ChatGPT as Simulcrum

Liam McGlohon (’23) reflects on what the mainstream conversations around ChatGPT are missing. “Mastery grading’s inability to adapt to technological developments has put educators in a position where technology is developed against teaching, not with it. This is a disservice to both educators and students, for it prohibits experimentation by students and distorts the conversation among educators to reactionary dogma rather than any real ethical conflict. “

Having Fun with your Schoolwork, Instead of Letting it Burden You

Elena Mychaliska (’23) gives readers advice on how to change our attitudes around schoolwork. “While in high school students do not always have the ability to choose which subjects they are studying, making it a priority to search for the qualities of the subject that you are interested in may help.”

Lighting Up Your World

Jasmine Chou (’23) details how lighting can impact our creativity. “I like working at night, staying up with my thoughts when everything is still. The lighting at school is brighter and I associate school as a place I have to go and get work done no matter what, so brighter lighting tends to bring up feelings of stress”

Mind Over Matter: 3 Mindset Shifts Winners Adopt

Khaleela Hodge (’24) reflects on how our attitude impacts both our success and our happiness. “So, when it comes to winning, it’s important that we see both those big and small wins, because at the end of the day, it’s those small wins that are going to build the foundation for those big wins.”

I have a disability

Ava Dawson (’24) writes about her personal experience with disability and the impacts on identity. “I now know disability is not a weakness because living with one takes incredible strength.”