Red, Green, and In Between: How Redlining Divided Neighborhoods and Schools
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp With the COVID-19 pandemic in full force, schools have shifted to online learning. But in the midst of this, let’s talk about where online learning is happening. Homes. Specifically, the government policy that made homes black and white. We’re going to talk about redlining. […]
Endangered Species – Protecting and Supporting Animal Rights
Although most people absolutely love and care for animals, there are many people who kill animals for fun. I think animals should be protected, live freely, and be left alone when they need to. If you look at the numbers of animals being hunted each year, you will understand. There are way too many animals […]
Why School Should Be Changed
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. While some people may say that school is fine as it is, I believe that we should be teaching students fundamental life skills, and change the curriculum to fit things that are beneficial to learn for the future so that teens can be more […]
The Colonization of Mars
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. Have you ever thought about what life would be like on another planet? Many people think that the colonization of other planets is just something from sci-fi movies but, in reality, it may be something in the near future of the human race. The […]
Dress Codes Feed Into Sexism
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. Someone could say that dress codes help keep people focused in school, but dress codes feed into sexism because they signal to girls that their bodies are sexual, they target women, men have more freedom to wear what they want, and women can’t feel […]
School Libraries Need More Asian-American Books
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. Diversity in America Asian-Americans account for 5.6 percent of the US population according to the 2017 Census Bureau population estimate. That’s about 18.2 million Asian-Americans living in the U.S. The white, non-Hispanic or Latino population makes up 61% of the American population. Asian-Americans are […]
Life During The Black Lives Matter Protests
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. Though some people are ignorant of the ongoing struggle for racial equality, the BLM movement is the continuing fight for equality that people of color have always been fighting! What are the BLM Protests? The Black Lives Matter Protests are a series of protests […]
The Objectification and Dehumanization of Girls Through Dress Codes
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. Dress codes and clothing expectations add to the objectification and dehumanization of girls. Although it may seem like it’s preventing them from wearing inappropriate clothes or that it’s protecting them, it actually prevents girls from being themselves and being comfortable, reinforces the idea that […]
Solar Power > Coal
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. Solar power is superior to coal because it doesn’t damage the environment, is renewable, and doesn’t create bad working environments. Some people say that the transition will cost people their jobs, but these are bad jobs, and the pros far outweigh the cons. Solar […]
Police Brutality
This is a submission from our Leaders 4SC Middle School Camp. Although some believe blue lives matter and the police are not pulling over minority races just because they are minorities, according to data many Black men and women are being shot by the police due to police brutality and people are losing their lives […]