Student voice

Teens, in the United States, are constantly pressured by parents to do well academically, so they can make it in life, It had gotten to the point that the grade of a student is the ambition and not the learning material and grasping it. Every student wants to make a bug in life, but not everyone knows the ways to success. Jay Gatsby is the embodiment of the American Dream. He went from a poor Midwestern farmer to a wealthy businessman running large extravagant parties. His lifestyle: however,…

is a story of a young, but earnest Zen student who approached his teacher, and asked the Master, “If I work very hard and diligently, how long will it take for me to find Zen?” The Master thought about this, then replied, “Ten years.” The student then said, “But what if I work very, very hard and really apply myself to learn fast — How long then?” Replied the Master, “Well, twenty years.” “But, if I really, really work at it, how long then?” asked the student. “Thirty years,” replied the Master.…

Among the variety of fraternities, sororities, and clubs that are open to all students of University of California, Riverside, I chose to join Circle K International, a Kiwanis affiliated organization of college and university students which promotes service, leadership and fellowship. Unlike the more well known affiliations within our campus, such as Pi Alpha Phi or Alpha Chi Omega, Circle K of University of California, Riverside does not receive the recognition it deserves, nor the prestige it…

Essentially, a good teacher creates a successful student. This teacher doesn’t have to be a formal instructor of the subject, and could be a youtube video, a song, whatever. As long as something is making sure you understand and are prepared for any upcoming tests of knowledge. My piano teacher was strange. She was a tall, rounded woman, who never smiled. If I had to describe her in physical adjectives, I would say she looks like Randall from Monsters Inc. She would saunter in, ready to make…

I had a psychology class at my university yesterday. It was presentation day for a small group of fellow students, who gathered the class into a circle. One of them began throwing around a beach ball after giving the instructions: "Whichever question your right thumb lands on, you have to answer." The ball is thrown around a few times. I guessed I would probably be one of the last students to get it--I don't tend to be the liveliest person in the room, and people were naturally going to throw…

captivates people, and makes the leader seem more human. To make yourself feel like just another person can be hard for a leader, but I feel it creates a whole new opportunity of conversation. In my school, the class president was always talking to the students, wondering what they were thinking, and if there would be any events that could possibly be planned that others would enjoy. This brought fourth many socials and other events that were very fun and made us feel that he was actually…

between teacher and student that can promote student wellbeing. This essay aims to address issues in a proposed scenario and discuss recommended communicative strategies that teacher in the scenario should implement to respond to the student. Scenario Where: A large co-educational secondary school Who: Maths teacher and student from Year 8 class. What: Teacher response to a student manifesting misbehaviour.…

people can have a different outlook, yet both be right. Two variations of the same picture were given to two sides of the classroom and asked what was seen, both sides had different answers. The students argued and neither side could come to an agreement that both arguments were correct; except for a few students who tried to see the alternate perspective. What each individual saw was a perspective of the truth and because of that the opinion would not change.…

metatheatrical three-act drama from 1938 written by Thornton Wilder and directed by Philip Hays Wortham. The production was performed at the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts in the proscenium stage using the university theater students as the actors. Our Town consisted of three acts; the first was a simple introductory scene with the stage manager informing the audience on the history and the daily life of residents in the small town Grover’s Corners in 1901, the…

In a couple of days, a conservative commentator will be speaking to our students. I plead with you to ban him from speaking to our college. His hateful rhetoric labels him as a “radical conservative terrorist”, because everything he says offends me and my friends. He once said to defeat ISIL is to call them “what they are,” radical…