First Marking Period Overview

Over the course of the first marking period, my partner, Shyanne C and I have posted about various things having to do with education. Really, we want to post about things that would be helpful for our high school readers; study tips, ACT tips, and things that pertain to YOU. There is always something going on in education news. We have tried to keep a balance of tips with factual news within these posts, and hopefully, they were helpful and informative for our readers. Next marking period, we will have more posts more frequently, and I am looking forward to see where this blog will go! Practice ACT is coming up, a second round of SRI, and graduation for seniors draws closer and closer every day. Keep up the grades everyone and KEEP READING OUR BLOG!

Semester Grades and Exams at Wyoming High

This year, we are having semester grades rather than quarter marking period grades. 45% of our semester grade will be the first marking period average, 45% of our semester grade will be the second marking period average, and 10% of our grade will be the exam grade. 
Exams are completely new to Wyoming High students, never having exams before in middle school or high school. Hopefully, exams will help prepare us for college, and the study skills that we need will be gained because of the addition of exams in the semester grades. I mean, no one really wants exams, but in the long run, they will probably be a lot of help...

What do you think?
Are exams a good addition to the school this year?

Done with Sesame street?

With the latest tirade against the Public Broadcast Service (PBS) by republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the first debate, it is worth to look at a world without PBS through children’s eyes. Much has already been said of the short-sightedness of Romney’s statement: “I’m sorry, Jim. I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually like you, too. But I’m not going to

Poems On Education

Here are some inspirational poems about education to cheer up your day:

 Education

When you awake in the morning and don’t want to go to school
Why do you feel that it’s not cool and you’re just being a fool?
Don’t you know that education comes first?
If you don’t think that, your life will turn out the worst

Chizom Okpara

Submitted: Sunday, February 24, 2008

The Politics of Education

With the Predidential Election quickly approaching, it is important to know where both candidates stand on Education and Education Reform. Both Candidates want America to have the best education system globally and have higher graduation rates (from both high school and college). Here is a look into their views on Education...

ACT vs SAT Tests

The ACT

• Typically, juniors across the nation are all reequired to take the ACT Test
• The ACT questions are much more straightforward
• The ACT consists of 5 parts - English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Writing
• Merit-Based Test
• 0-36 point scale

The SAT

• If you plan on attending a college outside of your home state, the SAT is highly recommended
• The SAT focuses on vocabulary more than anything else
• The SAT does not have a science section
• The SAT consists of three parts - Critical Reading, Writing, and Mathematics - but there are multiple parts in EACH of these parts
• Aptitude Test
• The scores from each section can range from 200 to 800, so the best possible total score is 2400.

Study Habits Of Wyoming High Students: Shyanne's Interviews

People study in different ways. So to find out how they study, I went around interviewing kids about their study habits and this is what I discovered; many students admitted they don't study at all, while few said they only study for math tests. When I asked the question "Do you think you achieve your goal in the end", many shrugged or just replied "I don't know". The fraction that didn't study said they don't always get A's on there tests. When I asked them what they got, they said "C's or sometimes B's" but most replied "D's". I asked them "what tips do you use to study"; again they answered me with a shrug or a simple "I don't study" and walked away. From this, we could easily infer that students with bad studying habits are more likely to fail that test than pass with flying colors. What does this mean? STUDY!!