Articles written by Nika Caramel

Education > Special Education The gifted child's struggle in the regular classroom: 5 of 12

"Don't worry, it will get harder next year." Those are the same words that I've been told almost every year since the beginning of elementary school. Don't worry, it'll get harder. Don't worry, it'll be something more interesting. Don't worry, you'll be more "on level" with your peers next year. Growing up with teachers, cou...
Education > Secondary School Issues Do schools have the right to inspect the private property and lockers of students?: 2 of 4

Of course schools have the right to inspect lockers, backpacks, and other personal items a student may have. And this is coming from a high school student! In high schools and even junior highs now there are problems that wouldn't have been there in our parent's time. Just look at the school shootings around the world now, a...
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: Melting Stones, by Tamora Pierce: 1 of 1

Melting Stones, one of the many young adult novels by Tamora Pierce, is a continuation of her old series, Circle of Magic and, more specifically, The Circle Opens. The story's main character and narrator is Evumeimei Dingzai, though everybody just calls her Evvy. She's a girl with stone magic that one of Circle of Magic's ma...