Club SEBU

Art, music and sports are wonderful activities, but they are not substitutes to academics. Sure, they are compliments to one another, but even the most artistically, musically, and athletically inclined will need to know some of the bare necessities as it pertains to academics. I often hear of scenarios where some gifted students will be pushed towards or pushed along in one of these creative fields as a form of "help"... "They are just so gifted anyways, they can make so much money this way" they say... Although I can't determine the exact reasons why, I can speculate, and this type of premature advancement taking place appears to bare harsh ramifications. It is easy to say that those students would likely choose not to partake in the educational components that may be attached to these art forms so why bother... But once again, this premise does not hold much weight. Even in the event that one of these students becomes overwhelmingly self-suffici

A friend of mine shared a piece of their writing with me a few minutes ago and it got me thinking about how I haven't been able to post in a while. After small conversation regarding the piece, I started thinking about how we all have thoughts to share and sometimes bottle them up, then let them fester out of control. Although there is good reason to let thoughts marinate until they are ready to share, overcooked meals don't taste very good either. Does that make sense? The idea is at some point, sharing is the next step.  Paralysis by analysis is a real place and some of the greatest ideas go there to never see the light of day. Just think...somewhere, someone is thinking of very similar ideas, but could be waiting for someone else to say it before they engage in the conversation... If no one ever speaks out, we can only hope that those dialogues occur on their own, which is never guaranteed. Meaning anyone who needed those words isn't guaranteed t