Education

You’re sitting in Bobst Library between classes, being the responsible student that you are and actually using your only break of the day to start that essay due at 8 a.m. tomorrow. But almost immediately,

It typically begins in seventh grade. Sometime in March or April. Unfamiliar feelings. Wandering eyes. Vague insecurities. Burgeoning cases of FOMO, or the “fear of missing out.” A dim awareness that other people are watching

When my kids were little and needed to get out of the house, I took them down to the water. There was much to do: skip rocks, play in the sand, and make dams to

Writing is difficult – especially when what you’re writing will be published on the Internet, where anyone and everyone can read it. I started this column last fall hoping that it would help me improve

“What part of this don’t you understand?” the judge asked, frustration edging her voice.  “You’re fifteen. The law says you need to be in school. Do you think the rules don’t apply to you?” The

Before break, some friends in my dorm and I were discussing the different types of educations we received from elementary school through high school. There were the expected differences that arose between private and public

Being out only endeared this teacher to his adolescent charges.  As a gay high school teacher, I often ask myself how to best navigate my sexual orientation in my classroom. I believe that at a

Though banning laptops seems juvenile, taking notes by hand eliminates distractions, making lectures more conducive for learning   It seems as though the age of laptops in classrooms came and went in the blink of

Students at The Chicago Academy for the Arts have a long history of taking on challenging material. However, the school’s ability to handle controversial work was recently put to the test. ********* Winter break was