by Olivia Robinson
When I first learned about communism, as a little fifth grader, my class learned that, under communism, everyone is (or at least should be) paid the same. Then came the crucial flaw; there is no motivation. If a postal worker is paid the same as a hardworking lawyer, there is no motivation for [...]
By Erin Walk
School days seem long enough and summer seems short enough to us already, right? Those three day weekends go by like blur, soon to be replaced by another busy week.
Well, Obama doesn’t seem to understand. Yes, America is behind on school days compared to the rest of the world. But, do we really [...]
By Erin Walk
Books. A friend, a foe, that REALLY boring one your English teacher made you write an essay on. They are all around us, so why don’t we learn about the process of writing them. If fiction books are so important, why doesn’t MCPS curriculum teach creative writing?
In English class essay writing is pushed [...]
By Amalia Halikias
There is a terrifying rivalry that exists between the most academically strong students in 11th and 12th grade at B-CC: who can achieve the most with the least amount of sleep? For most high school students, time is a scarce resource that we can’t seem to get enough of. The stressful environment of [...]
By Tena Thau
It’s contagious. It’s at B-CC. And it’s not the swine flu.
After years of trying to thwart student attempts to access Facebook from school, MCPS is now, ironically, in the process of creating a social-networking site of its own. Evidentially, not even the county-wide school system is immune to that infectious internet fever.
“MyMCPS” is [...]
