Pop quiz: what equipment do you need to play a sport? If you’re like me, a few things probably came to mind: a ball, net or something similar, depending on what sport you play; a uniform; good sneakers and a water bottle. A few things that didn’t make the list:Continue Reading
We have all had that bad morning when we woke up late, forgot to study and just wanted to sleep through the next test. Your test, however, is being graded on proficiency, and anything above an 80 percent will yield the same grade as an A. Short-term, the proficient orContinue Reading
I’ve had the rug ripped out from under me (sorry for the passive voice). The metaphorical English essay structure rug, that is. My whole English career, I’ve been told to write 5-paragraph essays. Start with an introduction and a thesis, but don’t actually talk about the elements of literature thatContinue Reading
While campaigns against bullying among adolescents are thoroughly executed in schools, these campaigns never address a barely recognized but prevalent form of bullying: bullying from teachers and coaches. Although traditionally coaches and teachers are strict and push their athletes and students, some take it too far, and when they do, endContinue Reading
The benefits of multilingualism are endless: higher salaries, increased cognitive ability and even better health make up just a few. Yet while Fairfax County has successfully placed a large emphasis on high school language programs, their unwillingness to integrate foreign languages into the elementary school curriculum undermines all other efforts. WithContinue Reading
As technology advances, the list of excuses for missing or unfinished homework grows shorter. Whether your dog ate it, your sibling scribbled on it, or you just didn’t get a copy in class—it’s waiting for you on Blackboard, no matter what your sorry situation is. Turnitin deadlines loom before usContinue Reading
With Thanksgiving coming to a close and Hanukkah and Christmas drawing near, food is being picked and prepared to share with people on these special nights. Families are all coming over to one house to celebrate the holidays, resulting in a lot of mouths to feed. The problem is that manyContinue Reading
ISIS, ISIL, or just IS: this radical terrorist group goes by many names. ISIS is the product of many groups of radical Sunni Muslim extremists, whom even Al-Qaeda eventually dubbed “too extreme”, but it only became a real threat to global peace and stability in 2014. It had already beenContinue Reading
We can all remember the sense of dread we had upon beginning the “Family Life Education” units during health and biology classes. Besides the hot and stuffy classrooms, we dealt with the outdated movies (complete with atrocious acting)and, of course, the incessant giggling. However, there are bigger problems with sex-educationContinue Reading
Football season is well underway for the National Football League, but so far the buzz surrounding the league has been dominated by cases of domestic violence and child abuse rather than highlight reels and early post-season predictions. After four players were arrested for domestic violence and child abuse within theContinue Reading
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