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Opinion Archive
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AP Bio Teacher Lois Peterson responds to summer homework article
Posted on November 2, 2006 | 15 CommentsAfter reading the articles and data in the October 17 issue of The Cougar and online, AP Biology teacher Lois Peterson wrote in expressing her thoughts about summer homework. Read on for her thoughts on the reality of demanding AP courses, the frustrations of having to cover huge amounts of material, and why she thinks students must take learning into their own hands. -
I didn’t read Moby Dick
Posted on October 17, 2006 | 1 CommentI didn’t read Moby Dick. That’s when I knew something was wrong. I’ve read every single other book assigned to me in high school. I felt horribly guilty writing an essay for summer homework about a book I hadn’t read. Then I looked at my... -
Oversleeping – it’s not your fault!
Posted on October 17, 2006 | 9 Comments“And it’s a beautiful Monday morning today. There isn’t a cloud in the sky and the sun is shining down at a balmy 72 degrees. Stay tuned as we…” The radio clicks on, speaking smoothly, and slowly you leave the comfort of your dreams. You... -
No Earth Space Science for Freshmen This Year
Posted on October 17, 2006 | 1 CommentFor years, parents and students questioned the freshmen Earth/Space Science course requirement. Students whined about the boring topics discussed, while peers at other schools were already pursuing Chemistry and Biology. Parents opposed the unique graduation requirement and wished their children could advance more quickly to... -
Culture 4.5
Posted on October 17, 2006 | No CommentsHigh school culture in general, and certainly at Albany High, is such that classes and tests are taken for a grade, not for enrichment; and to students, the ends justify any means. Attitude is everything, and today’s high school attitudes allow students to Spark Note... -
An Italian in Albany…
Posted on October 16, 2006 | 3 CommentsA student from this school, Sadie Guthrie, left America last month for Sardinia, Italy, and at the same time I came here. “I come from Rome and I’ll be staying here for one year.” This is what I’ve been saying since I arrived in Albany... -
An Albanian in Italy…
Posted on October 16, 2006 | 2 CommentsI hate goodbyes. In September, I experienced the biggest goodbye of my whole entire life. I said goodbye to my friends, my family, my school, my house, California, America, English, and everything else that was once a stable part of my life. Oddly, this huge...
