Changes to SAT Standardized Testing?
Why is the SAT Changing? Standardized testing has long faced criticism over its length, stress-inducing nature, and inability to...
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Qingqing Ouyang
- Apr 11, 2021
- 1 min
Waitlisted? Write a LOCI
This year college acceptance rates have lowered even more due to factors related to COVID-19, including going test-optional. Because of...
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Erika Yee
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
Influential Women in Education
Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for the education of women and children, and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize...
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Vedika Iyer
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
Benefits of In Person Learning
After being required to stay online for a few months, I decided to go in person for the first time this year. I had experienced many...
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Erika Yee
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
Importance of STEM Education
What is STEM education? STEM is an interdisciplinary approach to education that stands for science, technology, engineering, and...
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Hadia Ijaz
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Starbucks Supply Drive
It is no secret that during COVID-19 many schools have been hit hard due to lack of funding, especially when it comes to providing the...
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Erika Yee
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Test Optional: Blessing or Curse?
Standardized-testing has recently been under debate of whether or not it is actually a good metric of student aptitude and achievement....
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Qingqing Ouyang
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Youth Financial Preparation
In school, personal finance is typically not taught. However, these financial skills are critical in the future. Learning to make money,...
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Vedika Iyer
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Sex Education
Sex Education; that awkward class that everyone regrets to share with their classmates. Unlike it’s stereotypes, Sex Education is a...
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Erika Yee
- Dec 26, 2020
- 2 min
Benefits of Increasing Teacher Salaries
Teachers are essential to society as they shape the future minds of our nation. Unfortunately, teachers are generally paid less than...
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Hadia Ijaz
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
Helping Hands Blog : Tips for De-stressing School Edition
Stress is defined as a “a feeling of emotional or physical tension." Oftentimes, school is a continuous factor of the daily stress that...
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Vedika Iyer
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Tips on How to Have a Better Social Life During Quarantine
We are all having a hard time keeping our social lives consistent during quarantine. Because we aren’t seeing and talking to our friends...
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Erika Yee
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Importance of a Growth Mindset
Can our mindsets affect the way we learn? Yes! Our mindsets or viewpoints play a large role in decision making, thought process, learning...
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Erika Yee
- Nov 19, 2020
- 1 min
Classroom Environment Impacts on Learning
Class environments are crucial to fostering effective student learning, as the majority of students spend a large amount of time sitting...
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Vedika Iyer
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
5 Tips for a Productive Workspace at Home
1. Take away all distractions! This may seem like a no brainer, but it really works! By putting away your phone, your favorite book, and...
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Vedika Iyer
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min
How High School Students Struggle and Cope with Virtual School
Nikhil Kothari is an athletic and busy sophomore. He says “Time management is a constant struggle.” Simple tasks, like doing homework or...
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Vedika Iyer
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Helping Hands Work and Our Goals: Taking Action
For Helping Hands, bringing awareness to education inequalities is not enough. Helping Hands believes in making a difference and...
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Hadia Ijaz
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Helping Hands Work and Our Goals: Fundraising
One of the larger core issues behind the extreme education disparity between higher-income areas versus lower-income areas comes from a...
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Hadia Ijaz
- Oct 17, 2020
- 3 min
Helping Hands Work and Our Goals: Tutoring
Helping Hands is a Non Profit that surrounds the basis of a “students for students” organization. The tutoring programs that are offered...
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Qingqing Ouyang
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
Education and Location
When someone is in an area of common low socioeconomic levels, they usually lead to poor funding for school due to income from a percent...
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