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Race and Results
"Forcing our students to pencil in bubbles on scantron sheets while kids in private schools debate and write essays is not a strategy for achieving racial equity."
By Chela Delgado
College Dropout
"Here, I often sit in classrooms where teachers are so overwhelmed by their class size, that I go completely unnoticed."
By Denise Tejada
College Dropout
"With so many resources being cut, like tutoring, electives, and teacher office hours, I’m scrambling to find other ways to make my education worthwhile."
By Denise Tejada
Sex Ed Snoozefest
"Sure we get info about using condoms and listen to a laundry list of STDs, but I didn’t get the sense that anything could actually happen to me."
By Ankitha Bharadwaj
SAT Prep
"It seems unfair to me that others must simply walk in and take the SAT based simply on their prior knowledge, while I have taken countless hours of tutoring sessions to prepare."
By Jessie Andrews
An Early Start
"I‘ve practically been going through the application process since I was in diapers."
By Joshua Raifman
Tangoing with Technology
"Isn’t education supposed to be about my mind, not some machine’s? "
By Ankitha Bharadwaj
Private College
"I began to feel very conscious of my social class, so I avoided giving details about my background, like my parents' occupation and the fact that I was the first generation to attend college.."
By Bianca Butler
Measure Y
"Now most of my free time is spent teaching them skills that they can turn into careers."
By D’Mariey Johnson
Teens Talk Sex Ed.
"See what adults don’t understand is that it’s embedded in our daily dialogue. We talk about sex probably as many times as we talk about food … and that’s a lot."
By Erica Granados
The Cambodian-American Cheerleader
"I want to honor my Cambodian heritage, but I’m not in Cambodia. And here, you need to have an identity outside of your family."
By Chandra Touch
Losing the Freshman 40K
"I hope that the long-term payoff is becoming a well-rounded financially independent adult – not just learning the lesson of a bad investment."
By Lauryn Silverman
Missing History
"I find myself in this situation a fair amount—not knowing anything about a seemingly significant piece of history because we haven’t covered it in school."
By Janna Kaplan
Free College
"I believe I have as much of a right to a free, publically funded college education...as I do elementary and high school educations."
By Paul Katzman
Overcrowded Classrooms
"There’s too much noise, no space, there’s not enough time for the teachers too help us all. It'a like a jungle inside the classes."
By Evelyn Martinez
High School Drop-Outs
"I’ve had friends who have threatened to drop out because of failing every portion of the Georgia Graduation Test or because they weren’t able to handle the pressure of their classes."
By Aubrey Williams
Technology High
"We all have laptop computers instead of books. I email my homework to the teachers. Heck, the days of passing a secret note to a friend are over – I just send them a computer message."
By Bennett Gastin
Financial Strikeout
"By the time I get my PhD, I will have shelled out almost $200,000 for my education..."
By Marjon Wolfe
Half-Studying
"I can either sprint to the finish line and then be pestered by my parents about running more laps, or I can run slowly, take some leisurely detours and finish the race at my own pace."
By Hayley Andrews
Academics Over Friendships
"The high school and college drop-out rates of African American guys are high. That, to me, proves that hanging with your friends can cause failure."
By Aubrey Roberts
Making the Grade
"One of the most dominant stereotypes I see in my generation is the idea that when Black students show interest in academics, they're acting white. "
By Kumi Hodge
Passing the Exit
"My heart goes out the people that didn’t pass, but we offer after-school programs...there’s classes that you can take for both parts, English and math, during school. "
By Jennifer Obakhume
Walking Out of My AP Exam
"My intention was simple; to relax and fail, but still get the letters 'AP' on my transcript."
By Lauryn Silverman
Making an "Exit"
"A high school diploma shouldn’t just be given out, it should be earned."
By Jazmine Livingston
Unchallenging Classes
"If you’re going to promise small classes and better teachers, then deliver smaller classes and better teachers."
By Nico Savidge
Remedial Classes
"But the level of work was better suited for an elementary student, so at fourteen years old, I made the decision to switch out of remedial classes."
By Bianca Butler
Chemistry
"Since elementary school, I’ve always taken the most difficult classes available for my grade. So my decision to take AP Chemistry was a no-brainer."
By Ankitha Bharadwaj
Dress Codes in Learning
"Others argue that those not wearing uniforms are so distracted, it hurts their academic performance."
By Omari Williams
No Obstacles
"Parents should move to a neighborhood in a different school district or talk to school administrators about special circumstances if it means their children will go to a better school."
By Emma Din
Rejection or Acceptance
"After all, I hear writing your address 50 times over can be kind of meditative."
By Rachel Krantz
Black Market for ADD Drugs
"I wasn’t a habitual drug user. But I was driven to do well in school and couldn’t see my way through all the papers, tests and projects on two or three hours of sleep a night."
By Michelle Jarboe
School The Way I Want It
"The tracking system helps me play on my strengths and weaknesses."
By Lisa Aultman
Homophobia in School
"They make it seem like every gay person they encounter would try turn them gay when that is FAR from the real case."
By Musa Aziz
Getting Special Treatment
"He says, they're too easy on black students, and let them get away with just about anything when it comes to academics and behavior."
By Karime Blanco
iPod Mania Disrupting Classrooms
"While I’m trying to pay attention to my teacher, a girl who sits across from me constantly plays with her toy while text messaging her friends."
By Ankitha Bharadwaj
Confidence Education
"The teacher told me my cousin wasn’t turning in homework. That seemed strange to me since I had been with her the past two weeks, and she never seemed to need help."
By Karime Blanco
Cheating on Exams
"Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t just completely blow off studying and depend on my arm for informational support."
By Karime Blanco
Teachers and Summer Jobs
"I always pictured my high school teachers summering at a resort or cruising the tropical seas."
By Julie Civiello
Unfunded Arts
"Schools should replicate these ideas and use arts in the curriculum. It can add to the quality of students’ lives."
By Brandon Sheat
Cheating in Class
"I studied long and hard until one in the morning trying to memorize the six steps of accounting, and no, I didn’t procrastinate, I studied everyday that I could."
By Karime Blanco
Athletics vs. Academics
"Unfortunately, I spend way more time at track practice than I do focusing on my studies."
By Omari Williams
College Junk Mail
"People should value education enough that they don’t need to be attracted with flashy brochures."
By Sarah Beth McKay
Drop Out Purgatory
"It’s easier to take the insults when you’re not around to hear them, so I started cutting."
By Quincy Mosby
College and Money
"My parents can’t really share any college experiences with me. But they can share my ambitions."
By Ricky Zhang
College and Allowance
"First, not only does it look like I’m going to have to actually study at college, I’m going to act like a financial analyst."
By Lauryn Silverman
Sports Praise
"Why is it that artists winning awards for their work or student unions doing charity don’t make it to the morning announcements?"
By Lisa Aultman
Health Class
"Drugs are bad, smoking cigarettes will give you cancer, and most importantly, if you have sex you will die!"
By Jasmine Mola
The New SAT
"Taking the SAT has always been about finding tricks to get the right answer quickly, and the new one’s just the same."
By Jazmine Livingston
Year Round School
"It was only four weeks into the summer vacation, and I wished I was back in school!"
By Thanh Vu
The Riley Reputation
"They also never turned in work and fought almost everyday they were at school."
By De’Shawnna Riley
The New SAT
"Because many lower income students do not receive adequate education in grammar, it seems the new test is just as much of a disadvantage to the poor as before."
By Rachel Krantz
Diverse Teachers
"While conformity amongst teachers may help increase standardized test scores, there are serious consequences for the individual students."
By Ramika Gourdine
No Child Left Behind
"I believe the real purpose of the Act is to destroy public schools."
By Paul Katzman
Parent Teacher
"Whenever other kids from my school realize who my parents are, they flip out and have a million questions."
By Max Abrams
School Uniforms
"If everybody had on the same thing, then maybe, just maybe, SAT scores and CRCT scores would rise."
By Shauntavia Richardson
Restless Nights
"Lately, my studying routine has gotten a little out of control and I’m developing a bad habit."
By Peter Xuan
Oakland's Truancy Center
"Our goal is to have a one-stop shop where they would come in and we can talk to them about what's going on in their lives."
By Anyi Howell
Teacher Competitions
"Ultimately, the competition's about proving we're mature enough to hang out with adults and be treated as an equal."
By Chelsea Vargas
Cambodian, English, to Spanish
"My teacher introduced herself in Spanish, and even though people told her they didn't understand her, she just kept talking."
By Somaly Ourm
Teacher-Friends
"As the conversation continued and I got more and more desperate to find a teacher that I talked to more than anyone else, something struck me."
By Chelsea Vargas
Public Not Private Schools
"At a private school, you’re paying top dollar so that a teacher is constantly checking up on you."
By Jazmine Livingston
School Scenes in the Bay Area
"These teens know they are the generation that will inherit the world shaped by the decisions being made now."
By Noah Nelson
My Senior Year
"This year will be different because I have friends in every class- and for me, my friends make school worthwhile."
By Alex Espinoza
Community Service
"I'm only a sophomore, but already I'm thinking about how to stand out on my college applications."
By Erika Solomon
Senior Year Thoughts
"I'm looking forward to the good memories and the good times, but I also know there will other responsibilities and expenses to deal with."
By Janee Wafer
School Funding
"With so many needs in our schools, I don’t understand why the DoD has to spend such a large amount."
By Emma Din
SAT and HOPE Scholarship
"They want to require a minimum SAT score of 1000 to be eligible for HOPE."
By Miriam Archibong
Too Much School Work
"There’s too much work in high school for students to actually learn anything."
By Kalid Mohammed
Standardized Testing in School
"Personally, I don’t see the point of taking the SAT 9."
By Dereje Solomon
Fast for Education
Youth Radio interviewed participants of the Fast for Education protests in Oakland.
The Importance of History
"I truly believe if we don't learn about history, it's as if it doesn't exist."
By Clara Green
Attendance Policy
"If a student is absent from a class five times, their grade goes down ten percent."
By Robert Reynolds
Minority to Majority
"The program brings kids from struggling schools to my high performing school."
By Avery White
Scholarships and Citizenship
"I’m not even eligible for many scholarships, because I’m not a U.S. citizen yet."
By Gaby Arvizu
College Requirements
"I really want to go to a highly respected university."
By William Robertson
D.C. School Security
"Now there are calls for D.C. police to take over security in all D.C. Public Schools."
By Tadina Ross
Suffering from Being Smart
"My classmates ostracized me."
By Brandon Sheats
Law School Tuition Hikes
"The new education tax makes it impossible for me and my classmates
to consider jobs in the public interest market."
By Shaffy Moeel
Teachers Calling
Home
"How far is too far for a teacher to call your parents?"
By Denise Chu
Military vs College
"I shouldn't have to justify my goals to make other people feel
comfortable."
By Tilondra Barnett
The Georgia HOPE Scholarship
"I’d rather my eligibility for HOPE be based on my SAT score than
my GPA."
By Kieran Scarlett
Georgia HOPE Scholarship
"Students like me are taking opportunities away from deserving
students."
By David Suitts
New SAT
"I think the new format will actually be beneficial."
By Vashti Buck
Senior Year
"I need some motivation to get by this year."
By William Robertson
Kabul Girls Back in School
Youth Radio’s Nishat Kurwa traveled to Kabul to find out how female
students are faring as the educational system rebuilds.
Racial Stereotypes in School
"People take one look at me and think I have a 4.0 and my only hobby is reading."
By Sanovia Jackson and Emily Greenwell
Budget Cuts
"I don’t have time to stress about budget cuts that never
seem to have any effect."
By Hevanya Gardeen
AP Classes and Minorities
"I didn’t enroll for the sake of diversity, or to make the
statistics more favorable."
By Ashley Hayes
AP Classes
"I don’t have space in my schedule anymore for AP courses."
By Damaris Orozco
Tuition Hikes
"Raising college and university tuition isn’t going to motivate
us further."
By Darlene Chavarria
Belmont Track System
"What makes our school even more unusual is that it never closes."
By Arena Peregrina
Principal Deficit
"My school has a unique problem -- a principal deficit."
By Jacob Schneider
Parents and College
"My mother is pushing the issue of responsibilities like writing
checks."
By Sanovia Jackson
Mutual Respect Between
Students and Teachers
"Verbal abuse intimidates students."
By Christopher Thurmond
Racism in Schools
"The problem is that the school system is based on old laws."
By Angel Williams
Selling Candy at School
"No matter where you purchase it, you are still taking the risk
of getting sick."
By Carl Lewis
School Discipline
"Everyone should be treated equally no matter their race, sex,
culture, or religion."
By Charles Shy
School Uniforms
"If everyone wore the same thing, there would be nothing to talk
about."
By Randy H.
Heavy Books
"My backpack weighs at least 30 pounds with all the books, which puts a strain on my back."
By William Robertson
Uniform Policy
"Am I truly going to succeed in life because I wore a white shirt
instead of a brown one in high school?"
By Hannah Kamau
Busing
"The lack of diversity they experienced in their previous schools
hurt their understanding of different cultures."
By Avery White
Exit Exam
"I passed the test, but I didn’t do a great as I assumed."
By Laura Holtan
Fee Hikes
"The tragedy isn’t debt, it’s the choices many of my
classmates make because of it."
By Brooke Wilson
Exit Exam
"I was only two points away from passing the Math section."
By Krystle Martin
Religion and School
"I’ve seen how a lack of religious activity has hurt our
communities."
By Vashti Buck
Cell Phones in School
"My school's newest principle sees cell phones as more of a hazard
than a safety measure."
By Trey Boyd
Pink Slips
"Ever since these layoffs started, we’ve been relating to
our teachers in a new way."
By Emily Greenwell
Uncertain Future
"Change scares me and if there’s a big chunk of it coming
my way, I try to step aside."
By Petya Somleva
Adult School
"Everybody in the class was from a different school."
By Simon Hadley
Cell Phones in School
"Even though it is against my school policy, I still bring my phone
to school on occasions."
By Devin Jefferson
School Theft
"We’re wondering if we have to put giant padlocks on our
backpacks."
By Denise Chu
Charter School
"We’re in charge of our own time management."
By Lita Cho
Faking Addresses
"I probably would just end up going to a school where there’s
a high rate of killings."
By Sophie Simon-Ortiz
Graduation Test
"This test feels like a dead end for lots of students."
By DeSean Robinson-Walker
Tarzan and Grady High School
"I want to show how misconceptions spread."
By Alice Bufkin
The Real World
"If you want something, go and get it."
By Chase Altieri
School and War
The government has screwed over the children of America with this stupid
war.
By Simon Hadley
Military Recruiting and the SAT
"I’m wondering how the military knows I scored well on the
SAT."
By AJ Herrmann
Debate
"You must be aggressive or you could be verbally trampled."
By Brandon Sheats
High School
"I decided I didn’t want to come back ever."
By Khalilah Womack
Exit Exam
"If the kids don’t learn, the teachers are also responsible."
By Simon Hadley
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