The Tight Wire Structure of the American Education System
When the No Child Left Behind Act was forged in 2001 by Democrat and Republican lawmakers, the nation was optimistic about its future in education. Led by President ...
There has been a lot of talk over the years about if we should allow video games to be as violent as they are now or if we should just ban them. I think this argument is just ridiculous because America has always been a violent...
Most of you reading this article probably have at least one relative that uses the coined phrase “Eat your [...]. There are children starving in Africa.” I know I do. My father’s question this Thanksgiving made me wonder:...
In a survey conducted with seniors at Prairie Ridge on November 20, 2012, 98% of students admitted to participating in cheating on tests, quizzes, or homework sometime in their high school career.
When the survey question was...
Every school day children all around the state stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance and then they monotonously mumble the words along with whomever is monotonously mumbling it through the speaker that day. Immediately afterwards,...
Prairie Ridge High School wastes a tremendous amount of paper every year. Whether it's weekly handouts, assignments, or homework, too much paper is being wasted. In class teachers have you do a small activity on a whole piece...
