As the school year begins packing its bags, ready to leave everyone a beautiful summer, there is one last thing it requires students to do. The school year, so ever graciously, ended us off with finals. While some teachers have taken mercy and made their finals easy, others made theirs to be challenging to test … Continue reading Tips for surviving finals
Potus vs Private Universities, Who Wins?
Harvard university, the oldest and most prestigious college in America, is currently under fire from the Trump administration regarding admission processes and antisemitism on campus. After a careful overview of Harvard’s campus activism, the Trump administration decided that admissions were unfair towards certain demographics, and that pro-palestine protests were getting out of hand and causing … Continue reading Potus vs Private Universities, Who Wins?
Education cuts: potential drawbacks
There has been a surplus of changes regarding schools and education, such as certain states limiting the variety of books that teachers are allowed to have and read to students. Amongst these changes, one of the most influential changes was the government shuttering the Department of Education, which will heavily affect schools. According to the … Continue reading Education cuts: potential drawbacks
Platypuses Are More Than Just Secret Agents
The platypus is truly a fascinating creature for many reasons. It has a unique mix of features: a bill that resembles a duck’s, a tail similar to a beaver’s, and feet that look like an otter’s. What’s even more interesting is that, even though it’s a mammal, the platypus lays eggs, which is quite rare … Continue reading Platypuses Are More Than Just Secret Agents
Sickness and how to prevent it
Recently, there has been a surge of disease across the world, more notably in the United States. Students have been missing many school days, hospitals have been full of emergency visits, and the numbers for both are only rising. With how contagious it can be, it’s more important than ever to make sure students and … Continue reading Sickness and how to prevent it
Video Games Instigate Cataclysmic CRIMES?!
The New Castle Phoenix has recently been made aware of the accumulating dangers of video games. Hundreds of cautionary tales swirling around the country, each presenting an incredulous danger. Parents have become insatiable, demanding justice for their children who have suffered. Many firsthand accounts have been collected and recounted, including these stories. On a humble … Continue reading Video Games Instigate Cataclysmic CRIMES?!
Book banning: what to know
In this day and age, media, such as books, are easier to access than ever before. Anyone could very easily go to a library, or look at a virtual space, such as an official website, and learn about any topic that they desire. However, it seems recently that figures within the government want to limit … Continue reading Book banning: what to know
Educational Privilege, That Can’t be True
The application process into college can be a rigorous process and oftentimes extremely stressful. Students all over the world submit their applications and sometimes the decisions come down to decimals on a GPA. However, on many occasions the decision simply comes down to whether or not a member of an individual's family attended the college … Continue reading Educational Privilege, That Can’t be True
The Department of Education: What Does It Do?
Education is built on the basis of making certain that students have the ability to perform in any given environment. A school does not expect students to remember how to properly find the distance between the radius and center of a circle, but they do expect students to gain the ability to handle difficult problems … Continue reading The Department of Education: What Does It Do?
Political Polarization
In the current climate, it may seem that every political discussion devolves into a dispute. Whether during classroom debates, family gatherings, or social media comment sections, individuals frequently fail to engage with each other, opting instead to talk over one another. But what if we could alter that dynamic? Adopting three straightforward practices like actively … Continue reading Political Polarization