Editorial
Such were the words used by the Westboro Baptist Church protestors regarding the acceptance of homosexuality in the United States military. The specific complaints...
RateMyTeachers.com
Ratemyteacher.com: a website that lets high school students rate and comment on any high school teacher, in any school, in any state, in any subject. Although high school students have little...
Students share responsibility
Consider the ratios of a classroom: one teacher to 32 students. That is 32 chattering mouths and 64 ears heedless to the teacher’s instruction. How then, can we expect to learn curriculum, write essays, complete assignments, and...
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...
Consumerism during the holiday season
Black Friday fails to save consumer dollars. It’s true, Nike and PacSun promote all-store discount sales for their already over-priced items, and spenders...
Electives round out an education
English. History. Math. Science. Maybe P.E., maybe Spanish. The budget cuts have not only increased class sizes, but have decreased...