Girls Shy Away from Math Because it’s not “Feminine”
Have you heard the old “fact” that boys are better at math and science than girls, but girls are better at reading and writing? For a long time, I thought this really was the truth. However, in...
View ArticleBard College Math Camp Helps Middle Schoolers Stay Sharp Over Summer Break
Can you imagine going to a “summer camp” only to find that the daily itinerary consists of spending six hours each day studying math? To me, this sounds absolutely awful, but for Mattie Williams and...
View ArticleNew York City Students Must Now Take Sex Ed Classes
When I was in middle school and high school, I dreaded the one week each year that was devoted to sex education. We were taught a very strict abstinence-only form of sex ed, but I do remember one year...
View ArticleMiddle School Students Take Locker Decorations to a Whole New Level
Back when I was in middle school, I decorated my locker with pictures of *NSync, all my friend, and a paper flower that my crush had given me. It was actually pretty awesome, not gonna lie. But today,...
View ArticleStudents Form Families to Feel More Included at School
“I have 10 moms,” said Katie Samuelson, a fifth-grade student at Reynoldsburg’s Gateway Academy.Wait, what? How can a kid have 10 moms? That doesn’t make any sense…unless you know that Katie is talking...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Visits a Secondary School in Virginia with the Cast of iCarly
Michelle Obama is always a class-act, but she also knows how to have fun, and she showed off this funner side when she appeared with the cast of iCarly at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax County,...
View ArticlePennsylvania Middle School Bans Uggs Boots in the Middle of Winter
Middle school students at Pottsdam Middle School in Pennsylvania can now add Uggs boots to the list of clothing items that may not be worn to school. It’s common knowledge that many schools have dress...
View ArticleAn Entire School District in Montana Exists for Only One Student
Some people think that smaller class sizes are the answer to improving the quality of education that students in America receive. However, I doubt that anybody would really want to have a class – or...
View ArticleHugging Banned at New Jersey Middle School
In an attempt to keep students from engaging in “unsuitable, physical interactions,” Tyler Blackmore, the principal at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School in New Jersey, passed a new rule, which forbids the...
View ArticleAt Brooklyn’s Intermediate School 318, Chess is King
If you had walked into Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn early last week, you would have heard a loud roar coming from the classrooms. You might have thought it was pep-rally for the school’s...
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