School sports — Everyone knows that sports are good for both your physical and mental health, but not everyone has the money or resources to do club sports. This makes school sports a great option for students. Today on Education Enlightenment we will be discussing how school sports benefit students. Participation in sports…

School shootings — School shootings are a very sensitive topic in America and a rising problem. There are many long term effects on both students and adults. Today we will be discussing these effects as well as possible solutions or prevention methods to keep our school systems safer. School shootings can seem like…

The relevance of subjects taught — Education is a very important to our lives and future careers, but is school teaching us the necessary subjects for life? On this week's Education Enlightenment, we look into the subjects taught in school and their relevance. There is of course a basic need for an understanding of core subjects…

Is Homework Beneficial? — Many people believe that homework helps students better learn the material but is that really the case? Here on the Education Enlightenment we will compare the benefits and harms of homework. The Pros Many parents and teachers say that homework teaches grit, perseverance, and responsibility as well as helps students understand what…

The mental health aspect — Did you know that an average, schoolgoing, teenagers anxiety levels are higher than a 1950s psychiatric patient’s? These anxiety levels can be caused by countless things in our lives but many of them are either school caused or school related. …

School Start Times — Welcome back to the Education Enlightenment! This week we are branching off of last week's topic of school hours and talking about the harms of early start hours for students. A typical school day in America starts anywhere around 7:50 to 8:20 am (when we aren't in a pandemic). Seeing…

School hours; Helpful or Harmful? — Welcome back to the Education Enlightenment where we talk about the American school system and its flaws. Today we are talking about the length and start time of schools and if it's really more beneficial than harmful. A school day in America generally starts around 8:00 am going until 3:00…

The Old School Style — The majority of America's youth has the opportunity to receive schooling, but is the school system really the best it can be to adequately prepare them for their future? …

In the deep dark forests of Portland Oregon, was a black cat named Shadow. Shadow was an ordinary cat with green eyes and tiny little paws and pointed ears, but with his black fur, nobody wanted him because they thought he was unlucky. In his first few lives, he tried…