Yashnil Mohanty

Everyone argues. About homework. About screen time. About whether school should start later. But not all arguments actually work . A strong argument isn’t about being loud, dramatic, or stubborn. It’s about being clear, supported, and logical. One of the simplest and most effective ways to do this is using a structure called CER : Claim. Evidence. Reasoning. Let’s break it down with a real, middle-school-relevant example. Step 1: Start with a Clear Claim Your claim is what you are trying to...

We’ve all been there: sitting through a speech that feels like it’s never going to end. The speaker drones on, slides click by, and...

What started as a summer project turned into one of the most exhausting, chaotic, and unexpectedly meaningful things we’ve ever done.