Askolotl Answers: How do I deal with senioritis?

I can feel the senioritis setting in. How do I stay motivated when I’ve already gotten into college? From, Elderly man Dear elderly man, You are not alone in feeling this way. One of the resident senior indentured servant student press staff members can attest to this. Realistically, know that you are only two months, a break, and a handful of assessments away from graduating and beginning a new stage in your life. Simply crossing out the days on your calendar can make that distance more tangible for you and see the light at the end of a (quickly approaching) … Continue reading Askolotl Answers: How do I deal with senioritis?

Thoughts on Distance Learning in May 2022

Written by Michelle Huang, interviews by Annabella Zhang, Jianing Zhou, Humphrey Zhao, Keely Boyle, Emerald Jiang, and Abigail Chang A week before Spring Break, our Pudong campus returned to distance learning–a thing of the past, we all thought, reserved for only hurricane threats and whatever 2020 was. Just last week, we were informed that distance learning will extend until the end of the 2021-2022 school year.  Unlike whatever 2020 was, however, this year’s distance learning comes with harsher restrictions: some compounds face total lockdown, and residents are banned from stepping outside their doors unless during mandatory NAT tests. The tests … Continue reading Thoughts on Distance Learning in May 2022

Askolotl Answers: Wrongdoings

What can I do if a teacher does something that I think is wrong? (Andrew) Dear Andrew, That’s a tough situation, especially when the person you believe is in the wrong is the person who wields more power. To start off, I don’t think I’m qualified enough to say that I’ve experienced this same thing before, but have definitely had people close to me complain about a teacher who’s actions didn’t quite rub the right way with much of their class. Yet because they were too scared that voicing their criticisms to teachers would either cause the teacher to grade … Continue reading Askolotl Answers: Wrongdoings