Spotlight on Germantown – A Top Athletic School | The Chicago School Reviews

Spotlight on Germantown – A Top Athletic School | The Chicago School Reviews: "
Germantown High School: A Top Athletic School
When it comes to public high schools in the United States of America, it is often rare to find a school that excels at both academics and athletics. It is even rarer to find a school that has a laudable fine arts program in conjunction with a quality athletic program. Germantown High School is one of those very rare public high schools.
Germantown High School is located in Germantown, Tennessee. A suburb of Memphis, Germantown is one of the most affluent communities in the country. The wealth of the area shows in how excellent this public high school has become."

Number One Men’s Tennis Team: University of Virginia | The Chicago School Reviews

Number One Men’s Tennis Team: University of Virginia | The Chicago School Reviews: "Number One Men’s Tennis Team: University of Virginia

Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the University of Virginia has the nation’s number one Division I Men’s Tennis Team. The UVA Cavaliers went undefeated last season and look to start this coming season strong.

UVA Cavaliers, a History

“we wish to establish in the upper & healthier country, & more centrally for the state an University on a plan so broad & liberal & modern, as to be worth patronising with the public support, and be a temptation to the youth of other states to come, and drink of the cup of knolege & fraternize with us.” –Thomas Jefferson"

The Moment When you Finish a Book…

You know that moment you have after you've finished a book and you realize that everyone is still just going about their lives even though you have just gone through emotional trauma in the hands of a paperback? Yeah, It’s jilting to the mind and senses. The Chicago School Reviews pays their respect and concern to the avid readers in the world. We know the heartache of a finished book all too well. 

Hoover Sings the Standardized Testing Blues

The Chicago School Reviews was inspired by Conan O’Brian to create this video entitled “The Standardized Testing Blues”. Watch Hoover the dog sing about the woes and turmoil of having to take standardized tests. You can enjoy the full video here. 

TCSR Brings The New Education Inspiration Board

The Chicago School Reviews started a new board over at Pinterest called “Education Inspiration“. The favorite quote was….

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” – Albert Einstein

Teachers and students refer to the internet and the information online every day. Social Media like Pinterest helps bridge the connection that can be lost in the lecture room.

Top 5 High School Football Programs

It’s impossible to ignore how important organized sports are to our colleges, more so to our high schools who’s students aspire to play college to pro football as a career. (Not the football that secretly means soccer)The Chicago School Reviews took the liberty in looking into the top high schools with incredible football programs. 

Changing Education Paradigms

The Educational System was derived from the simple notion of individuals who are motivated and educated vs. those who are unmotivated and uneducated. The basis for what we know to be education paradigms are in fact old and outdated, and is an inadequate system for an evolving community. Here The Chicago School Reviews RSA Animate a lecture from Sir Ken Ribinson. Sir Kenneth Robinson is an English author, speaker, and international adviser on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education, and arts bodies. You can watch the video here.