School & learning
School life, learning, college choices and how we think.
What Should Schools Teach About Online Privacy?
An evidence-based argument for teaching practical, age-appropriate online privacy skills while recognizing the distinct duties of families and technology platforms.
Free University Tuition for Students Who Cannot Afford It
An argument for publicly funded tuition support for admitted students who cannot pay, with attention to access, fiscal limits, and the history of public higher education.
Why Digital Citizenship Belongs in Modern Education
An explanatory essay arguing that digital citizenship should be taught as a practical part of modern education because students need to evaluate information, act responsibly online, and protect privacy.
A Common National Curriculum for All Students: GRE Issue Essay
An argumentative essay supporting shared national learning goals while allowing substantial local and student choice in how those goals are met.
Is College Still Worth the Cost in the United States?
College can be worth its cost when a student’s program, price, and goals align, but its value is not guaranteed. This essay weighs affordability, educational opportunity, earnings prospects, unequal access, and the limits of national averages.
How Should Teachers Respond to Students Using AI Chatbots?
Teachers should treat AI chatbots as tools that require explicit boundaries, not as automatic evidence of cheating. Clear classroom rules, instruction in verification, and assessments that reveal students’ reasoning can preserve useful assistance while protecting independent learning.
Community Colleges and Access to Higher Education in America
National enrollment and cost data help explain the context in which community colleges may broaden access, but they do not establish the price or impact of any individual college. A careful assessment distinguishes the measures’ scope from the questions they cannot answer.
GRE Issue Essay on Praising Positive Actions in Teaching
An argument that praise can motivate and reinforce constructive behavior, but teaching is most effective when encouragement is paired with specific, proportionate correction.
GRE Argument: Should Colleges Discourage Students from Fields Where They May Struggle?
An argumentative essay takes the position that colleges should help students assess difficulty and build realistic plans, but should not discourage them from a field merely because they appear unlikely to succeed. It weighs student well-being, institutional responsibilities, and equitable access.
GRE Practice: Does Formal Education Free the Mind?
An evidence-based argument that formal education can expand knowledge and opportunity, but its liberating effect depends on who can access it, what it teaches, and how institutions confront the limits built into their histories.
Should Students Compare Career Training and College Before Borrowing?
An argument that students should compare career training and college before borrowing, weighing actual costs, financial aid, educational fit, and loan terms without treating one route as universally best.
Effective Teachers: Empathy or High Expectations?
An argument that effective teaching requires both empathy and rigorous expectations: care helps teachers understand barriers and build trust, while meaningful academic demands preserve learning and agency.