I was surprised to come across an article on a study conducted by the US Justice Department and Education Department which found that Asian American teens are the most bullied at American schools compared to members of other ethnic groups. Of the 6,500 students surveyed who were between the ages of 12 to 18, 54 percent of Asian Americans said they were bullied in the classroom, compared to 38 percent for African Americans, 34 percent for Hispanics and 31 percent for whites.

For those of you who unfortunately have to take the dreaded SATs tomorrow, here’s a theory on how you can up your score. An impromptu study conducted by 14-year-old Stuyvesant High School student Milo Beckman argues that if you write a longer essay on your SATs, you’ll get a higher score regardless of what you write. Yes, he’s only 14, but his theory has received support from M.I.T. Professor Perelman, who has also conducted research and found that 90 percent of the time, you can predict SAT essay’s scores just …

As the new school year starts, we’ve prepared a quick PSA on internet research.
For students, Google is a prime source for finding quick answers and performing research for essays and homework. While using Google has its obvious perks, we should also be particularly mindful of exactly how we use it. According to an arstechnica article, a new study released by Northwestern University found that college students hardly pay attention to what shows up as a top link on their Google search. As a result, it leads students to sacrifice the …

Teens these days have been raised in a highly supportive environment (compared to that of older generations), receiving praise and encouragement from parents, mentors and peers on a regular basis from the moment they are born. However, a recent article in the Chicago Tribune discusses the potential harmful effects that this effusive amount of praise can have, resulting in teenagers harboring more unrealistic expectations about the future, in addition to having more difficulty dealing with failure.
The article references the self-esteem movement, which began in the 1960s, as the catalyst for …

As Asian Americans, most of our parents have drilled into our heads the fundamental reasons why we should attend college. However, what they probably haven’t mentioned and what we don’t normally think of is the societal impact of obtaining a college education. As recent CBS News article explains, getting a college degree actually helps boost the economy.
The percentage of students who do not attend college is larger than you may think, as high school dropout rates are reaching nearly 50 percent in the country’s 50 largest school …