Alexandra Joseph, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Marriage Is Necessary, But It Can’t Fix Relationships

January 11, 2019 Alexandra Joseph marriage, relationships

For a long time, I wanted to get married to my long-time boyfriend. I felt that with all the trials and tribulations that we had been through, we should have been ready for the next step. What more could we need but to tie the knot? So I decided,… Read the rest at our website.

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Sensitivity And Compassion Aren’t Weaknesses

November 30, 2018 Alexandra Joseph love, compassion

How do you know when you are in love? Is it when you fight sleep to keep talking to a person until the sun has risen and set more times than you notice? Is it when your heart begins to race when you’re around someone? Is it when your… Read the rest at our website.

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Life Demands More Than Counting

November 2, 2018 Alexandra Joseph Mental Health

Growing up, I was taught basic school survival skills like how to count, read and write. As I grew older and entered junior high and high school, I was told that learning how to count or read wasn’t for its own sake, because these basic skills would be used… Read the rest at our website.

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We Can’t Afford To Not Treat Teachers Like Superheroes

October 5, 2018 Alexandra Joseph Education, Teachers, schools

Imagine dropping your kids off at school and they go into a lab to sit in front of a computer screen. No human interactions, no laughter, no real face to face communication like we had in grade school. Instead, Amazon’s Alexa is teaching them communication skills. Just a single… Read the rest at our website.

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Reaching For The Stars At MDC

September 14, 2018 Alexandra Joseph college, resources

College is nothing like high school, yet sometimes college can feel exactly like high school. However, in my experience there is one main difference: college has many more resources than high school does. Between labs, professors’ office hours, academic advisers and even mental health counseling, help is always there—as… Read the rest at our website.

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