As one of her students said, “Mrs. Reed taught us how to make books that teach people how to do things. It makes me feel happy.”
"I love challenging the students to go deep into their imagination and create great stories about fantastic characters and settings. It helps me remember to be light-hearted, flexible, and fun."
I was on this land when I felt that wanting turned into craving. I was on this land when I needed to stop for a moment, turn my shoulders, and look back, thinking that my country was somewhere behind me. The wistful longing I have …
I was in the first grade when I decided I didn’t want to go to school anymore. I can’t remember how or where, but just that I didn’t want to be in another class and face those mean little girls again. I was six and it was the…
It was the absolute epitome of a pre-teen sleepover. Girls rolled up in fuzzy pajama pants, happily eating kettle corn, and separating movie discs into small piles while the latest pop noise droned through iPod speakers. I never re…
It’s finally here! The hoverboards came out! Hoverboards (for you people out there who don’t know) are like skateboards, but they float in mid-air. It is new technology created by Hendo and Ark P…
At Mission High School, the dress code is pretty simple: no garments where the torso is exposed, no garments where the thigh is exposed, and no explicit or sexually suggestive stuff. The apparent reason…
Children should be loved, not traumatized. This is especially true at our southern border, where kids are being threatened by gangs and drug dealers. They are moved to live in spaces that are too small …
I have seen many cases where my friends drastically change moods due to family issues. Divorce has some major effects on children, causing them to be depressed and isolated. Divorce is the effect of two parents not thinking thoroug…
California is a rich, diverse state with a wonderful past. But it is ranked forty-fifth in reading and math among other states in the U.S. How? California has a couple of st…
