Have you ever made a decision you regret? What if I told you traditional school disciplinary systems only encourage students to repeat their bad decisions? For instance, look at Malcolm. He is a straight-A student, but he is poor and has no power in today’s society. Malcolm arrived late one day because he had to […]
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Imagine you are breathing in thick, polluted air, and your heart starts to hurt. Can you imagine breathing air that is 16 times worse than the World Health Organization’s recommended levels? That’s what people in Bangladesh have to breathe every day. Air pollution in Bangladesh poses a significant problem for the 171.2 million people living […]
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A lot of people around the world have been through some sort of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment can be as small as catcalling and as big as touching people inappropriately or rape. Yes, even I have been catcalled, and you or people you know may have been as well. I am a 13-year-old girl, and […]
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A 7-year-old girl had a lockdown drill because of a potential bomb threat. When she got home, everything seemed fine until she was changing out of her school uniform, and her mom noticed that she had written “Love Mom and Dad” on her arm. When asked, she said it was in case the “bad guy” […]
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Teaching middle and high schoolers to respect physical boundaries is essential for keeping everyone safe and civil. When students learn about boundaries, they know when to give others space and how to say no if they’re uncomfortable. This helps them have better friendships and feel safe around others. Parents and mentors should teach youth about […]
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How would you feel if homework didn’t exist? Homework should be minimized because, first, homework causes problems in a student’s school-life balance, and second, it is ineffective and a waste of time for the student and the teacher grading it. According to The Human Restoration Project, “A study in Contemporary Educational Psychology of 28,051 high […]
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People in DC are dying from gun violence, and that is leading to families missing their loved ones and people being afraid. One of my cousins almost got shot because there was a shootout in her neighborhood, and it went through her window. Luckily, she was not by the window, but others are not always […]
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The cost of college is challenging because of the expensive buildings they create in order to attract the public eye. What do you think is the average cost of college The average cost of attendance for a student living on campus at an in-state public four-year institution is $27,146 per year or $108,584 over 4 […]
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Jeff Bridges, a famous actor and activist, remarks, “35 million people in the U.S. are hungry or don’t know where their next meal is coming from, and 13 million of them are children. If another country were doing this to our children, we’d be at war.” People die every year from hunger, fatigue, and malnutrition. […]
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Last year, I adopted a wolf named Loci. He lived in a faraway land called the Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania. Loci passed away on April 26, 2024, after many years of living a happy life at the Sanctuary. I met Loci during a visit to the Sanctuary and meeting him instilled in me a desire […]
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Have you ever heard something on the news about a middle schooler committing suicide? As of 2022, the rate had doubled in the past ten years. One cause could be middle school administrators’ negligence in understanding students’ mental health issues. Middle school administrators could solve middle school’s influence on suicide rates by implementing a task […]
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Have you noticed that the number of children being abused has risen in the United States? Child abuse and neglect are major challenges because they negatively impact children and their childhood. Therefore, communities need to support families by gathering to make a plan to help children, helping guardians through struggles, and talking to guardians who […]
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