, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Prison, Quality Education, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, 2
I have read and annotated three articles that look into education systems inside of youth detention centers, also known...
In our English class we decided to read three short stories. The first one is “Everyday Use” by the...
Education is what formalizes humans, what is hard, is to remain being educated and listen to others. In the...
Dear Education, I remembered walking into you knowing I’m going to have to make new friends and have to...
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It occurred to me that these three have one strong connection in between and that is how the social...
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We are still young learners so it is a full right to know what is going on in our...
One of the main reasons why, the three stories “ The Lesson”, “ How to date,” and “ Everyday...
, , , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Music, Quality Education, Showcase, Stress, 8
There has been a lot of controversy about whether students should listen to music while they study. Some believe...
Schools all across the nation speak about how uniforms are a positive to the school environment and increases student...
Schools are receiving increasing pressure to move to using curriculum that is more based around, self-centered learning and self...
Textbooks have been a classroom necessity for a long time, but now it seems that tablets, and laptops have...
Schools argue that uniforms are helpful in many different ways, such as the focus of their educations and not...
There seems to be a disparity amongst American history classes. Textbooks in America are writing different narratives for the...
Many people do not like homework, and I am one of them. Homework is indeed good or bad. Less...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2019, Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, This is America, 0
In recent years there has been a debate on whether or not the government should pay for college. Graduating...
Should students be able to use cell phones during class periods? A lot of teenagers and parents have this...
As high schoolers approaching college many of us are worried about paying the cost of tuition. College tuition is...
Advanced Placement(AP) classes have been instituted for the past 50 years. But over the last few years, the creators...
Africa is the least educated continent in the world with 21 percent of 20 to 24-year-olds have less than...
Did you know that OUSD only made small schools in neighbourhoods that they found poor? After they made 40...
What is a giant problem that teachers are struggling with? The average rent in Oakland is $2,916, an 8%...
Place : park As teenagers we have disagreements with our parents I believe that college is not necessary But...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Fall 2019, Goals, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Youth Activism, 1
In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
In America today, many kids who are in or are going to go into college, are stressed with the...
Technology has improved so much in the last decade it’s unbelievable. We have access to anything right at our...
Almost all schools have a dress code. Private schools, public schools, and charter schools all usually have a dress...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Immigration, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Quality Education, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, 1
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
, , , Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Quality Education, Showcase, 1
There has always been controversy surrounding the topic of zoos. There are questions of it being morally okay to...
Good people have different opinions because of how they see things.For example if good people judge hookah because people...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Debt, Fall 2019, Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, This is America, 9
For boomers and many other of the older generations, college tuition is similar to a walk in the park....
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Guns, Police, Quality Education, Showcase, This is America, 1
Everybody has an alternate meaning of being American, albeit a large number of us can concur that being American...
The debate of whether homework is beneficial or not has been going on for quite some time. For decades,...
Throughout our education we take standardized tests from the ACT to SAT, but do they really define a student?...
Why is education so important because it is a part of our life. As Nelson Mandela said, “Education is...
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The tuition for college has quadrupled and was much cheaper for older generations. American taxpayers are charging students for...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Constitution, Fall 2019, Media, No Poverty (Economy), Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Surveys, Technology, This is America, Voting, Youth Activism, 0
A huge debate within the last couple of years is how can we get everyone to use their privilege...
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics the facts still show that people with a college degree and a high...
, , , Bullying, Decision Making, Design & Style, Fall 2019, Showcase, Student-Centered, 8
In regards to schools making students wear a uniform, I disagree with the idea that it makes schools safer....
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College affordability has always been an important and highly debated issue. With student loans climbing to an extreme level...
, , , Call to Action, Drugs, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Showcase, 7
How can we prevent teenagers from vaping? That is a great question that many parents are trying to figure...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2019, Quality Education, Showcase, 0
We live in a society where we are expected to go to college straight out of high school. Many...
Homework can do both good and bad, but it seems to be doing more bad than good. The amount...
I am Lainie Himebaugh, I am a dedicated swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the chieftain marching band....
When choosing a college that is right for students many people look at academics, location, programs, and size. However,...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Quality Education, Showcase, 3
It’s that time of the year. Senior high school students are finalizing their journey at their current institution and...
, , , Art, Debt, Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, 0
I am extremely interested in the student debt crisis that currently plagues college graduates. As I apply to colleges,...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Language, Quality Education, Religion, Showcase, Summer 2019, 0
We moved sometime during the spring, so renewal must have been at the forefront of my mom’s mind: new...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Quality Education, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Transportation, 41
Many Chicago Students walk it to school every day. For various reasons, some of the students come in late...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 5
Money has been misplaced in communities that are high income. Schools in the mid/low-income community are suffering due to...
, , , Psychology, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 3
Yo, Chiraq Oscar here and I am posting this blog to talk about an issue that concerns me. I...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, What do I stand for?, 0
Hi, my name is Rachel. From the span of February to my group and I had to find a...
, , , Call to Action, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Media and Message, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, Summer 2019, Technology, 0
Our project was about the dangers of sexual harassment and our overall goal was to inform people about sexual...
, , , Climate Action, Community, Environment, Media, Nature, Quality Education, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Technology, 2
My name is Karen, the authour of the blog “Deforestation In NY”. This blog is a high-school project where...
, , , Media, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Technology, 0
For my digital activism project, from February to May, I chose a goal that I would need to promote...
, , , Drugs, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Below is my multimedia presentation about insulin! Below is a link to one of my blogs! Check it out!...
It is known at this point that my team and I have been working on our end of year...
, , , Call to Action, Happiness, Media, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, This I Believe, Upstander, 0
In tech, we are doing a digital presentation project and the issue that me and my group chose was...
, , , Bullying, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Stories, Upstander, 0
I want to fight for better LGBTQ healthcare. Prejudice and discrimination is everywhere but when it endangers someone’s life, it is unacceptable. I have friends in the LGBTQ community and they should...
, , , Drugs, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, This is America, 3
Hello everyone! I created a video describing the benefits of Medical Marijuana. For all those who prefer to read,...
, , , Decision Making, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Love, Nature, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Science, Science & Math, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, Women in Action, 0
The NAM is not the only way or the best way to treat children with cleft lips and palates,...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
In our society today and especially all over the world; there has been a deeply concerning problem with the...
To begin we were giving a project in humanities class about an issue in our community and the one...
Standardized testing has become a hot topic in recent years. Growing concerns over the amount of tests that students...
Standardized testing has become a very hot topic in recent years. For over 25 years, government mandated tests have...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
In Legacy Admissions Offer An Advantage – and not Just at Schools like Harvard by Max Larkin, the author...
It’s no secret that the many education reforms across the nation have led to a not so successful...
Testing in public schools has reached an all-time high. A study from the Washington Post found that the average...
To me, the American Creed means the freedom to be who you are and become anything you want to...
, , , Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
“Expansion of American education” is an article that goes into detail about the evolution of the American education system,...
Education is widely recognized as one of the most important factors in an individual’s success and ability to mold...
The article I read talks about a variety of problems and solutions for the current American education system. It...
“A matter of fairness: The Struggle of Betsy DeVos” is an article written by Jay Nordlinger which talks about...
, , , Call to Action, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Student-Centered, 2
What Colleges Want in an Applicant (Everything) by Eric Hoover delves into the the volatile and often unfair world...
, , , Community, Poetry, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
It was hard leavingfrom middle school tohigh school, what wasnot easy was the bigtransition betweenI was scared to tryway...
There are many minor flaws in the education system that ultimately lead to a much greater overall issue. In...
, , , American Creed, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, 5
The American Creed can define each person and who they are. The American Creed is the motivation everyone has...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Technology & Computer Science, 0
Schools should be allowed to limit students’ online speech because it impacts both students and teachers. Online speech allows...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, 1
This I believe: while education keeps changing throughout time according to the needs of our society, values such as...
, , , American Creed, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
I have been a student since 2003 when I first attended pre-school. My time in school was enjoyable and...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Quality Education, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
This is a recording of 1.3.208-218 from Shakespeare’s Othello. I am portraying Desdemona in this. I learned that tone,...
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Education plays a very important role in our world today, and is valued by parents, politicians, students, and educators....
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Do you think that giving teenagers too much online privileges can affect people around the world ? There are...
In the state of North Carolina, charter schools receive significantly less funding than the average district public school. Why...
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“ If there was any doubt about Abel, the truth was right there in front of us all along,...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2018, Guns, Quality Education, Showcase, 7
Oakland Violence The City of Oakland where we live is trying to make a change because Oakland has...
OUSD (Oakland Unified School District) has gone through a lot this decade. They have been in debt and lost...
, , , Fall 2018, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 9
An Unbalanced Household Opens The Doors To An Unbalanced Life Data from the Pew Research Center, a...
, , , Fall 2018, LGBTQ+ Rights, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8
Does inclusion lead to safety? Oakland is filled with all types of people but the classrooms don’t always embody...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Police, Protest, Quality Education, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, 3
What is the cause of police brutality and how does it affect Oakland residents? Hillary Walker, a teacher at...
, , , Art, Fall 2018, Music, Quality Education, Showcase, 7
Does Music Truly Benefit Oakland Schools ? As some may know, music programs are being cut in Oakland’s...
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Do you think it’s fair that students are being served Pre-pack food and not have the choice or option...
Let’s Create a Change Towards the OUSD District Does the OUSD district give Oakland high school students...
, , , Fall 2018, History, Quality Education, Showcase, 0
While reading 1984 I saw many problems that are happening in our world today. The most startling one for...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, 0
In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
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The shift in language refers to how many people today use emojis, the abbreviation of words, and likes/reactions,...
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Social Media has become a huge aspect of everyone’s daily life. It has become so big that getting your...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, 1
As our generation begin to enter society fully as adults, we face a large number of societal problems, some...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Psychology, Quality Education, Showcase, Social Class, Stress, 0
The Labeling Theory states that individuals “behave in ways that reflect how others label them” (Crossman). For example, if...
I just don’t understand why my mother does not understand me. I tell her that I am not straight....
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