TOPIC: SCHOOL LIFE
Electronics at School
by Lydia Onculer
The good positives of electronics at school
seem to outweigh the harms of using
electronics at SLAS. There are many devices
that we could use daily as students.
House Sports Makes School Fun
by Yoshiki Sekiguchi
Students who are attending Livingston American
School here in Shanghai are placed into one of the
four different school Houses. There are the White
Tigers, Black Lions, Silver Snow Leopards, and
finally the Red Lynxes. The House system develops
There are many electronics that are very positive interaction among the school levels from
useful, and sometimes make us feel bounded the young students through grade 12.
to them. A computer is mainly used for
internet, which is very useful for research. The teaching staff at SLAS is also placed in a House
Phones are good for communication, but they along with the students. The distribution of staff
are also a good distraction in class. Teachers will allow students to become more familiar with
those staff members and communicate each other.
use smart boards, and there is one in almost
every class.
“The House activity is one of my pleasures. By
doing the sports events, I can enhance my
“Electronics are very useful at school,” a endurance and leadership.” Hayato, a student
student says. “When you need to do research athlete says “Also” he says, “It is very good thing,
at school, you go to a computer lab to do it. because I can communicate with my friends and
When you are sick, you may call someone to teacher easily.”
pick you up from school.”
Students will also have opportunity to gain points,
There are the “pros” and “cons” of electronics both individually and collectively for their House
used at school. There may be distraction, group, though various activities and events at the
dependency, and low grades. Or, if used school. SLAS students participate in house sport
properly, there may be good uses for teachers, activities every Wednesday where they can
research,
finished
assignments,
and demonstrate their sportsmanship. These sports
understanding one thing from our future, include volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, and
technology. Distraction is caused by students soccer.
looking at their phones in class, which leads
to low grades. Dependency comes from spell “I had a lot of fun playing House sports.” Tomokazu,
check, so their grammar and spelling would a former student who always demonstrated
be weak. For teachers, smart boards are like a positive thinking and played well, “Playing sport
life saver for teaching quicker from not is very nice, because it is healthy, fun and
wasting time writing. Research comes from enjoyable to play.”
computers, leading to finished assignments.
In conclusion, House activity is very nice, fun,
healthy, and enjoyable to play. Most of the
In conclusion, if we go past the harms, the
students also playing a sports with their friends
benefits are really important. Phones may not
and helping them to develop long lasting bonds.
be allowed, but computers should be.
Electronics at school have more benefits than
harms!