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Death of Bin Laden
When news broke that Osama Bin Laden had died, almost everyone had a visceral reaction. For some, his death symbolized progress on the war on terror. Others were simply glad that the man responsible for 9/11 was dead. Everyone is entitled to have his own opinion on this development, but the raucous celebration that followed [...]
Testing, Testing 1 2 3
Tired after long and sleepless nights of studying for back-to-back exams, students are usually emotionally and physically exhausted by the end of testing week. Thankfully, that all too common scenario did not repeat itself last quarter, as students were considerably less stressed than usual. What accounts for this change? The pilot schedule implemented by the [...]
Say What???
Why is it that at eight o’ clock on any given morning, there is a swarm of students around a blank LCD screen? The answer to this question is easy—students want to know which teachers are absent. While many blame the “absent teacher board” when they aren’t informed by 8:05, Maroon believes that the problem [...]
AT a Loss
When Scarsdale switched from AP to AT in 2008, the administration expressed a desire to encourage critical thinking, while reducing rote memorization. Although Maroon appreciates this aim, we believe that the methods used to determine enrollment in AT and honors classes need to be changed. If the aim of an honors course class is to [...]
Students Are Afraid to Take a Stand
Halfway through the year, a few teachers, not all of them, and especially not the ones who need to hear the feedback the most, hand out student feedback forms. Despite their promise, Maroon believes that in their current condition, student feedback forms might not fully represent students’ opinions. While many students only have positive things [...]
SHS Tiger Moms, Please Don’t Roar
Over the last month, one woman has inspired both rage and admiration from parents and students across the nation, landing herself on the cover of Time. This woman is Amy Chua, Yale law professor and self described “Tiger Mom.” Author of the controversial book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (see related article page 11), [...]
Jabber-What?
It’s not an art club. It’s not some hippie poetry slam. It’s not a music group. And no, it’s not an offshoot of the A-school just because the advisor is their English teacher. It’s Jabberwocky. We are a club that has been in existence for decades; in fact, we were originally the SHS yearbook before [...]
Why Can’t We Be Friends?
On her Facebook page, Massachusetts high school math teacher Dr. June Talvitie-Siple called the residents of Cohasset “arrogant and snobby,” and said that she is “so not looking forward to another year at Cohasset schools.” Talvitie-Siple was promptly fired after her status was discovered by students and presented to the school’s administration. This all happened [...]
End of Semester Blues
Towards the end of each quarter, a student expects, perhaps dreads, the rapidly approaching testing days. Praised by some and despised by others, the effectiveness of these days is up for debate. While this policy may work during some quarters, Maroon believes that testing days fail to meet the needs of students and teachers at [...]
We Can Work it Out
On the surface, group projects seem like a great idea. They provide an opportunity for students to work together and prepare for “real-world” experiences and result in fewer projects for teachers to grade. Though well intentioned, group projects are often misguided, as the current one-grade-fits-all assessment (either loved or feared by students) inevitably results in [...]
