High voltage

liberate; it can enforce conformity and limit life chances as well as foster individual talent” (Colombo, 107). I attended DuBois Area High School, which is a public high school in a middle class town. There was about 1200 students in my school so I knew a lot of people but I would see new faces almost every day. I believe there are good things and bad things about public high schools because they have good and bad programs, they push you to go to college but have good opportunities if you are…

because individuals from other schools, such as my cousins, did not have this opportunity. I attribute these lessons to my current interest in technology because they inspired me to continue coding during my spare time. By the time I reached high school I became very eager for my…

Xavier is not just your typical high school or private school. It is a very unique school. I went to public school for 9 years until I came to Xavier. I was very aware of Xavier since two of my cousins graduated from here, Shamara and Israel Valdez. Shamara actually introduced me to Xavier and encouraged me to go. She would always talk about her school and the environment. I was curious about it. If it wasn’t for my cousin I would of probably gone to La Quinta High School, since all my friends…

While in a high school level and under mildly coddling was somewhat necessary in the classroom environment. Many schools cracked down on bullying, starting the “zero tolerance” policies, after the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. In a variety of ways, children born after 1980 got a consistent message from adults that life is dangerous, but adults will…

the best subjects to study. Yet I always wondered why I thought these were of more worth than my other courses. During my high school years I learned that there are programs that focus on these exact subjects and prepare you for a career in these fields of study. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classes are becoming more and more present in the classrooms of high schools, even traveling as far as middle school. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and VEX robotics are two programs that…

my doubts on somethings, but I knew there had to be some good in it. As I made my schedule to start the fall of 2015, I noticed that I had English as my first class to take. In high school, I hated my English classes. It wasn’t that it was hard or anything. I just wasn’t able to see my potential being presented as a high school student. While in this class as a college freshmen, I have been able to see my work fulfill before my own eyes. The projects that I have produced this semester have made…

There are many stages of education, such elementary school, middle school and high school in which you have the a choice of in the type of education that you receive in New York City. In the beginning stages of education your choice ranges from Public, Charter, Magnet, Private, and Boarding schools. Even though there are so many choices each choice are all equal in providing the basics of subjects such as Math, Science, English, Social studies and Language. However these schools are meant for…

point where it outweighs the benefits of the education itself? Throughout the decades a college education has gained many benefits and is considered by the majority to be the next logical step in life after high school. College nowadays is seen as a necessity, students coming straight out of high school are pressured by guidance counselors and other authoritative figures to make college the next step. All because it is said that with this higher education one may earn more than one without, and…

higher.”(qtd Dews,F) To catch up to those countries that are superior to us in technology and economy, America has to change. Which means the job market is going to change as well. “As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are unable to obtain the number of high-paying jobs that were once available.”(qtd McGuire, J) America used to have a factory-based economy where people could get jobs in an assembly…

"Youth are the future" a simple saying that has rang true and been repeated throughout the generations. If this is believed to be true then why are we underfunding our future? Reports, on educational funding, consistently reveal how uneven and unfair public school funding is throughout states across the country. While this underfunding of states does need to be addressed as a whole the easiest way to to see a change is to do so on a state level. Connecticut needs to enact a fair and evenhanded…