Anna Pickette– Need to take an exam or focus on some work for a big paper coming up? Or perhaps you need to cram for AP exams and have yet to do any studying. Say hello to the answer to all of your problems: the quiet room. Little is known about what happens inside the walls of the quiet room or how pro-procrastinators can transform … Continue reading Quiet Quarters
Anna Pickette– How are we even able to compete with our friends? Despite teachers often discouraging it and even some students feeling uncomfortable with the notion, at RCDS a lot of people share grades. While there are varying answers about how often people discuss how they did on assignments and assessments, there were only three people that said that they NEVER indulge that information. However, … Continue reading The Stress of Striving: Part Two
Anna Pickette– If everyone is an overachiever, is anyone an overachiever? And when students overload themselves with work, push for that perfect grade, and pack their schedules until there’s no room left, where do they draw the line? Will they compete with their peers to stand out until the pressure just becomes too much? Join the Rye Crop in this three part series investigating competition … Continue reading The Stress of Striving: Part One
Julia Marrinan– Among the sciences, arts, and humanities, students at RCDS are exposed to a wide range of curricula. So why is the student body more STEM-focused than ever? As the twenty-first century science-mania leaks into the RCDS atmosphere, the school’s priorities have shifted towards STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The difference between STEM and STEAM is heavily debated, but the effect is … Continue reading Science Obsession: Where Does it STEM From?
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