High tech

knowledge needed. At Chattahoochee Technical College, the majority of the courses are taught and worked on online. Since many of the courses regularly use a computer, it would benefit each person to know how to use one. Each student at Chattahoochee Tech should be required to take the Introduction to Computers course (COMP…

There are many accomplishments America is proud to represent. Being the first on the moon, democracy, and naturally, cheeseburgers. However, to nobody’s surprise, America ranks 14th out of 40 countries in education, but is #1 in incarceration, teen pregnancies, and obesity. Unlike Japan and South Korea, this gives the impression that America is not investing enough in the youth’s education to keep up with the rest of the world. Why is this an issue? There has been a 28% job increase in the STEM…

This school was something that I could never imagine. High Tech High, welcomes students to explore their mind. They always ask you about your opinion, dreams and endeavors. The doors are always open for the community, and since each student receives an advisor, the relationship between professor and student is…

heart of the tech industry, helped me recognize the negative effects that tech corporations have on low income communities. Coming from an immigrant, low income family, tech corporations have drastically changed my life and my comforts in my community. For 14 years I was raised in Menlo Park; a quiet and friendly neighborhood where everyone knew each other. Moving to East Palo Alto angered me. Besides from being mad, I was scared of moving. East Palo Alto has a reputation of having a high crime…

Heading into high school I had no idea what I wanted my future career to be. At the end of Junior High I had a choice, either to stay at my current academic school or go to Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High where I would learn a trade. I knew that when I decided to come to Pathfinder I could not sit in a class at a computer all day, and that I wanted to work. I knew I wanted hands on education, and I value hard work and accomplishing things by hand. My first day in exploratory for…

skilled trades could lose more than 50% of its experienced working class. In an already high-demand market, this decline would lead to an unwanted and unmanageable labor deficit unless a new, eager workforce enters the trades - all the more reason for the youth to take up these…

willing to pay a higher tuition since the worry about the books is eased. This will also be a great marketing tool since everything is up front in costs since high school students and people going back to school might let the costs of books slip their minds because of events happening in their daily lives. Students that attend the Chattahoochee Tech will also spread the word about it having “free” textbooks, increasing the credibility to the school and raising its attractiveness when compared…

of Junior Year My junior year of high school was a real struggle for me. It was the most trying and challenging year of my entire school career. I started my junior year at a new school: Beech Grove High School. Beech Grove High was very different from any school that I had ever attended. Before Beech Grove, I attended Arsenal Technical High School. I was happy at Tech High School. All of my friends were there and I was doing well in school. At Beech Grove High, my grades started to drop…

Are you good or a bad student? do you have an active social life? are you type one or type two? it has been a long time that we have classified our students in types ; as an example, the nerd,the bully, the popular ones, etc… but is it the right thing to do with our students?. In the article “Fear of Heights: Teachers,Parents and Students are wary of Achievement” the author Bob Chase clearly classifies students into two main groups, the first group with straight A students with no social life…

My success as a student and desire to gain a higher education at Virginia Tech is the result of a devastating spinal injury. During my sophomore year of high school, I fractured my fourth lumbar vertebrae and was placed into a full body, metal brace for nine months. After a series of MRIs and bone scans, my doctor discovered that my spine had experienced multiple microscopic fractures throughout my adolescent years. I spent two years in and out of the hospital constantly tearing ligaments,…