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Are Cyber Schools for Anti-Social?
The first time I ever heard of cyber school was when I was attending Greenfield Elementary School in the 5th grade. I didn’t know as much about cyber school. Back then I thought that all cyber school students were kind of “weird” because they never have any human contact. How wrong I was… because 1 year later, my school was…
Understanding School Budget
This post is a continuation from the last post; click here if you haven’t seen it yet, After the Q&A session ended, the groups were treated to 2 expenditure scenarios because Mr. Stanki wanted to give the students a chance to see what he and his staff work on a regular basis. In these scenarios,…
TED Talk Tuesday- 5 Ways to Kill Your Dream…
What a way to start your Tuesday… 5 ways to kill your dream? A little bit about the speaker; Her name is Bel Pesce. She left Brazil to attend MIT in United States. Soon after, she returns to feed others to dream big and help make that into reality. Watch or listen to this talk…
Keeping the District Above Water
Why is there a lack of funds in the School District? Who is spending the money? Where does the money go? Where does the money come from? Why are Public Schools so behind in education? These are the questions that teachers, parents, and students have for the Philadelphia School District and the finances. But not…
Education Models Are Killing Creativity?
A 1995 interview with Steve Job stresses the importance of tolerance for failure and the confidence to take risks. When asked about his vision of the world, Jobs replied: “When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your job is just to live your life inside the world….
14 Ways To Eat Less Sugar
YUM YUM YUM YUM….. Sugar is everything But that doesn’t necessary mean it is healthy…. The average American eats about 82 grams of added sugar a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That’s more than three times the amount that experts suggest for women and children, and more than twice what they recommend for men….
Is College Worth It?
When you start earning money at a young age, college seems meaningless. School is boring and after 4+ years, you are slandered with loans. Does it seem worth it? Here are some tips to keep you focused. 1. College is not as expensive as you think. College tuition will overwhelm you once you start…
Seniors Rejoice! 5 College Saving Websites…
You can never be too early to start looking to see how you can save money for college. It is always causes problems later when you stick financial problems in the back of your mind and avoid it. It is time to face is straight on! Here are some of the websites that will guide you. 1….
Weekly Update- February 23
PVA Spelling Bee: Congratulations to 6th grader Ray Gracia, for becoming PVA’s first ever Scripps Spelling Bee School Champion. Congratulations also to Khalid Abogourin and Usamah Brown who finished as the first and second runners up respectively. Ray will represent PVA at The District wide Spelling Bee on March 7th at The High School of the…
Dear Parents: How to Prepare Your Kid For the Future
When was the last time you asked your child ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ This cliche question that may seem dreamy and irrelevant now, it is proven to get kid’s brain pumping. Whenever I was asked this question, I always said, “I don’t know.” Maybe that is why I spent…