The Great Equalizer

“The most important thing you can get Jubec, is education.” my grandfather declares. His words float in the stale air of the living room, smothered by his clumsy Polish accent. It seems so noble a proclamation: education, the great equalizer, education, food in your children’s mouths…

Instruction v Epiphany

While writing my first draft of this piece, I misspelled ‘inherently’, and I also just misspelled the word ‘misspelled’ as I write. I continued to speak with conviction while simultaneously disregarding my lack of ability to type a cohesive sentence without relying on autocorrect. I…

Being Truly Educated in Modern Society

School is just the beginning.

School: Educational Facility or Intellectual Prison?

Quinn Welsh

Are Professional Athletes Overpaid?

According to basketball reference there are currently 29 NBA players who made at least 20 million dollars this year, 58 players who made at least 15 million, and 109 players who made at least 10 million. The NBA salary cap will increase even more after…

Education

I sit in my AP US history (APUSH) classroom, the day before we have an in-class document-based question (DBQ) assessment. The air of stress and angst fills the room, as students chatter about what they plan on writing about. I hear the same things, over and over. I turn to the student next to me, and ask him…