Writing KO's story since 1972
When teens talk to their parents about music, the most common response from the parents is “my music is the best,” referring to the music they listened to while growing up. That’s understandable considering that music taste is often times based on nostalgia. Whether it’s The Rolling Stones, U2, or Bob Dylan, parents are confident […]
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Kingswood Oxford, as much as we like to pretend it is completely unified, has a divide when it comes to politics. As a private school in Connecticut, we lean towards more democratic and liberal political views due to our location and our upbringings. We’ve created an accepting community for those from all different religious and […]
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As it comes to the conclusion of another school year, the dreaded finals week is coming up. Throughout this week, the long extravaganza of test after test can seem daunting to any student, but the schedule KO uses does actually help relieve some of the stress kids feel during this time. Finals occur on the […]
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Everyone loves a good superhero movie, but Marvel has reigned supreme over DC so far in the movie category. Marvel introduces their heroes better, has more relatable villains, and their movies are just funnier overall than DC movies. Marvel did a far better job of introducing and uniting its heroes in the first team up […]
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Hello, my lovely readers, and welcome to yet another round of getting lit in the opinions section with Janvi. Except, as I’m sure you’ve figured out, this is the last one I’ll be doing. By the time this paper falls into your hands, I’ll have tippy-toed across the graduation stage, collected my diploma, and left […]
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In this opinion piece, I’m going to argue for two specific changes to the way KO does grading, and refer to them collectively as “grading reform.” The two changes are: getting rid of letter-based grades and replacing them with number grades, and having teacher gradebooks be accessible to students at all times on a KO […]
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The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) found in a 2017 poll that 91% of Americans believe that our country needs criminal justice reform, and 71% of Americans say that reducing the prison population is crucial. As we examine the prison systems and incarceration rates of countries abroad, we cannot help but think that our own […]
Read MoreAt Kingswood Oxford the third and fourth forms are required to participate in at least one season of an Option A sport. They can also do one season of Option B, and then one season of A, B, or C. The fifth form is required to participate in one season of Option A; and two […]
Read MoreThe land of Milk and Honey has come to earth. It has been consolidated, abridged, and translated within the confinements of the English language. Heaven is a two hundred eight-page poetry collection detailing the experiences of a young woman of color in terse, emotive, occasionally indecipherable lines accompanied by simplistic black pencil drawings. These drawings […]
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We need to have a discussion about Privilege. No, not that privilege. I mean we can certainly have a conversation about it, but in this case, I’m referring to another type of privilege: Attorney-Client Privilege. Surely most people have heard about this, whether they’ve watched a legal drama before or something or other, but for […]
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