Eye of the Tiger

BEAMAN: Common Core focus in P.E. distracts from student fitness

April 11, 2016

BY BLAKE BEAMAN [email protected] Forty-two states have now fully adopted Common Core standards for core subjects, like math and language arts. However, this year we have seen the integration...

SMITH: Policy damages appeal of Academic Enrichment

April 11, 2016

BY ANDREW SMITH [email protected] The changes made to the academic enrichment program attempt to fix a problem that isn’t there. This policy was approved by the district on October 13,...

MULLIGAN: Later start would only cater to later students' needs

March 14, 2016

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN  [email protected] Every Monday during first period is the same. Alongside the lesson, there are consistent complaints about the early hours for school and how much...

STEARNS: Maintain equal gender representation in admin

March 14, 2016

BY MIKALYA STEARNS [email protected] Before talking to the superintendent, I imagined that the gap in female to male admin was similar to the lack in racial diversity that Robbie Short highlighted...

LITTLEJOHN: Scheduling easily derails TA policy

March 14, 2016

Limited applicants may shortchange teachers BY JAKE LITTLEJOHN [email protected] Roseville High School’s new policy on teacher assistants is designed to lower the number of TAs and,...

MAILEY: Fulfill obligation to students before promotion

March 14, 2016

BY SAM MAILEY [email protected] As students, we understand the ambition to climb ranks. We want to see ourselves perform and fulfill our potential and goals, and we don’t expect anything...

COLLINS: Expulsion process should consider student circumstances

March 14, 2016

BY AUSTIN COLLINS [email protected] Expulsion can be a valuable means to an end in some situations. It can be used to further secure the welfare of the student body as well as protect teachers...

NUEVO: Limited range of A.C. insufficient

March 14, 2016

BY BRIAN NUEVO  [email protected] The limited range of temperature control has made classrooms hot and significantly more uncomfortable than the temperature outside. Both teachers and students...

FURDEK: In-class recordings hold teachers accountable

March 14, 2016

BY MADDY FURDEK [email protected] California state law prohibits the recording of a conversation unless both parties have given their consent. This law also applies to classrooms, where...

SMITH: Continue preparations for textbook transition

February 22, 2016

BY ANDREW SMITH [email protected] Roseville Joint Union High School District should continue making preparations for inevitable adjustments to the Williams Act. Rather than wait to make a...

MAILEY: Morality of cheating up to students

February 22, 2016

BY SAM MAILEY [email protected] My friend who is enrolled in the APUSH - Language/Composition block told me about a teacher that accidentally discovered a classwide group chat dedicated to...

MULLIGAN: Increased timespan of block courses benefit students

February 22, 2016

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN [email protected] Although my freshman year I had a bad experience with my block class and found the courses uninteresting, I have found a new appreciation for the system....

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