Learning With: ‘Parkland: A Year After the School Shooting That Was Supposed to Change...
3. Anthony Borges, 16, received five bullet wounds as he barricaded a classroom door to protect other students. What physical and emotional challenges has he faced since then? How has he tried to overcome them? How are Anthony’s challenges similar or different from the ones faced by others interviewed in the article? 4. Jammal Lemy,…
19 New Year’s Resolutions For Your 2019!
Jan 1, 2019 By Rahul R. Happy New Year! Well done, you got through 2018. Was it fun? Was it tough? Were there good times and bad times? I’m sure there were, every year is different and every year can bring lots of good and lots of bad. Some of this is beyond our control,…
Compassion in Action: Humanizing Politics and Inspiring Global Change
I invite students to reflect on their own levels of self-compassion, and then debate the merits of the advice: “Before you can help others, you must first help yourself.” They usually come to the consensus that humans project their pain onto others and that this reflective work is key to imagining a holistic inner-outer peace…
If You Get Married Someday, Do You Think You Will Change Your Last Name?
Do you think you’ll get married someday? And if so, do you anticipate you, your spouse or both of you taking a new last name? What are your thoughts on the tradition of changing one’s name upon marriage — romantic, unnecessary or something else entirely? In the Opinion essay “A Married Name That Looks Nothing…
Do You Like Your First Name? Would You Change It if You Could?
What’s your favorite first name? Is it the name you have? Would you like it to be? Have you ever used a name that is different from the one your family gave you? Or experimented with the spelling or pronunciation of your name? In “Why Not Let Children Choose Their Own Names?” Danielle Braff writes:…
A Change in the Menu
The nutritional benefits of eating bugs are serviceable and can be instrumental in combating childhood mortality, and malnutrition rates. Monica Aiyeko of the Food and Agriculture department at Bondo University College has studied and published the effects of integrating native crickets into school meal programs in Kenya. Her studies have found that roughly 30% of…
What Are You Doing to Change Your School?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.What are things that you think your school does well? What makes you proud of your school and school community? Are there classes, teachers, clubs or events that make you feel connected to your school?On the flip side, what are things that you think your school could do better?…
Changing Careers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Today’s post is going to be a little more personal. I will take you on a journey of changing careers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. I changed my career rather drastically, and by doing so changed my life drastically, and you can do the same through free online learning with Alison. Making the change is something…
5 Ways to Change Your Life Today
Not entirely happy with the path your life is taking? It’s never too late to shake things up and change the direction your life is going in. Here are our top 5 tips to getting the life you really want. 1. Change Your Thinking – Change Your Life It’s easy to see life’s challenges as…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Why Do We Change the Clocks, Anyway?’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Why Do We Change the Clocks, Anyway?” by Alan YuhasOn Tuesday, the United States Senate passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. If the bill is approved by the House and signed by President Biden, the change would go into effect in 2023.Do you get annoyed by the twice-yearly time…
