Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts Beat
- And this is how to sling mud
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- For the graduating class of Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, the coming presidential election has been somewhat eclipsed by the excitement of leaving school. Nonetheless, it is a topic that should be of utmost importance to all Americans of v... Full story
- Culture of disrespect permeates schools
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- A fellow student — we shall call him Joe — was busily texting during class instead of writing chemistry notes when the teacher told him to hand over the phone and pay attention. Joe responded with a defiant and resounding "no." Smirking, ... Full story
- California shortchanges the future of its students
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- "Beware the ides of March." Thus the Soothsayer warned Julius Caesar of the 15th of March, a day that ended with Caesar's death. Perhaps it is fitting that California chose this iconic day to murder education just as Brutus murdered Caesar.
For year... Full story
- Bubbling in America's future
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- In 1956, Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist, classified the hierarchy of learning that is touted by educators today: At the lowest level of the scale is the memorization of facts, whereas creativity is at the highest level of learning.
Iron... Full story
- Thanksgiving or Thanksgetting?
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- "Dude! I swear, you can buy a 50-inch TV for, like, $100!"
"Yeah, but you have to wait for hours in a huge crowd and perhaps not even get it."
"Well that's the tradition of Black Friday. You gotta try."
This was a recent conversation between two o... Full story
- Preserving innocence or coddling ignorance?
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- In two timeless lines, the American poet Billy Collins satirized society's predilection for whitewashing facts: "Soldiers in the Boer War told long rambling stories designed to make the enemy nod off," and "The Enola Gay dropped one tiny atom on Japa... Full story
- Are Millennials too dependent on technology?
- By Natalie Landau/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Once again, we Millennials trudge reluctantly back to school, clutching tightly our precious electronic gadgetry, attached to us like umbilical cords — so that even our desperate teachers hesitate before confiscating them.
Like electric cars, ... Full story
- Where do we go from here?
- By T.J. Scott/For the Appeal-Democrat
- There comes a time in all our lives when we come to a crossroads, where we are presented many opportunities and we must choose for ourselves. This can include marriage, parenting and other important experiences, as well as graduation.
Seniors all ac... Full story
- Prom season in the wings at MCAA
- T.J. Scott/For the Appeal-Democrat
- For some, five weeks may seem like an eternity, and for others, five weeks can slip by without as much as a warning. But it's true, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts' senior and junior prom is just a mere five weeks away. And students from both... Full story
- For the love of words
- By T.J. Scott/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Poetry Out Loud is a special opportunity for students at Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts and high schools throughout the Yuba-Sutter area to combine their passions into one medium. Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest that ... Full story
