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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...
Erika Yee
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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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...
Qingqing Ouyang
Apr 11, 20211 min read
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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...
Erika Yee
Apr 5, 20212 min read
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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...
Vedika Iyer
Mar 25, 20213 min read
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Importance of STEM Education
What is STEM education? STEM is an interdisciplinary approach to education that stands for science, technology, engineering, and...
Erika Yee
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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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...
Hadia Ijaz
Feb 17, 20213 min read
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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....
Erika Yee
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Youth Financial Preparation
In school, personal finance is typically not taught. However, these financial skills are critical in the future. Learning to make money,...
Qingqing Ouyang
Jan 26, 20212 min read
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Sex Education
Sex Education; that awkward class that everyone regrets to share with their classmates. Unlike it’s stereotypes, Sex Education is a...
Vedika Iyer
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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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...
Erika Yee
Dec 26, 20202 min read
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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...
Hadia Ijaz
Dec 10, 20203 min read
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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...
Vedika Iyer
Dec 7, 20202 min read
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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...
Erika Yee
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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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...
Erika Yee
Nov 19, 20201 min read
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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...
Vedika Iyer
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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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...
Vedika Iyer
Nov 5, 20203 min read
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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...
Vedika Iyer
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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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...
Hadia Ijaz
Oct 20, 20202 min read
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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...
Hadia Ijaz
Oct 17, 20203 min read
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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...
Qingqing Ouyang
Oct 16, 20203 min read
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