How mock elections confuse children and shape our future

By: Ian J. Smith In 2012 schools nationwide hosted mock elections to find out whom their students would pick for president.  The point of these is to shed light on a younger perspective and make students feel like they are part of the political action.  While they may feel more politically responsible, these mock elections force children to choose a party and candidate when they … Continue reading How mock elections confuse children and shape our future

Excessive security won’t save our schools

By: Ian J. Smith Breaches in security at public schools- as major as the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting and as minor as the “break-in” last school year at my school- have schools attempting to increase security. How they are going about it, unfortunately, does not make much sense. Our local paper can sum up the story of what transpired last October. The problem with these … Continue reading Excessive security won’t save our schools

Diversity at the 2016 Rio Olympics

By: Liza Bilich The 2016 Olympics are coming up and all eyes will be on a certain team. The ROT, or the Refugee Olympic Team, will compete in Rio de Janeiro. The 10 competing athletes are refugees and will represent four countries: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria and Ethiopia. The six males and four females will participate in swimming, running and judo. … Continue reading Diversity at the 2016 Rio Olympics

Racial tension in school

By: Vincent Knight My school has been more and more racially insensitive. I go to The Paideia School, which is 27% minority students. At my school, there has been more tension revolving around racial bias in the classroom and outside of the classroom. The 2015-16 school year especially, the teachers profiled a lot of the minority kids, and punished the minority students more than the … Continue reading Racial tension in school