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Drinking and driving
Edith, , Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Alcohol abuse, Orange Cove High School, 17Alcohol is a substance that reduces the function of the brain, thinking, and making reasonable decisions. All these abilities...
Addicted to Our Phones
Antonia, , Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Technology, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, addiction, Orange Cove High School, 13In the article, “Are You Addicted to Your phone?” (Upfront, Bubar, 2018) many people, especially teens, are becoming more...
Teenagers nowadays drive while using the phone.
Patricia, , Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Cars, Orange Cove High School, teenagers, 12In the article, “Driven to Distraction” (from upfront published on March 13, 2017) it explains that texting and driving...
Cash or Card?
Christian, , Argument, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, debate, Economics, Money, Orange Cove High School, 7In the article, “Should Cashless Businesses Be Banned?” (Upfront, Martz, 2020, Subscription required), I learned that there has been...
Reduce the use of plastic straws
Patricia, , Fall 2022, Life Below Water, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Orange Cove High School, Plastic straws, 7In the article, “Should plastic straws be banned?” (Upfront, May 13, 2019 subscription required), I learned that many people...
Hurricane Ian Recovery
Emmanuel, , Fall 2022, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Hurricanes, Orange Cove High School, 6In the article, “Florida Begins Hurricane Ian Recovery” (BTW, btwadmin, 2022) I learned that the aftermath of hurricane Ian...
American Ideal vs Reality
Hammam, , American Dream, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2022, Gathering data through all senses, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, alcatraz, american ideals, carlisles, Native American, Park Slope Collegiate, Reservation, school, 5The United States supposedly has an equal education system. In fact, people from all around the world come to...
Daylight Savings, Should It Be Permanent?
Juan, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2022, Guest Post, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, economy, Orange Cove High School, 5In the article “Should Daylight Savings Time Become Permanent” (BTW 2021) I learned that daylight savings started back in...
In the article “Day of the Dead (Día de Los Muertos” OCT 11, 2022 ORIGINAL: OCT 30, 2018 has...
A Teenage Dreamer
Isiah G, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Documentary, Fall 2022, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, daca, dreamers, immigrant, lawyer, Park Slope Collegiate, The Mayor, 5Celeste, a Mexican immigrant, came to Georgia with her family when she was four years old. Now in high school,...
Climate Change & Gas Prices
Caroline M, , Climate Action, Fall 2022, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Gas prices, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4One of the most concerning things in our world today is that “climate change remains an issue with little...
Should Schools Give Summer Homework?
Rebecca, , Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Stress, Student-Centered, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Orange Cove High School, Summerwork, 4In the article “Should Schools Give Summer Homework?” (Upfront, 2022 subscription required) two experts debate this specific question and...
Death Penalty at the door
Dulce, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Death Penalty, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Dead Penalty, lives matter, Orange Cove High School, Racial Inequality, 4In the article, “Is the Death Penalty on the Way Out?” (Patricia Smith, November 21, 2022, Upfront, subscription required)...
Do we need the SAT/ACT?
Blanca, , Fall 2022, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Student-Centered, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Voting, ACT/SAT, Orange Cove High School, Youth Voices, 4In the article “Should Colleges Still Require the SAT/ACT?”(Upfront, Schaeffer, 2017 subscription required) I learned that standardized test scores...
AI and Taylor Swift
Nico, , AI, Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Music, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Taylor Swift, 4Citation Caramanica, Jon. “Taylor Swift, Caught between Yesterday and Tomorrow On ‘Midnights’.” The New York Times, The New York...
How Plastic Is Trashing the Planet
Blanca, , Climate Action, Environment, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, enviroment, Orange Cove High School, 4In the article “How Plastic Is Trashing the Planet”(Upfront, Anastasia, 2019) I learned that plastic is valid, it can...
First thoughts on being a vegetable photographer (and playing with AI)
Christina C, , AI, Fall 2022, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, ai, AImojo, play, TTT, 4Here is what I wrote: I just posted a photo on Facebook that I took before we connected online...
Should schools punish off-campus cyberbullying?
Blanca, , Bullying, Fall 2022, Media, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, cyberbullying, Orange Cove High School, 4In the article “Should schools punish off-campus cyberbullying” (Upfront, PATCHIN, 2017 PDF) I learned that 53 percent of voters...