While public schools across the nation are being forced by President Obama’s Race to the Top program to evaluate teachers through student achievement, New Canaan High School students, teachers and administrators remain adamant that student test scores alone do not accurately assess teaching skills.
Category: Features
Shedding light on student trends and culture at the high school.
Internet transforms TV watching
Kate Howard
Reporter
In the era of computers, laptops and iPads, it’s no surprise that online movie and TV watching is becoming increasingly popular. Many students are ditching their television sets and trips to the movie theater for Internet alternatives of Hulu and Netflix to view their favorite episodes at anytime.
Spring break disrupts important AP preparation
Gabrielle Ames
Reporter
The long-anticipated April break promises to be a time of fun and relaxation. One week of great weather with no classes, no homework, and time spent with friends and family. However, for students enrolled in AP classes, spring break means that one week of precious classroom-review time has been taken away less than three weeks before the test.
Features Editors Blog – 4/8/11
Danielle Sorcher
Features Editor
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, to say the least. Prom, homework, a test almost every day, prom, AP test/SAT preparation, new Journalism staff for next year, summer program applications, and have we mentioned prom? With all of this going on, we’ve plunged full speed ahead into the Journalism new cycle. We have an extraordinary amount of stories for this cycle, both for online and print–overmedication, dealing with college rejection, cheating, watching movies online… and the Journalism class has been scrambling around trying to get everything set for initial due dates on Friday.
A “normal” student’s guide to surviving college visits
Jana Persky & Maureen Dinnie
Editorial Director & Senior Editor
With spring break approaching, many sophomores and juniors are planning their college visit schedules. As you ooh and aah at beautiful campuses and slog through dozens of information sessions, here are a few tips to keep in mind.