Utopian Society Blog

CAAS Leaders: Clarissa, Anne, Atiana, and Satvi  *Backstory: Anne, Atiana, Clarissa, and Satvi are the senators of the land of CAAS. Unlike Earth, the leaders of this country vowed to rule with compassion and out of pure devotion to their country.  Education  All citizens of our society would be entitled to free education from kindergartenContinue reading “Utopian Society Blog”

Open Letter: How and why do prejudices drive people to make bad decisions?

What makes each of us different? Is it the color of our skin? Our height? The number of people in our family? Our religion? These questions may seem inconsequential, but as the world around us becomes more diverse the ways we choose to segregate ourselves from others and who we include and exclude from groupsContinue reading “Open Letter: How and why do prejudices drive people to make bad decisions?”

Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies: Standardized Testing  Imagine, if standardized testing would no longer be enforced? Standardized tests are reliable and objective measures of student achievement. If standardized testing would no longer be enforced then policymakers would have to rely on tests scored by individual schools and teachers who have a vested interest in producing favorable results. Multiple-choiceContinue reading “Logical Fallacies”

B. I knew when it was coming…

B. B. B. The first letter of my last name. I knew almost always when my name was going to be called. My name according to American pronunciation is pronounced, β€œA-N-N”, yet in Dutch they pronounce it, β€œO-N-A”. I used to be embarrassed by the constant mispronunciation of my name until my 6th grade EnglishContinue reading “B. I knew when it was coming…”

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