Business

Spring Break Article

By Ben Yi, Grade 10 Over spring break, I visited my parents’ warehouse in California and worked there for a week. Compared to my time working for them over Thanksgiving, my overall takeaways are roughly the same except for two new conclusions that I’ve come to: First, there is a …

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Employee vs Manager Article

By: Ben Yi, Grade 10 Oftentimes, being a good employee doesn’t always translate to being a good manager. The skills that go into making someone excel as an individual contributor (mostly within a team as opposed to working on something by themselves), such as focus, discipline, or personal efficiency, are …

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Shoe Dog Business Review

By Ben Yi, Grade 10 In his memoir, Shoe Dog, Phil Knight goes over the early days of Nike and how it all started. A particular detail is that Knight was a cross-country runner himself and his coach back at the University of Oregon  used to take apart running shoes …

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Weather Effects on Small Businesses

In the past few days, the Northeast, Midwest, and South of the United States have been hit by heavy snowfall and ice storms, causing widespread disruptions. These extreme weather conditions have led to dangerous road conditions, school closures, and crippling power outages across the nation. While many larger companies may …

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What I Learned in Business

I went to work for my parents during Thanksgiving break. I went in with the expectation that work would be repetitive or purely administrative. I ended up learning two important lessons that reshaped the way I think about teamwork and responsibility: Communication is key. During my time working there, the …

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Homework: -Yea or Nay

The most One of the most common complaints you get from students are about homework. Students feel like they shouldn’t have homework after seven hours in school. What if they are right? There exists no homework in schools in Finland and, yet, they have the most successful education system. But …

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Current SAT vs. Redesigned SAT

The current SAT I test that we all know and love has been around since 2005, about 10 years ago. But beginning January 2016, the Collegeboard will be implementing a modified SAT I test, with several drastic differences. This brings up the question of whether the students who will be …

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