In my first editor's letter of the year, I wrote about what it means to be educated. I concluded that being educated is about being able to look through the metaphorical noise to find the truth. As a journalist,...
"Reflection upon the experience is as important as the experience itself," Ralph Emerson.
I'm slightly surprised I made it 12 years ago. Twelve years is a long time to be doing anything, much less toiling...
I implore the Clayton community to reassess how we value students. Do we value them as test takers? “A+” receivers? Scholars? Or as people. Humans. Kids who want to learn, have fun, and live a life which makes them happy.
I was best friends with every single student in my preschool class, we all were. Seventeen toddlers gathered on an eight-by-ten rug Monday through Friday cultivated a sense of community I have yet to feel...
I give Matilda the musical the movie a 5 out of 5.
You may think that this movie would be a normal happy kids movie, but there were actually lots of deep ideas and sad emotions throughout the movie....
How much of the world should be guided by algorithms? That’s a question more and more people are asking themselves as awareness increases about the scope of AI. Students can input prompts into ChatGPT...
It’s time for us to stop prosecuting each other for liking things considered mainstream. People should be free to enjoy what makes them happy, whether or not those things align with society’s view of what is good.
“I loved going on overnight activities for high school clubs like Speech and Debate or Robotics. I felt like the best team bonding always happened on these trips… They left me with great memories and...
How far are you willing to go for internet validation? That’s a question every social media user has to answer when they make their accounts. When I chose to keep my Instagram private, it wasn’t an...
Why is it rude to call people as fat? When I was younger, I was taught that calling someone was fat was the same as calling them ugly. If you are called fat, you are supposed to feel embarrassed, ashamed,...
I've always disliked the word Asianess. It sounds like a disease, one that people refuse to openly converse about, and shun those that have it. I suppose I feel that way because I am Asian, and I have...
“We’re training and conditioning a whole new generation of people that when we are uncomfortable or lonely or uncertain or afraid we have a digital pacifier for ourselves that is kind of atrophying...
