School
Diary Of Being The Only Brown Person In Class . Top Story - December 2021.
"How does learning about this topic make you feel?" My social studies teacher asked. I was confused because for one; I wasn't raising my hand and two, every head was turned towards me.
By Chandi Peardon4 years ago in Confessions
Confessions of a Struggling College Student
It is difficult to distinguish myself between adult and child. There are different standards for both, yet college students are somehow expected to encompass all of them? They tell you to figure out what you want to do with your life when you're 21, but they also tell you to live in the present moment and feel young for as long as possible. It's hard, keeping up all these expectations people have of you. If you ask me, you have been chosen as a golden child if you have figured out what you want to do with the rest of your life while still eating mediocre ramen in the library on a Tuesday night. Personally, I have absolutely no f****** idea what I want to do with my life. I'm going to be completely honest here and express the fact that I feel like I have taken up the act of disassociation to delay even thinking about my future self. In all reality, you do not, and I repeat, do not, have to figure out what to do with your life right now. I would say start figuring out how to be a better person and what inspires you.
By Chiara Sinigaglia4 years ago in Confessions
In his defense...
It was 11 o’ clock on a Wednesday. I know because it was break time after assembly. We gathered in the staff room. It was a scorcher, a typical South African summer’s day, and I was frustrated by the heat and the pile of marking waiting for me on my desk.
By Nadia Iris4 years ago in Confessions
Learning to Drive
If academics wasn’t your thing at George Washington High School there was a way around it. Or it seemed that way. Every year you would get your schedule and teachers would be assigned to you. The was to bag the “easy” teachers, the ones that would give out the answers willingly, or truly didn’t care about teaching.
By Kyle Thomas Shea4 years ago in Confessions
Misconceptions About Music Students and Challenges
This is not meant to be a rant, but rather an article to explain to the people who think it's fun for art students. I mean, it's serious business too, you know? As a full-time music student, I've heard things like 'Oh you study music? It must be fun. You guys just listen to music all day' or 'It's not that hard', or things along the line. Those, my friends, are what you don't tell people in any field — especially to someone in the arts. Artists are trying hard enough to pursue their passions. We don't need further discouragement from society about our career choices. We're just not taken seriously enough. Also, pursuing our passions doesn't mean a bed of roses.
By Ashley4 years ago in Confessions
NEGATIVE GROUP POWER
This story was very good for me, and it taught me a lot. The story starts here. The Chief Minister of our state launches a project in which a student of class XI, class 12th, is given a seat of 2000. So that the student has to do any business to make it profitable.
By Raj Mishra4 years ago in Confessions
How Teaching Others Has Made Me a Happier Person
I love playing video games, always have. I remember my mother used to tell me I won’t accomplish much in life if I keep on playing video games. I got upset because of her snarky comment and decided to become a professional in the video games industry instead.
By Oberon Von Phillipsdorf4 years ago in Confessions
How I Screwed Up My Trip To New York (Spoiler: Not Really Though)
For my end-of-the-year senior trip, my professor decided to take us to New York City. She even had us elect “when” the trip was being held, and we all decided on Cinco De Mayo weekend- it was towards the end of the year and we could all relax afterward, finals notwithstanding. A lot of students were stressed, including one young lady who actually wanted Spring Break to last longer just so she had more time to catch up on her work! I was looking forward dearly to this trip, as was everyone else. I mean, I always enjoy a fun trip into the city, but now, I was a lot less stressed and figured that nothing could “possibly” go wrong, right?
By Jennifer Rose4 years ago in Confessions
I Was A Sorority Reject
I don’t know what went wrong. Things sounded so promising during my 30-second conversation with the head of Panhellenic. I remember feeling like I was in my own private infomercial about how Greek life could be mine for just three easy payments; I could have cared less if one of those payments was my soul. But my bubble of social expectations was quickly burst over a weekend that’s still branded in my mind like the Greek letters that no one ended up offering me.
By Bonnie Joy Sludikoff4 years ago in Confessions
I Took on Student Debt to Get a Degree in Creative Writing; Here’s Why I Don’t Regret It. Top Story - November 2021.
Guess who’s the poster child for a millennial who got a “useless” humanities degree and then graduated into an economic depression only to be underemployed for the next several years that followed?
By Margery Bayne4 years ago in Confessions
I Let My Classmates Copy My Homework and Assignments Almost Every Year I Can Remember
I'm as awkward as they come, and I embrace that. I don't like to pretend that I'm not because that's simply not true and not me, and that's okay. Of course, my social life did suffer in it's behalf, and I always had trouble fitting in and making friends. My classmates didn't tend to talk to me unless they needed something, that being, homework and assignment answers.
By Shyne Kamahalan4 years ago in Confessions
