By Sid Samel Extracurriculars are one of the most important aspects of every student’s academic career. They are a way for students to pursue their own interests, often with fewer restrictions than normal classes with the added benefit of being surrounded by …
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By R. Brady Procrastination. As an extremely common factor with schoolwork, procrastination plagues students and causes them to finish assignments minutes before a due date. I am also a huge victim of procrastination, and I often find myself up past midnight trying …
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by Anonymous *from report published by Palo Alto Online. “We have definitely worked with some students whose universities have tried to cover up their assaults, have tried to silence them.” Isn’t it sad that high school and college campuses take plagiarism more …
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By Mihika Badjate Junior year is almost universally known as the most difficult year of high school. It is not only accompanied by a sharp increase in workload but also the year that matters the most for college admissions. Here are …
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By Krystal Yang We have all experienced this before—the horrid ringing of an alarm, the grogginess behind eyelids, yawns in class, and propping drowsy heads up against a backpack to stay awake in class. This anecdote is the unfortunate reality of …
Read More »A High School In China – Interview a Teacher in Beijing
By Muzhi Liu Compared to the many other Chinese middle schools, the high school affiliated to Renmin University in China (RDFZ), without a doubt, does a very good job in educating their students. RDFZ teachers have their own way of educating …
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By Mihika Badjate To most high school students, standardized testing is a necessary evil. While most students would rather be doing anything other than taking a four hour long test on a Saturday morning, standardized testing is the only way that …
Read More »Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Increase Funding for Education
By Krystal Yang The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is perhaps the most famous philanthropic organization in America as well as the largest private foundation in the world. Ever since its formation in 1997, it has paid grants of over three billion …
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