We Are...Advocates
These students discuss current and ongoing issues in today's education system. They pose solutions to these problems through governmental policy. Urging bodies of government to take action, these students passionately advocate for change.
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Implementing Mandatory Foreign Language Teaching in Elementary Schools
By Alissa Janoski
Creativity and the Temporal Thought
By Brave Heart Sanchez
This piece uses actual drawings to illustrate the story of a little boy and his struggles to accept art in his life not in terms of his own passions, but in terms of how the rest of the world (as he knows it) views art. His mother, school, and the media speak nothing but bad things about art expression, which confuses him because it makes him so happy! Without art, the boy fails and feels lost. Thankfully in the end, the little boy, as well as the people around him, realize the true importance of art in all areas of life.
Are Textbooks in School Useful?
By Janki Patel
Have you ever wondered how we can close the education gap between the United States and other countries? Mandatory teaching of foreign language in elementary schools reveals the importance of stopping our old ways and starting to teach students foreign language early.
Creativity and the Temporal Thought, my TED talk on the creative process in schools, attempts to bring to light the use of time as a means to disrupt thought and creativity in schools, as well as at the home. Its argument is that creativity exists in a state of continuity alone, that interjection disrupts creativity, and that they state of our society is such that it lends itself easily to be distracting in such negative ways. It also outlines simply means to improve creativity both at home and in school. –A. B. Sanchez
Are you sick of paying hundreds of dollars for textbooks you don't even use? The Facebook page Textbook Relevancy serves to provide students with a database that will help them avoid buying unnecessary, inessential textbooks. Be sure to check it out and contribute the wisdom you've gained over the past year!
PSU Mandatory Course on Sexual Awareness
By Mj Smart
"Increasing support for the implementation of a three-credit mandatory course on sexual awareness is being voiced across Penn State’s University Park campus. The course would be designed to promote and educate students about different aspects of sexual awareness. By educating students today, a better, more informed citizenry will be created for tomorrow."
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We Create Art, Art Creates Life
By Sarah Hammaker
We Are Not A Football Team
By Zaynab Yousuf
In light of the Sexual Abuse Scandal at Penn State, many questions have been raised about the “culture” of the school. Does the university actually value the welfare of children? Or does it only care about football? “We Are Not A Football Team” is a video dedicated to highlighting a few positive aspects of Penn State, with the intention of proving to the audience that the school indeed cares about more than just its football program.