Monday, November 3, 2025
I’ve written a lot about how stressed I was at the start of junior year. But there were two classes that, at least early on, didn’t add to that stress: Morality and Geometry. When it came to religion courses, I always did well throughout high school, and Morality was no exception. Math, on the other... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Fast Forwarding Chaos
Sometimes in class, we’d watch a video over two sessions. The second session was always chaotic. The chaos came from one simple question: Where did we leave off? The teacher would start fast-forwarding through the tape. “ That’s where we left off, ” someone would say. “ No, we’re further ahead, ”... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 27, 2025
Scared to Give the Answer
Most of my school career could be summed up by one thing: not participating. This shy guy wanted nothing to do with speaking up in class. I was terrified of giving the wrong answer. If I did participate, it was only because the answer was obvious—or because I had been called on. Someone like Mrs.... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
AI and Cheese
These days, many students are turning to AI to write their papers. Teachers, however, have come up with a clever way to catch them. Imagine a teacher assigns a paper on “What caused the American Revolution?” Instead of posting that question online, they post: “What cheese caused the American... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 20, 2025
Lab Stress
I was worried about my past with my Chemistry teacher, Mr. Marrington. Two years earlier, I’d been part of the Webpage Club he moderated. I quit the club by simply not showing up anymore — the original form of ghosting — because all the technical talk went over my head. I was surrounded by experts... Sign in to see full entry.