Dear Senior High School Students of America: Congratulations! You made it. You are finally at the top of the heap. Enjoy it because it won’t last long. You will blink and your fall finals will be upon you. You will blink again and you will be sitting in graduation gowns walking across the stage. Blink […]
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The Perils of the United States of Smug
I make my living by teaching politics to high school seniors and college students. I am not a “read-the-textbook” kind of teacher. I want my students to watch the news. I want them to read political biographies. I want them to watch the complete seven seasons of The West Wing. Of course, few of them […]
Concurrent Enrollment Conundrums
Many states offer concurrent enrollment, also known as Dual Enrollment (DE) to high school juniors and seniors. This consists of the school district paying tuition for a set number of college hours each semester as long as the student meets the district’s GPA and graduation track requirements. These college hours count towards high school graduation […]