Academic Perspective Launches

Hard work certainly goes a long way. These days a lot of people work hard, so you have to make sure you work even harder and really dedicate yourself to what you are doing and setting out to achieve. -Lakshmi Mittal

Academic Perspective is a news and editorial blog written by students. Not for students. And it’s the first one at that. At least according to Google, there are a total of zero newspapers, magazines, editorial journals, or whatever you’d like to call them on the internet written by high school students. Nor by college students for that matter. School newspapers can be found in print at many high schools and virtually all colleges, so why is there a need for something like Academic Perspective? Simply put, the topics of discussion in school newspapers are subjects no one outside of the school cares about. In most cases, few people within the school itself even find any of the newspaper’s content engaging and thus the school newspaper becomes an avenue for “practice journalism”. Writing for a school newspaper can expose students to the journalistic process and improve their writing abilities, but rarely does it introduce them to topics of serious importance.

Academic Perspective provides the opportunity for top students to write about modern issues, an opportunity they may never receive in school. Covering topics ranging from national politics and economics to social commentary to critical analysis of art and culture, the staff of over ten writers will contribute a wide variety of perspectives and ideas, each writer sharing his or her expertise.

Our regular publishing schedule will begin in a week, with at least one article being added each day. But in the mean time, we have some special feature articles to bring you to kick off Academic Perspective. These articles will be written by Academic Perspective’s four editors: Editor-in-Chief Ben Drucker, Co-Managing Editor Ben Donald, Co-Managing Editor Seth Wolin, and Political Editor Jake Silberg.

Financial Collapse

Monday, October 19, 2009 by Editor-in-Chief Ben Drucker

Every person in America has been affected by the current economic depression. Investments have shrunk, jobs have been slashed, and businesses are closing their doors. Our economy is in its worst state in twenty years, arguably since the Great Depression. But what actually happened to cause the collapse? This article will give a detailed overview of how Wall Street rose and fell, leaving us where we stand today.

President Obama

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 by Co-Managing Editor Ben Donald

Regardless of whether you agree with his politics, President Obama has transformed the image of the United States and its government, both domestically and abroad. Beginning with his development of a cult-like following during the presidential election of 2008, Obama came to represent hope and liberalization to many people. Recently awarded the Nobel Prize, Obama has revealed clear disparities between the image of our government within our nation and our international image.

Healthcare

Friday, October 23, 2009 by Political Editor Jake Silberg

Healthcare is without doubt one of the biggest issues for the current administration. Despite its status as the richest nation in the world, the United States’ healthcare system lags behind those of far less developed countries. Amidst the chaos of the healthcare debate, some have decried proposed healthcare bills for mandating “death panels”, bringing “socialism”, and threatening to erase competition and wipe out private industry. So what is the government really proposing? What’s wrong with our current system, and how would it change? This article will examine our current healthcare system, the proposed changes, and how we’d achieve those changes.

Education

Sunday, October 25, 2009 by Co-Managing Editor Seth Wolin

America’s educational system is failing. A host of our problems, including a stagnated lower class, violence and crime, and employee exploitation can all be traced back to education. As a country, we are not adequately preparing our youth for the workforce, and are falling behind in science and math-related industries. Where are we going wrong? Seth Wolin, the Board of Education liaison for Columbia High School, has first hand experience with what’s going wrong in our schools and what’s being done to fix them. He’ll give an overview of the how the American schools attempt to teach their students and analyze their failures to prepare students for the life ahead of them.

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