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Eliminating standardized testing is not the answer

Eliminating standardized testing is not the answer

June 18, 2020

The online course from the Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) for learning CPR, AED, and first aid as required by the state. There are 7 modules which freshmen must complete as well as a ten question test as opposed to the hands-on experience students would get in a regular school year. “Under normal circumstances, the way I teach this at school is to cover a module, and then go into the hands on or lab portion of the course. This is where students will practice the proper way to apply a sling, provide direct pressure for bleeding wounds, or learn how to put a splint on a broken arm, or leg, along with additional topics,” health and P.E. teacher Mr. Barry Potoker said.

First aid, second priority

June 10, 2020

This year, College Board provided an online open-note alternative to the AP Exam.

Post online AP season reflections: good intent, questionable execution

June 6, 2020

Khaled Hosseini’s first novel, The Kite Runner, is a story about two boys in Afghanistan and events that change their lives. The book is published in several countries and widely acclaimed, but faces controversy for its content.

Highs and Lows of Flying Kites

May 20, 2020

Distance learning has both asynchronous and synchronous parts. Both involve the use of screens to aid students. Since students are forced to spend additional time on screens, it can lead to unhealthy screen time habits and their consequences.

Distance Learning Encourages Unhealthy Amounts of Screentime

May 14, 2020

A slide from a school board meeting slideshow outlining one of the plans to reduce the number of buses used in FCPS.

They can’t take our 8th periods

May 6, 2020

Here, an AP Biology class reviews the Krebs cycle over the platform Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.

Online needs some redesigns

May 4, 2020

The Toll is the third book in the dystopian Arc of a Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman. It is the long awaited finale to the trilogy. Although it has been out of the library for so long, I found that it didn’t quite wow me as I had expected it to.

The Final Toll

March 25, 2020

Sid Ram and his friends pose for photos in Lafayette Park in Washington DC for Homecoming. Because of the recent announcement that schools would be closed through the end of the school year, the senior class will have to postpone their prom. Students in the class of 2020 will have to wait for another opportunity to get dressed up and take photos in DC.

A collection of thoughts from a (former) high school senior

March 24, 2020

The tweet from FCPS that schools would be closed through April 10

Coronavirus cancellation: better safe than sorry

March 19, 2020

Freshmen learned about gutters, pictures, and panels while reading

Graphic novels: effective tools in class environments

March 13, 2020

In the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, the first book, Scythe, is followed by Thunderhead, a novel where death occurs in a controlled manner. Photo courtesy of Vanessa Fowler.

When a Computer Controls Everything

March 9, 2020

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