The Class of 2021 Could Change College Admissions Forever
This week, we are publishing the work of all the winners and runners-up in the high school and middle school categories of our Seventh Annual Student Editorial Contest. You can find them all in this column. “The Class of 2021 Could Change College Admissions Forever”By Erin Tan, age 16, Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics,…
What Topics Do You Wish You Could Learn About in School?
What about the arts and athletics? Can you learn to play the guitar or tap dance, make films or rock climb at your school?What would you like to learn in school if you could learn anything? What additional courses do you wish your school offered? Why?Schools at all levels regularly tinker with their curriculums to…
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:…
Could You Live ‘Plastic Free’?
Look at the photo above. What do you think about the statements printed on the totebags? To what degree, if at all, do you agree? Do you ever “refuse plastic,” perhaps by bringing your own bags to stores, avoiding takeout containers, drinking from a cup rather than using a plastic straw (or bringing your own…
