Keep online language classes focused on speaking and listening, not grammar and vocabulary " October 10, 2020 — by Jason Cheng Spanish classes are now focusing on repetitive grammar and vocabulary lectures, rather than emphasizing spoken participation and collaboration. read more »
Combating the awkwardness of breakout rooms " October 8, 2020 — by Anjali Nuggehalli While Zoom breakout rooms are notorious for their uncomfortable silences, there is a simple solution to feeling more at ease read more »
Teachers should consider replacing online tests with pen and paper assessments " October 8, 2020 — by Carolyn Wang Paper tests eliminate the glitches and ill-motivated incentives that are fostered during online assessments read more »
District should lift the new restrictions on student Zoom accounts " October 7, 2020 — by Selina Chen The inability to record meetings and admit non-lgsstudent guests is inconvenient — and unnecessarily so. read more »
Lockdown browsers excel at failing to prevent cheating " October 7, 2020 — by Rohan Kumar The only thing lockdown browsers inhibit is student sanity. read more »
Nonprofits are a full-time venture, not a high school hobby " October 7, 2020 — by Manasi Garg and Rohan Kumar The recent surge of high school nonprofits, while seemingly harmless, detracts from attempts by established nonprofits to make a meaningful impact. read more »
The toxic two-party system has wreaked disaster upon U.S. politics " September 23, 2020 — by Nitya Marimuthu As polarization and partisanship collide, American leadership and its future become stunted read more »
Harris’ vice presidential appointment and where we go from here " September 17, 2020 — by Anouk Yeh Reporter explores what Joe Biden’s VP selection means for democratic voters. read more »
Anime dubs are dumb September 17, 2020 — by Jonathan Li An industry with potential that just needs some diversity. read more »
To fight urgent obstacles, U.S. needs to turn its gaze outwards " September 17, 2020 — by Nitya Marimuthu In the upcoming years, climate change and foreign diplomacy should be at the center of U.S. political policies. read more »