Showing weighted grade point averages has never been a Costa policy in the past, and the school has some of the highest college acceptance rates in the state. Mira Costa should not begin to show weighted GPAs now, because they put an unneeded focus on Advanced Placement classes without increasing a student’s chances of being admitted to a college. […]
By Tommy Kelleher Contributing Writer From car crashes, to felonies, to violent episodes and even deaths, the chapters on alcohol and soft drug use in Mira Costa’s health textbook “Lifetime Health” are meant to rouse […]
Distracting apps, compromised website layouts and fragile screens are just a few of the problems that could be avoided if Mira Costa uses Chromebooks in conjunction with iPads. On Dec. 10, the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the purchase of 500 Chromebooks for Common Core testing. The district should go further and utilize Chromebooks for use within classrooms in Mira Costa and Manhattan Beach Middle School as well. […]
By Tommy Kelleher Contributing Writer In 2009, Manhattan Beach quickly caught on when it founded the TEDx program, receiving a license from it only a year later. The TEDx program sponsors local events, such as […]
In his first book, titled “Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms,” former diplomat Gerard Russell provides a fascinating, though at times poorly written, view of these various faiths. His first-hand experiences with native peoples are remarkable, but they are diluted by needless anecdotes and other extraneous information. […]
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