High School Not So Much a Musical

Oftentimes, politicians are criticized for not having a basic understanding of simple economics, causing them to make rash decisions not backed up by economic theory. That's why it can get interesting when the two worlds of politics and economics combine, which is where Mr. Tom Rooney, Economics teacher at Leyden High School and former member of the Illinois State Senate comes in. In part one of t...

Corporations: you either love em or hate em. Some say they have their benefits, but worry that entrepreneurship can lead to issues such as income inequality and extreme focus on profits for shareholders. See how Ms. Ann Marie Giuliano has started a business that combats the social inequality of food deserts while making money.

Every sci-fi movie consists of an army of human engineered robots that malfunction to become antagonists. Today we are joined with CTO of OnRobot (a multimillion dollar collaborative robotics company), Vilmos Beskid, and József Veres from the R&D Department, to discuss how automation and the rise of robots in the workforce isn’t necessarily as devastating as it seems. In fact, robots might be doin...

It's Period 1 and school has just started. Then you get to Period 4 and your eyes are burning from staring at your computer screen for the past 5 hours. You soon realize that you have a physics test Period 8. You turn off your camera and do your test in bed. This repeats day after day, week after week, during the COVID-19 era. Part of the top 1% of teachers in the USA, Dr. Vani Jaladanki analyzes...

Imagine someone tells you that you have an eating disorder. You most likely wouldn't believe them right? Renowned author and eating disorder specialist, Jessica Setnick, discusses why everyone has had a subconscious eating disorder throughout their life and the detrimental impacts of an eating disorder on a high schooler's life.

Affirmative Action, you either hate it or love it. Does it inherently rig the college admissions process? Renowned test prep specialist, John Moscatiello, expands on the standardized testing thoughts discussed in Part 1, analyzes affirmative action and gives you the guaranteed formula to get into your dream college.

College admissions and standardized testing: the dreaded and inevitable parts of the high school experience. The man you know for his fluffy white dog, John Moscatiello, joins us as we explore and take a deep dive into the SAT, ACT, and AP programs.