years, to avoid both discrimination and exclusion to every degree, banning any discourse surrounding sensitive topics that could potentially offend other communities. These forbidden or taboo subjects often include religion, […]
School Breakfast Programs: Nourishment or Surveillance?
In classrooms across America, lunchtime trays reflect more than dietary guidelines — they reflect institutional power. Public health initiatives in schools, framed as educational interventions, often serve as tools for surveillance and behavior conditioning under the guise of wellness. Federal policies like the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act” position nutrition as a moral imperative, championing low-fat […]
All Students Should Take Mandatory Dance Classes in PE to Help Build Confidence
Dance building confidence might seem counterintuitive for shy people who don’t like the spotlight or like to perform, but that’s the very reason taking classes can help build anyone’s confidence, even someone who doesn’t dance. Completing a few eight counts in front of a group shows that it’s not as scary as it may seem, […]
