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Quote of the day: "Sometimes on our way to our dreams, we get lost and find a better one." - Unknown When Plans Go Wrong Oh! The wonders of Junior year! Kids all across the nation from the class of 2018 are stressing over SAT scores, ACTs, NMSQTs, IB classes and harder APs. The homework piles in and GPA is now more decisive than it had ever been. The words of the adults pile in on the subconscious mind of stressed out teenagers. They play over and over in the back of their heads, like this:  "You're not an underclassman anymore, huh?" "Better get those SAT scores in before Senior year!" "So... How many IB/AP classes do you plan to have?" "Keep that GPA in check!" "Where are you planning to go to college?" "Graduation is so close!" And finally, the most stressful question for a Junior that has too many interests and no idea what to do with them: "What do you plan to m...

Quote of the day: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world." -Albert Einsten The power of imagination Close your eyes for a moment, and remember what it's like to be a child again.  Let your mind wander through a world without limits. Remember the days where life was full of giants and mythical creatures, where ordinary people turned into witches, princesses, goddesses, and wizards. Back then, reality was only limited by what your imagination could do. Anything, and I mean, anything, could happen. We moved through life building walls as we went, defining what was real and what was not. Slowly, we gave up some of our power to dream without barriers, deeming the tooth fairy, Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus as unreal, childish, and unimportant. Imaginary friends went from being  partners in crime to unrealistic, an escape from the "real" world. What I'm getting at is this: even at a young age, ...

Quotes of the day: "The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don't tell you what to see." -Alexandra K. Trefor "Never Stop learning, because life never stops teaching." - Unknown Reflective Writing: How Does One Teach? (For Dummies)  What is one career that I would never pursue in my life? If you were to ask me this question a couple of years ago, the first thing that would come to my mind would be a teacher. Today, I would probably say a basketball player (ew! sports). But, what made me change my mind?  Why is it that two years ago I would have rather been a basketball player than a teacher, even though I suck at basketball and would have p[robably been broke and/ or unemployed?  Over the years, I've come to realize that a good teaching job does not only depend on how good the teacher is,  but also how good the pupils are towards the teacher. I have come to realize from taking AP and IB classes full of nerdy students eager to lear...