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After reading the article “The Next Big Thing in Youth Sports? Personal Trainers” by Charley Locke in The New York Times, it made me think a lot about how youth sports are changing. More and more kids are getting personal trainers at really young ages. The article talks about a 10 year old girl named…
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For me, books are sliding doors and windows. That is the clearest way I can explain what reading does to me. When I open a book, I am either stepping into another life or looking at my own from a new angle. Sometimes it is movement, sometimes it is light, but it is never nothing.…
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For a lot of teenagers, Snapchat filters are not really seen as “altering” photos anymore. They are just part of taking a picture. The moment the camera opens, the filters are already there, smoothing skin, brightening eyes, and reshaping faces before you even think about it. Many teens say they are not trying to be…
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Originally published as a Global Beat essay on KidSpirit (Winter issue: “Dialogue Between Generations”). Swimming has always existed in a strange space between discipline and escape for me. The echo of water against tile can feel like silence, even when surrounded by noise. In the hallway, I am one person. In the pool, I am another —…
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Why I Wrote About Audiobooks vs. ReadingThis topic caught my attention because people argue about it all the time — in class, online, and especially on BookTok. I’ve listened to audiobooks and read physical books, and the experiences always felt different to me. When the NYT Student Opinion prompt asked whether audiobooks “count” as reading,…
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Why I Wrote About the “Gifted” LabelI chose this NYT Student Opinion prompt because the word “gifted” appears everywhere in schools, but almost no one questions what it actually means or whether it even helps students. I’ve seen classmates feel pressured by the label and others feel discouraged by not having it. I wanted to…
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ISBN: ISBN 978-1-0698406-1-5 I’m excited to share a milestone:Bridging Worlds: First Steps, the first volume of my multi-year Bridging Worlds series, now has its official ISBN and is available for download. This book began as my Grade 6 Reading Challenge, where I tried to connect classic novels with contemporary nonfiction and with the questions I was asking…
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This essay responds to the New York Times Learning Network Current Events Conversation: “How Common Are Curse Words in Your World?” on October 22, 2025. The discussion, inspired by Mark Edmundson’s essay “Why Does Everybody Swear All The Time Now?”, asks how swearing shapes everyday life and whether it still carries meaning. In my response, I explore how curse…
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