Title: Consequences for Defending Myself I (14M) was on my way to class with a friend (14M) when another student approached us. He started inappropriately touching me and then went as far as slapping my behind and touching my private areas. Naturally, I pushed him away to defend myself. A teacher witnessed the whole incident, […]
I’m in urgent need of assistance! In gym class, we have to run a mile each week, and to earn full marks, we need to complete it in under 12 minutes. I typically finish around 15 minutes, and it’s really hurting my gym grade. I struggle with stamina, and to make matters worse, I’m allergic […]
Personality Development Research Project Hello! I’m a junior conducting research for my AP project on the relationship between middle school sports and personality development. If you’re a high school freshman who attended middle school in Texas, I would be extremely grateful for your participation in this survey. Rest assured, your responses will remain completely confidential. […]
School has me feeling a certain way.
My teacher doesn’t believe that suicide and depression are real issues. Recently, a local boy in my town took his own life due to the immense pressure from school and mental health struggles. The following day, one of my teachers made some alarming comments. I’ll translate what he said for you: “Depression isn’t real. It’s […]
Title: My Teacher Fainted in Front of Us—And I’m Concerned Summary: My teacher fainted on purpose and could have put my friend and me in danger if either of us had fainted. EDIT: I shared this with my parents, but they just laughed it off as a funny story. So yesterday, I (14F) was helping […]
How to Boost My Energy Hey everyone! I’m a freshman in high school taking an AP class and also dancing five days a week, plus practicing at home. With all of that and homework piling up, I’ve been feeling utterly exhausted. Even on nights when I get a decent amount of sleep, I still find […]
IMSA Application Hello everyone! I’m currently a middle school student in the GAP (Gifted and Advanced Program) and have been aiming to get into IMSA (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy). Unfortunately, my application was rejected. I’m really passionate about attending, and I’m looking for ways to enhance my application for next time. The application asked […]
Is it time to consider banning XtraMath? I haven’t noticed anyone using it in quite some time.
Homework That Feels Impossible Our teacher assigned us the task of creating a crossword puzzle, but it’s turning out to be quite a challenge. Here are the instructions: Use 12 words from Set A for the “across” clues and 12 words from Set B for the “down” clues. Number each word accordingly, just like in […]