Tagged: high school
Abolish Advanced Placement?
Burt Likko thinks that if Advanced Placement classes don’t represent actual advanced education, maybe we’re better off without them.
I Am Mitt Romney
In the middle of my sophomore year in high school, my father was transferred from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon. This transfer was at my parents request. They were just starting to look...
Wardsmith’s WTO Blanket Party
Presented as-is, promoted from his comment Like almost all of you, I have mixed feelings about the police. As a law-abiding tax-paying citizen with property that needs protecting, I am in favor of a...
Empty days.
In the comments to Jason’s post on gay teen suicide, cruelty, and high school, R. Pointer posted a link (by way of David Friedman) to an old essay called “Why Nerds Are Unpopular.” The...
Gay Teen Suicides
I’ve been afraid to write about the recent suicides by gay teenagers. Suicide comes in waves. One person kills himself. Others hear about it and imitate. An epidemic begins. Even talking about it can...
