Honors courses should be offered in the humanities
Students should think about a past assignment that they were so excited about, it didn’t feel like work. While most may not feel this way about every assignment, finding a subject for which they do,...
View ArticleBasis from a conglomerate of elements necessary to further discussion
It’s that kid again, the one that didn’t do the reading yet insists on participating during the class discussion. Few will take this student seriously because they lack knowledge to form an opinion off...
View ArticleJudging peers on a lack of knowledge prevents the deepening of conversation
Students sit around a Harkness table, nervously glancing at each other in silence until a confident few speak up. However, as those few students finish speaking, the conversation dies off for lack of...
View ArticleSafe Space Task Force confuses rather than clarifies the right and wrong of...
The Safe Space Task Force has a good intention, but an unclear message. The Task Force’s first step towards their goal of making St. Paul Academy and Summit School a more inclusive and welcoming place...
View ArticlePart 2 of 2: Should teachers share political opinions in classrooms?
No: Teacher political opinions could cause further divide The United States has become an increasingly polarized country. This polarization has become apparent within families, with friends, in...
View ArticleQuit dropping a penny a swear word
Walk through the hallway. Pause for a moment and listen to the number of profane words and slurs casually spoken. The use of conversational swearing can achieve many outcomes, from joking or...
View Article[OVERTIME] Fans may watch pros for fame, but should watch school athletes for...
Picture this: A well-dressed adult walks into an arena and suits up to play a game. During the game, the player is largely non-communicative with their teammates, occasionally puts in effort when under...
View ArticleSave our planet, not Notre Dame
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire on Apr. 15 and was destroyed. Since that event, hundreds of millions of dollars have poured in to help rebuild this iconic landmark such as LVMH CEO Bernard...
View ArticleScience proves that typing notes is killing your grade
Classes often begin with students opening their laptop, but typing notes aren’t as beneficial as the students think they are. In fact, typing notes makes preparing for tests much tougher than it should...
View ArticleHomecoming week is over. Keep the spirit alive.
Leading up to Friday, the most important day of the week, was the infamous “All Class Day” schedule was put into motion, the students are asked to dress up according to days decided by the dean and...
View ArticleDetentions: are they the right way to deal with problems?
How do we learn to pay for our mistakes, to become better people? How do we right a wrongful deed and learn from our slip-ups? There is not a single concrete answer to this problem to point to, but the...
View ArticleIntroversion is environmental
Introverts can be formed by the environment around them, if that is either from trauma or viewing the way that their parents act and following their tendencies. “When a child grows up with the idea...
View ArticlePosthumous music releases: the debate won’t die
The act of publishing an artist’s work posthumously is not new by any means. Since the nineteenth century, thousands of albums and musical pieces have been published by producers and estates after an...
View ArticleConversations should be courageous: why the compass matters
Courageous Conversations have become an essential part of classroom discussion. The compass, made up of four quadrants: emotional, intellectual, moral, and social, was developed with the goal to help...
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View ArticleSpeaking our minds
The RubicOnline staff compiled short opinions about topics we are passionate about.
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