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Kohn’s article “The Case against Grades” (Kohn, 2011) effectively captures the anxiety that most students have about grades. “In fact, students would be a lot better off without either of these relics from a less enlightened age” (Kohn, 2011) Kohn writes. I agree with Kohn’s position in this article because there were many days in high school where I remember skipping due to the fact that I didn’t fully understand what was being taught to me. I, in turn, grew anxious about not being good enough…

It was a scorching summer afternoon around three o’ clock PM at J.D Redd Park. I was anxiously waiting in third base for the batter to approach the plate and smack the yarn covered ball just enough for me to make it to the home plate. As the sun hits my face I see the pitcher retract his right arm getting ready to throw it. As I see the ball leave the pitcher’s hand, I breathed in the humid air, making preparations to sprint as fast as I could and make it to the home plate. Before I could even…

Four Day School Week One of the most dreaded things for teens and kids is school. Even though it is something we all have to do and it will help us in the future, it is one thing that most kids just hate. Going to school every day requires you to be awake and alert while listening and doing what a teacher says for over 7 hours. Then on top of that they hand out homework that is due in the next day or so. For these reasons you can understand why children and teens have a hard time wanting to go…

No major league ballplayer is associated with the term “pine tar” more than Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer George Brett. The pine tar incident is still one of the most bizarre umpiring decisions in recent history. What Happened in the Pine Tar Game With two outs in the top of the 9th inning and The Royals down a run to the Yankees, George Brett stepped up to the plate with a man on first base. Yankees skipper Billy Martin called on his closer, Goose Gossage, to make the final out in the game.…

As I get off the bus, and stretch my legs after what seemed like a very long bus ride, I noticed a certain smell in the air. I have been here before, and each time the visits have been very uncomfortable. I love nothing more than to step on the ball field, and smell the fresh cut grass, and my kangaroo skin catchers glove. This ball field was different, for many different reasons. Playing baseball against Mountain Valley was always fun, because we always won. We traveled to their field this…

Most kids that go to school can all agree that homework is a nuisance and a hassle. Sometimes we as students get slammed with so much homework that we just can’t recover from it and fall behind. One of the homework types that many students fall victim to are essays. English classes usually will have a handful of essays due throughout the year and some kids struggle with them. Trying to write a paper on top of Algebra or Science homework can be a nightmare sometimes. One problem with essays…

Tahlequah High School Soccer Soccer is one of the most played sports by adolescents in the United States, it ranks third in female youth sports. Organized woman sports teams started in nineteen-seventies and ever since Growth of women playing soccer has dramatically increased. The total number of American high school soccer players has more than doubled from the nineties. thanks to Americas national sports team ranking highly and video games like FIFA, Soccer has become one of the fastest…

After departing from Concord, North Carolina on October 24, 2004, a business aviation aircraft, a Beech King Air 200 operated by Hendrick Motorsports failed to perform a proper approach into Martinsville, Virginia Airport. The meteorological data through the duration of that flight had been determined that warm weather had caused low visibility environment with heavy fog and vapor. While navigating through these conditions, the aircraft fatally crashed approximately 10 miles from their…

It was a hot blazing afternoon without a single mist of wind in sight. Droplets of sweat started to run down my face heading towards my mouth. I could taste the saltiness and dedication of hard work for my beloved sport which was baseball. Baseball is not just any sport to me, it is my source of happiness. I play it for the love and joy that overwhelms me whenever I walk onto the baseball field. The crowd cheering you and your team on making you feel the rush through your body wanting to play…

If there’s a school, then there’s homework. When will we get rid of this stuff? Because there is no proven benefits, harm is done to these kids, and it results in lower grades. Schools should just completely stop giving out homework. We should be done tormenting kids with homework. According to, “No Proven Benefits” by Alfie Kohn, there really are no benefits. Kids get so frustrated by their homework that they get exhausted and are forced to miss after-school activities. This is unfortunate…