Why some classes are good, and why some are not
Group projects for many teachers are perfect situations where students can help each other learn. For many students, the word means...
Irresponsible Government
Abraham Lincoln once said that this was “a government of the people, by the people, for the people,” however, in recent times, the truth behind this ideal seems to have faded. What began two and a half centuries...
Technology vs. Tradition
Technology is swiftly advancing and with it the most productive and advanced countries in the world, i.e. the United States, China, and Japan, are constantly racing in this technological era to create tools...
Evolving Technology Benefits Society
No one likes paying $120 for a textbook. I despise paying even $20 for one of Dan Brown’s novels. Luckily, I can buy The Da Vinci Code for $9 from Amazon.com, Kindle Edition. The recent surge of eBooks, iBooks, Kindle, and Nook are all examples of how...
Embracing the Past
Forget and move on. Feeling upset about leaving only results in unwanted sorrow that cannot be fixed, and impractical distress is just exhausting. Forget and move on. Overlook the friends made, homes lived in, schools...
Keeping a Childhood Tradition Alive
I remember when I discovered that the Tooth Fairy did not exist. As I opened the door to the laundry room, I witnessed my mother hastily stuffing a one-dollar bill into a clean white envelope. I was shocked, confused, and tried to...
Making My Dream My Reality
Face blushing, fingers trembling, heart racing, the strings of my guitar felt unusually difficult to play as I counted off the beat and began to strum. All I could hear was the sound of the melody echoing through the hushed...
Taking a Leap of Faith
I stared apathetically at the man in front of me. Occasionally he would point in different directions, and other times he would gesture to certain students in the room. He was speaking words that I had heard...
An Everyday Hero
Everyone wants to be a comic book hero: the crime-fighter who vanquishes evil, the Superman who saves Metropolis, the mouthpiece of...