Laura Elliot, author of Under a War Torn Sky, A Troubled Peace, and several other books for children and teens enters the room. As she begins her talk I realize that I am woefully unprepared; notebook-less, bookless, not even a pen on my person. What started as an interesting way to spend an afternoon [...]
By Carly Loman
It is rare when an entire class period goes by without a single mention of college. Whether it be the girl with purple bags under her eyes and red bull in her hand triumphantly declaring, “I made the deadline!” before slipping out of consciousness, or the young man running into class ten minutes [...]
by Clara Modlin
Lately I’ve been thinking about the differences in between school systems. Where I used to live, France, the teachers were strict. They did not hesitate at calling us stupid, idiots, or (and this was not rare) mentally retarded. The system was rigorous. We had a college-type schedule, having two hours of French on Monday, none on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays, and then three on Fridays.
If you were absent for a test, there were no retakes. You just got an ‘absent’ on your report card. The schools weren’t afraid about holding people back. ‘Left-backs’ were much more common in France then they are here; the French feel no sympathy for you in school.
As you can see, the American school system is almost a complete opposite of this system. Teachers here don’t call you idiots; they manage to imply that you could have done a better job and they are disappointed in you. They are much nicer in general. My meanest teacher here, in this country, is nothing compared to my math teacher in France….
by Aubrey Wahl
God hates “fags”, and God hates you! But we can’t say that; we can’t speak for a God. The Westboro Baptist Church thinks it can, however. The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is scheduled to visit and protest Bethesda-Chevy Chase High on Tuesday, November 10, at around 7:00 AM as you probably know.
Started in [...]
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 [...]
