High voltage

are, and what you want to do in life. The education you receive from college will also come with financial benefits because studies by the economist show that college graduates that work full time receive 17,500 more than people that only obtained a high school degree and work full time. Furthermore, college enhances employment opportunities because you are receiving specialized training for a specific field…

High School The Learning experienced in High School was different than what I expected to be when I was still in Junior high school. I went to Irvington High school, and this High school is really different from other high school. All the students must pass three benchmark project in order to gradate High School. Every year expect junior year we been assign a topic to do research on and at the end we have to present to other classmates or teachers. First year was called CHANGE project, we had…

major adult decision but instead I had to become the adult. My nights became empty and lonely with my mom out drinking most nights or my baby sisters and I just needing the love of a mother. I entered high school knowing that it would be bad enough on its own, but moving eleven times in my four years of high school I had to juggle of three different schools. I felt as if I was abandoned when I needed my mom the…

support for trashing Common Core. These indicators reveal the obvious hate of the new high level standards Common Core places on students. Although common core is often viewed as detrimental by both students and teachers alike, common core is actually beneficial on the whole and effectively ameliorates students’ learning experience. The most important consequence of common core is the high standards they set. These high standards urge students to live up to higher expectations, so in turn…

The notion of what a gap year involves is a tempting one, especially upon finishing secondary school; after over two thousand hours of class time, standardized testing, and extracurricular activities the prospect of beginning a lengthy rigorous university career can seem exhausting and leaving students feeling burnt-out. This is why U.S. students should adopt the custom of taking a gap or bridge year before college, involving six to twelve months of travel or experimental programs; research…

In my interview the subject I chose was my cousin, whose name shall remain anonymous. The subject, a 12 year old girl, currently attends a public junior high school and is in the seventh grade. It should also be noted that this is the subjects first year in junior high school. She does not suffer from personal issues that may produce bias and retains good grades. She also does not regard herself as part of “the popular crowd.” The interview with the subject lasted approximately 30 minutes, and…

Every high school student has pride, but I believe that they either have excessive pride, or no pride at all, there really is no in between, in most cases. Do not get me wrong, I think its great to have a lot of pride, but keeping your pride or any type of achievement/milestone in life should not have to be showed off. For most high school students I believe that there are three types of pride, the first type being social media pride, second academic pride, and sport pride which is the best and…

the “affluent children whose families are paying reasonably high tuition fees” at his schools so that he may test out his idea of education while making a profit (Bellafante, 2015). Furthermore, he negates the existence of social inequalities within the school system by stating that “You don’t need rich parents to get turned on to learning from a river”, lessening the experience of students who aren’t even afforded the opportunity for a high quality of education in a system that values…

Like any college student, there are phases where I question what I’m doing with my life, but I remind myself that I have this innate writing talent and as cliché as it sounds, it will get me through those rough patches. I graduated high school as the editor-in-chief of my school paper, which made me confident about continuing writing in college. But during my first year at Ramapo, I only wrote once for the school newspaper and that article concerned overcoming challenges of group…

The world outside of northern Michigan is competitive, and I’m supposed to join it readily. By the end of high school I just want to still be a person that smiles at others in the hallway, and I want those smiles to be real. That’s really the only personal goal. Oh! I also want to give a commencement speech at graduation, I already have it half written. Next…