Gen Z should stop photoshopping its social media images Kennedy Herron March 12, 2019 Opinion One of the most exciting features of Snapchat is its filters. In a split second, you can surround your face with butterflies, turn your face into a dog or merely appear slimmer. While using Snapchat to alter yo...
Metric system should be encouraged throughout education Byron Zhang March 11, 2019 Opinion A ball is thrown straight up from the top of a 128 foot tall building with an initial speed of 32 feet per second. How long will it take for the ball to hit the ground?” The physics problem asks for students to...
Five minute breaks during class periods ought to be mandatory Shiva Mohsenian March 11, 2019 Opinion For most students, 90 minutes of constant, intense focus on one subject can be overwhelming. Although Paly’s block periods have proven effective in allowing students to better comprehend material by granting mo...
Living Skills should be integrated into freshman advisory Adora Zheng February 12, 2019 Opinion Like a Cyber Monday sale, students sit primed and ready to register for the summer session of Living Skills the second the clock ticks 8 a.m. every March. Mere seconds later, all spots are full and students pil...
English classes should include more non-traditional curriculum Annie Chen February 11, 2019 Opinion Macbeth.” “1984.” “Lord of the Flies.” “Of Mice and Men.” “Romeo and Juliet.” In ninth and tenth grades at Paly, teachers introduce most of these classics to their students. However, although English teachers ...
Educators should prioritize happiness over money-making Yusra Rafeeqi February 11, 2019 Opinion Silicon Valley is the home to innovation, creative minds and academic excellence. However, the pressure put on high school students to pursue a career path not of their liking but rather one that is STEM-focuse...
Sophomore history classes should reflect chronological progression Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe February 10, 2019 Opinion Paly prides itself on helping develop the skills of its students. While most Paly courses build on past classes taken during a student’s high school career, tenth grade history looms as an outlier. Currently, ...
Social media education should be incorporated into curriculum Leila Khan February 10, 2019 Opinion As the day-to-day lives of younger generations become more enmeshed with technology, teenagers across the nation are constantly bombarded with new variants of social media, each offering unique ways to pull the...
AP English Language teachers should align learning material Alyssa Leong December 16, 2018 Opinion If one were to get a group of Advanced Placement English Language (AP Lang) students together and ask what they are learning, one would receive a variety of answers. Somewould say they read passages in class an...
Students should explore more test prep options Maya Rathore December 15, 2018 Opinion In today’s vicious dog-eat-dog academic environment, college admissions are more competitive than ever. As acceptance rates drop and more and more competent students apply, the workload of the average student s...
