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Posts tagged as “Education”
It’s Time to Reconsider the English Core Texts System
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2022
*Correction to the following editorial: There is no rigid core text “system” across grades, as implied in the editorial, and core texts are not chosen…
Why Does Math Proficiency Keep Declining?
By LILY WANG on December 2022
A national assessment of math proficiency shows the lowest results in a decade, but in Ithaca, it’s even worse. In late October the National Assessment…
Affirmative Action on Trial
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2022
Affirmative action is perhaps one the biggest buzz phrases in this day and age. It describes “The practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to…
Affirmative Action in College Admissions is Still Necessary
By MARLEY THOMSON on December 2022
Until Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, segregation, especially in southern colleges, was extremely prevalent. My grandmother, a South Carolina native, was prohibited from…
IHS Administrators Ban Hot Food in The Cafeteria
By BOMBYX MORI on April 2017
After outraged parents threatened to sue over their child burning their tongue in IHS’s cafeteria, the administration has taken swift action to protect students. Their…
Controversy Over Board of Education Executive Sessions
By DANIEL XU, JACOB SILCOFF (Staff Writer) on April 2017
ICSD is a massive entity, serving over 6,000 students at a dozen schools. Unlike the executive branch of the federal government, however, the decisions that…
Editorial: Give Humanities More Attention
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on February 2017
Many high-school students are at a delicate point of uncertainty and determination: some may still struggle to find a clear direction in life, while others…
Editorial: On Teaching Good Writing
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on February 2017
If you look through any published essay collection, you won’t see a single piece that even remotely resembles what students are taught in high school.…
Cuomo Proposes Free SUNY Tuition
By BENJAMIN SALOMON on February 2017
A college education is one of the most expensive financial endeavors of people’s lives. People pay thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars just for…
Opinions on the College and Career Services at IHS
By FIONA BOTZ (Staff Writer) on February 2017
As many students are aware, applying to college can be nerve-wracking. Upperclassmen look for guidance from parents, college tutors, and SAT prep courses. However, IHS…
High School: How Much Does it Really Matter?
By MATT MACKENZIE (Staff Writer) on December 2016
Every time I hear a frenzied freshman freaking out because they’re going to get a B in Honors Geometry or listen to a stressed-out student…
High School Is Important
By JACOB SILCOFF (Staff Writer) on December 2016
After reading Matt Mackenzie ’17’s article, I decided there was no way I could persuade IHS that high school was important. With arguments that strong,…
IHS Teachers Weigh In On Common Core Revamp
By JAMES YOON on November 2016
Back in September, the New York State Education Department (SED) released a draft of the state’s new math and English learning standards and opened comments…
Despite its Name, Student Power has None
By DANIEL XU on November 2016
Every year, IHS holds elections to select students as representatives to the Board of Education (BoE), Student Council members, and class officers in our system…
Creating Healthy Relationships: A Possible New Course at IHS
By JAMES PARK on November 2016
Maintaining healthy relationships with others is an invaluable skill in high school and beyond. However, despite its importance, mental and emotional well-being is frequently overlooked…
The Fate of New Roots
By ABE MESSING on November 2016
A public hearing was held on September 13 to address the concerns of Ithaca residents about the New Roots Charter School. While it is not…
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of NYS Club Funds Were Not Accounted For
By JAMES YOON on October 2016
On June 17, 2016, Thomas P. DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller, released an audit called “Extra-Classroom Activities,” which disclosed how ineffectively officials (school principals,…
Behind the Creation and Changing of School Schedules
By DANIEL XU on October 2016
School schedules are a complicated animal to pin down. The nature of course requests ensures that some students will inevitably be dissatisfied with the schedule…
The Truth Behind Truancy, or Why You Should Skip Senior Skip Day
By JACOB SILCOFF (Staff Writer) on September 2016
“Senior Skip Day” is a day during which seniors at our school (or any school) commit mass truancy. It is a long-held and hallowed tradition…
Editorial: Why Students Need Their Teachers to be Paid Better
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on June 2016
It’s no wonder that an increase in teacher salaries is universally supported by teachers. However, it is also in students’ best interest to have their…
Trends in Education Policy in Ithaca and Beyond
By JOHN YOON on May 2016
What will the future hold for some of the most controversial new developments in education policy? A number of issues are poised to shape K–12…
IHS is fortunate to have multiple speakers, such as Planned Parenthood representatives, come into IHS health classrooms and present about a wide range of topics.…
Department Head: Fun, Games No Longer Part of Curriculum
By I’M CORNBREAD on April 2016
Recently, during a candid staff meeting held deep within ICSD, a department head declared that fun and games are not, in fact, supposed to be…
Editorial: Hire More Counselors
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on April 2016
Junior counselor meetings have started, and despite the counselors’ best efforts, students leave the 11th grade woefully underprepared for the college application process. A junior…
Combined Class Suffers at Hands of AP Class
By JOHN YOON on April 2016
Ms. Lauren Mellander, an English teacher at IHS, has crafted and taught one of the most highly demanded and richly interdisciplinary classes offered at IHS.…
Anxiety among Adolescents
By EMILY HONG on April 2016
It’s time to state the obvious: students are under pressure. The American Psychological Association’s studies have shown that the anxiety levels of students in the…