Leila has some strong and wise reasons why schools need to give less homework. She wrote this concise, well-reasoned essay while pursuing her Girl Scout writer's badge. Isn't it time for schools to listen to the wisdom of the students like Leila?
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by Jack
Once there was double-headed dragon who flew over the city. He wanted to rule the land. He flew around trying to kill anything that could fly with the fire from his mouth. Then one day the dragon was getting tired of chasing animals so he made a castle. He had baby dragons for knights. One day they started making a potion which attracted a teradactyl. The teradactyl went to the castle and tried to attack but the knights attacked it back. The big dragon chased the teracactyl around with his knights until it got so tired that it couldn’t fly anymore. The dragon and his knights put the teradactyl in a chamber. The birds came to help the teradactyl. The birds pecked on the chain that the teradactyl was tied to and the chain opened and the dragon decided he couldn’t rule the land after all.
The Boy in the Bathroom
by Emery
Once there was a girl named Sally. She was on vacation with her family. She asked her parents if she could get a necklace. Her parents said, “Yes you can.” Sally got a necklace that was made out of pearls. She went to school the next day. She is a girl who often misplaces stuff. She went to the bathroom and dropped her necklace. There was a boy who did not know the girls bathroom from the boys. The boy was named Travis. When Travis walked into the girls’ restroom he saw the necklace and put it on. As soon as he put on the necklace he TURNED INTO A GHOST! He got really mad and wanted to capture all girls, especially Sally. All the girls were too scared to go into the bathroom while Travis’ ghost was there. When Sally walked in Travis chased Sally. Sally fell on her back and pulled off the necklace off Travis. Travis screamed and disappeared. Sally threw the necklace away. There were no more boys in the bathroom.
The End
Seasonal Haikus by Sydney Andresen
~ seasonal haikus inspired by a field trip to the Audubon Center at Debs Park
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