Megan’s Mind

 I think almost every immigrant kid who speaks a different language at home has experienced those dreaded yearly WIDA tests. And if you don't know what WIDA is, it's basically a series of English language proficiency assessments for students in kindergarten though grade 12. In order to stop taking these tests, you have to quote on quote pass these tests with flying colors. Because apparently, if you don't know the difference between their and they're like every other child at 6 years olds, you can't pass. For me, I had to take the WIDA test until 5th grade. By that age, I was perfectly capable at reading and writing in English, but according to them, I wasn't. This was just one, of many things that I noticed differentiated me and my peers.       Another thing that has always stuck with me was whenever someone tried to pronounce my full name. They would always quickly and fluently say Megan as if it was second nature to them, but whenever it got to my last name N...

      My article choice from The Onion is this article called, " Tips For Supporting New Parents ". This article is basically what the title entails, an article dedicated to help new parents full of helpful advice for their family and friends. It offers great tips such as letting "them practice changing diapers on you" or even better, "offer then a bit of normalcy by refusing to acknowledge their newborn and acting confused whenever they bring it up." Just kidding, NEVER do these things.       The purpose of this article is to actually bring light to the fact that society often fails to provide real support for new parents. This article achieves this by using satirical strategies such as irony and exaggeration to get their point across. For example, suggesting to gift a mother a basket full of "kitchen knives, and Tide pods" is absurd. Instead of gifting something thoughtful and meaningful, the article suggests gifts that are harmful and useless....